Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll... and Social Care??

Sex and drugs and rock and roll - just write it and I've got your attention. But sex, drugs, rock and roll and social care - that seems a complete public and political turn-off. Yet why should it be? Does it have to be? Bear with me while I try to explain.

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Date added:28/01/2010

Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Research & Practice Journal - Special edition

The Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Research & Practice journal is publishing a special edition on service user and carer involvement in mental health or learning disability research, practice and education in October 2010.

You are invited to submit an article to be considered for publication - deadline 1st April 2010

Click here for more information

Date added:28/01/2010

RADAR and the Appointments Commission: Equipping and inspiring future leaders of the NHS London 11th February 2010 and Manchester 1st March 2010

Are you someone who likes taking initiative and longs to change the world around you? Do you want to influence the way your NHS provides services in your area? If only you knew where to start? RADAR and the Appointments Commission are running two seminars in early 2010 to support and equip people living with Ill health, Injury or Disability (IID) to successfully apply for Non Executive Director roles with their local NHS services – this could be with your Primary Care Trust, your Ambulance Service Trust, your Acute or Foundation NHS Trust or Strategic Health Authority.

Click here for more information and application form

Date added:14/01/2010

Developing User Involvement in Social Work Education

New Report written by Fran Branfield, Shaping Our Lives

In 2003 – 2004 the training for people who wanted to become social workers changed. For the first time people who use health and social care services were to be involved. For a long time service users have been saying ‘Nothing about us without us’ and now these important changes made it a requirement that service users should be involved in the education and training of social workers.

To view the full report in PDF click here

To view the full report in Word click here

Date added:17/12/2009

We need your help, please!

Shaping Our Lives is working in partnership with the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) and RADAR, as one of 11 groups chosen by the Department of Health to take part in the ‘Third Sector Strategic Partner Programme’.

Our role in this work is to improve and strengthen two-way communication between service users and our organisations and the Department of Health. From previous work we have carried out and from listening to and meeting with many service users we have identified two areas which seem to us to concern service users above other issues. Click here to find out how to have your say

Date added:2/12/2009

A Successful Working Relationship: What factors disabled people feel are important in their relationships with their Personal Assistants

The research is funded by Skills for Care and will help them to identify what is important to disabled people when employing staff and retaining (keeping) staff over a long period of time. We are looking for Disabled People who employ their own Personal Assistants (PA)/Carers/Support Workers to take part by completing the survey. We would also like to receive completed surveys from family carers or anyone else who manages PA's or receives an individual budget or direct payment on behalf of the person being supported by PAs.

Click here to complete the survey online

Survey available in different formats, please contact Reshma Patel on 0778 754 7466 or email paresearch@hotmail.co.uk

Date added:2/12/2009