Social and Welfare
The next meeting will be held in conjunction with Children's Network and
Young titled "Are You Being Served?" THURSDAY
April 7, 2011, at the Naylor Leyland, Stryd y
Well Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire LL15 1AF. The meeting
starts at 10.15am and lunch provided.
During the meeting we will look at the impact of changes
welfare rights as in discussing the way the networks orao
work after June. Contact either Lindsay or
JoAnne 01824-702441 for more details or to secure a place.
PRIZE Vicky
It recently won the Vicky Ward Youth Group
Asaph, Youth Work in Wales Excellence Award
voluntary youth worker. Nominated by Vicky
Suzanne Bradley, DVSC following a period of working in
partneriaeh to develop a youth group, led
volunteers, provides activities alongside the
Youth Service. The nomination was supported by Roger
Ellerton, Principal Youth Officer
Denbighshire. Vicky and presented
Suzanne evidence to the panel
criticism of a policy provision
powerful, hard work to Vicky
promote club activities
in the local press and dedication
club to provide personal
open to young people with
disabilities on an equal basis, to people
people in the area.
Won Jeanette Small,
Community Youth Worker
Denbigh, also award
Excellence. Well done Vicky and
Jeanette, we are very proud of
Both of you.
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Make your voice audibly - Event
carers
Friday 15th April 2011 - 10.00 am - 3.30pm
Conwy Business Centre, Llandudno Junction
Morning 10:00 to 12:30
How carers can make a difference to the way
local services are planned and delivered.
Workshop - look at how carers can be involved in change for the good. Will
Examples of how carers make a difference locally.
Afternoon 1:30 to 3:30 Question Time
Carers Manifesto 2011
Carers will be able to question politicians of the major parties will stand in the Election
Government 2011.
(An event of the afternoon in connection with the Wales Carers Alliance)
You can attend both sessions or just one. Contact Carers Wales
on 029 2081 1370 or e-mail info@carerswales.org .
(There will be tea, coffee and sandwiches are available between 12.30 & 1.30pm for those who
Registration for both sessions).
Extra Care Service in the
Home work well - In June
2010, the Board of Health began
'Extra Care Service in the
Home '(hex) new. The service
This provision allows the Board of Health
more care to people in their homes. For some people it will
This means that they need to go to
hospital, they receive the care they
need in their homes. The service has
being run on trial for 6 months as has been
extended for another six months to include patients
who are registered with any of
GP in Rhyl and Prestatyn.
We are grateful to the Health Council
Community for conducting a survey of patients
carers on behalf of the Board of Health. Patients
praised the service and Mrs.
Joan Horrocks from Prestatyn was
refer to the service after a stay in
hospital "I can not praise enough. After my
care to finish and did not need to come
Further, it was like losing family. The nurses
absolutely fantastic. The service
good way to keep people out of hospital and
much better care in your home. "
Dr Eamonn Jessop, a GP in
Prestatyn Central Surgery surgery,
"I would suggest that this service
one of the ways forward in providing care
Community health. It means that we
clearly able to look after patients with
more complex medical needs
would be part of our normal workload with the help of the
Hex team. So far the experience in the area
local Rhyl and Prestatyn have been positive
right, and I would encourage as many of
surgeries as possible to participate in the
this project as soon as possible, so that
All patients n the local area can benefit from
this excellent service. "
A full evaluation of the project is
held in July 2011 and will
help the Board of Health to determine how
best to continue to provide care in the
home and in the community.
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Budget Health and Social Care -
better settlement than expected, but what will
does this mean?
On 6 December, he met representatives of the third
sector with the Minister for Health and
Social Services, and this was the
second meeting held under the auspices of the Plan
Third Sector in 2010. The recent budget
received most attention, but there have been discussions
about the department's budget and health
social services and
implications for third sector services, the role
compacts with local health boards to ensure that
adherence to good practices, and addressing
effects of the overall budget for the UK
mental health and employment in Wales.
Explained Chris Hurst, Director of Resources
Department of Health and Services
Social, Welsh Assembly Government,
that the budget 'is a better settlement than expected
On the revenue side. "
Although the level of revenue protection, the
public sector needs to make about 10
per cent of efficiency savings over three
years due to inflation and increasing demand
for services. Services will finance the
Social will increase by £ 35 million by
2013-14. The capital has reduced levels
approximately one third. Would require the boards
health work out how best to use
resources' to be more creative and
adopt a broader approach to
investment needs, particularly in the
change to community settings and primary care
and, for example, one would expect greater co-location
between local government and third sector.
An example of a more creative
by item by Wales Environment Link
as to maximize the benefits of estate
NHS staff and through the practice green to the public.
The Minister agreed that maintenance
land in a more comprehensive way. Facilitated
meeting with NHS estate to proceed with
this work.
On funding for the third sector,
Sections 28b and 64 grant schemes are subject to
review, particularly in terms of rationalizing
transactions. The Minister said that his
overall review had been completed before
Christmas holidays. After the Minister
confirmation of funding, term commitments are made
them, but will also expect the third sector
contribute to efficiency savings,
including the sharing of overheads and ensure
clear and measurable results.
With the collaboration is more important now than
ever, we need robust terms of engagement
based on codes of practice should
local compacts are provided, as well as funding
to do so. Although the Assembly Government
has issued guidance to health boards
local compacts with the third sector
Recently, he asked the Association of Councils
County Government support for voluntary
ensure that the compacts will receive recognition
sufficient in all health board and the organization,
compact when the agreement is not followed, the
That breach of financial condition. Agreed
the Minister to implement a formal system with
which enable the health boards and health boards
CVCs to report
breach cases to the Assembly Government.
Leading item on the effects of Mind
wider UK budget on negative employment
and mental health. The Minister praised
paper which draws attention to the cost of health
poor mental to the economy; the way people
already aware of the impact of unemployment and
the fact that those who are isolated most
from a place that feels twice
impact, for example members of people's backgrounds
black and ethnic minorities or those
part of the justice system, and how those may
in employment in this period to be under
stress.
