Did you know that you could consult with young disabled people?

hannahp — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:42:11 +0000

Listening Partnership, a forum group that meets every Monday evening invites your organisation to get opinions of young disabled people living in Bristol. For further info please contact Sarah Howard, tel 0117 903818 or email listeningpartnership@wecil.co.uk

Video report from Children and Young peoples meeting

matthew — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:49:10 +0000

Fran Harrison Voscur rep reports from the recent Children and Young Peoples (CYP) Trust meeting held on Monday 19 July 2010.

The meeting included discussion on budget cuts, the coalition government themes and there impact on Bristol CYP themes, the Total Family pilot and CYP work stream groups.

Click here to see Fran Harrisons' video report

Fairer Health and Social Care Contributions Policy – What are your views?

matthew — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:49:59 +0000

Bristol City Council has begun a consultation with people in receipt of services provided as part of a Health and Social Care (HSC) care plan. In a letter sent to current recipients of care proposed changes are outlined to the way that people would make a contribution towards the cost of the services they recieve.

The council states that it is 'proposing these changes to ensure that all service users make a fair contribution, regardless of their age, impairment or specific service/support plan' and that this would be more equitable than the current situation where some people are more likely to be paying a contribution than others because of the services they use.

Individual service users and organisations representing service users are currently being invited to take part in the 'Fairer Contributions' consultation. As well as welcoming written responses, the council is planning two meetings for organisations and forums representing service users and carers. In order to allow for different needs there will be one evening and one day time meeting. The meetings in September, in order to avoid the peak holiday period.

The deadline for replies to the consultation is Friday 22 October 2010.

For further information queries or issues you wish to raise for individual service users, please email fairer.contributions@bristol.gov.uk

For queries about the process, please contact Mel Rogers, Planning & Commissioning Manager on 0117 352 1133 (Wednesday – Friday)

Click here to see the letter sent to service users

Click here to see the Bristol City Council Health & Social Care proposed Fairer Contributions and Fairer Charging policy presented to the scrutiny committee on 20 july 2010

Click here to see the Fairer Contributions Survey

Click here to see the Department of Health simple guide to how councils should work out what contributions service users shoud make.

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Did you know that you could consult with young disabled people?

Video report from Children and Young peoples meeting

Fairer Health and Social Care Contributions Policy – What are your views?