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Accessible information on health checks |
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Click here to read the Proposal to Develop a Central Lancashire Partnership Board (January 2010).
Terms of Reference for the Central Lancashire Partnership Board |
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Click here for information about the 'Dignity in Care' campaign which aims to put dignity at the heart of care services. |
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New helpline for carers http://www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/Pages/CarersDirectHome.aspx |
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Click here to find out about the Care Quality Commission |
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Click here to see the Social Care Institute for Excellence Easy Read Guide to Personalisation |
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Valuing People Now is the Government’s strategy (big plan) for people with learning disabilities.
Valuing People Now
Easy Read version
Delivery Plan |
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A Guide to the Human Rights Act
This booklet tells you about the Human Rights Act. It is a guide for people with a learning disability. Click here... |
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Healthcare for All
The report of the independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities. |
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Working Together - Easy steps to improving how people with a learning disability are supported when in hospital.
Click here to download new guidance from HFT. |
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Individual Budgets
There are three versions of the Report on the Individual Budgets Pilot Programme
Click here for more information
Click here to see the summary report
Click here to see the Department of Health response
Click here to see the CSCI rough guide to individual budgets |
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The Brain Bank for AUTISM and Related Developmental research
Click here to find out more. |
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Chorley and South Ribble Advocacy service
Click here to find out about the review of Advocacy in Central Lancashire |
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A Guide to the Human Rights Act for people with learning disabilities - click here. |
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Cookbook for Adults with Learning Difficulties
Click here
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This web link is to the new Independent Safeguarding Authority website where you can find information about safeguarding vulnerable adults.
http://www.isa-gov.org.uk/default.aspx?page=0 |
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Useful information about banking for people with learning disabilities:
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Click here to see the final version of the “Responding To Cornwall” document . Click here to see the easy read version. |
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Making Our Partnership Board Work
This is a collection of good practice ideas collected from different Partnership Boards by the Valuing People Support Team. |
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Safeguarding vulnerable adults - a guide for partnership boards
Safeguarding vulnerable adults - easy read guide |
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Sick or disabled? For up-to-date information about how working affects your benefits please contact :
Howard Dazeley
Lancashire Welfare Rights Service
PO Box 162
East Cliff County Offices
Preston PR1 3EA
Tel: (01772) 531435
Fax: (01772) 531881 or
e-mail infowrs@lancashire.gov.uk |
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Click here to find out about the Chorley and South Ribble CVS Advocacy Service |
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Supporting People - a Research Report from the Joseph Rowntree Trust
This study set out to examine how local Supporting People teams were interpreting national guidelines in relation to the provision of housing-related support and to explore the impact that this was having on housing and support for people with learning disabilities.
Click here to download the report |
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Click here to download the Valuing People Support Team Guide to Short Breaks |
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Click here to download an accessible leaflet about Stop and Search and peoples rights interpreted by Pauline Everett from information provided by the local police. |
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Transition
Click here to see Lancashire County Council's range of accessible Transition Guides |
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Protecting Vulnerable Adults from Crime
The 'Keep Safe' booklet contains advice on how to keep safe when at home and when outside alone, including tips on using public transport and cash machines. It also deals with bullying, attacks and mugging, which often go unreported to the police. There is also advice on where to go for help and how to report incidents to the police. |
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Accessible leaflet on Learning Disability Services in Chorley and South Ribble - click here |
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Click here for useful links
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