An outside organisation will help disabled people live independently in their own homes under Surrey County Council plans outlined in a new Cabinet report.
Surrey Disabled People’s Partnership is set to take over providing information and support to more than 1,400 disabled people*.
The proposal to turn over helping disabled people understand their rights and the choices available to them to the community group** has been drawn up with a view to improving the personal service people receive.
It is part of the council’s new ‘one team’ approach, which seeks out ways to harness the expertise of other organisations for the benefit of Surrey.
Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health Michael Gosling said: “By taking this one team approach to advocacy services, we can make a real difference for disabled people by giving them as much choice and control over their lives as possible and helping them live independently in their own homes.
“As we continue to strive to improve services and save money this is very much part of our vision that recognises that those best placed to run services should be given the freedom to do so***. Essentially we’re all one team working in the interests of Surrey.”
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* It will run the advocacy service for three years from April if the Cabinet agrees at its meeting on Tuesday 31 January.
** Go to http://www.sdpp.org.uk/index.html for more information about Woking-based Surrey Disabled People’s Partnership.
*** Recently Surrey social workers set up an independent organisation with the support of the county council to give deaf people and the hard of hearing greater control over their care and support. The move also reduces bureaucracy for social workers and gives them more day-to-day control over cases.
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