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Millions of pounds are set to be spent on repairing roads damaged by the Christmas floods as part of Surrey County Council’s ongoing response to the recent severe weather. Since storms led to burst riverbanks and wider flooding over Christmas and the New Year, the county council has worked around the clock to clear hundreds … Continue reading
Ditching normal office hours in favour of shifts and weekend work in hospitals to cut bed blocking has earned Surrey County Council national recognition. The authority has been commended in the category for improved partnerships between health and local government in the Health Service Journal’s annual awards. Surrey abandoned the traditional Monday to Friday 9-5 routine for staff helping … Continue reading
A Surrey County Council Cabinet Member has won an award for his role in establishing a new board to improve health and wellbeing. Michael Gosling was commended with Dr Joe McGilligan in the Kent, Surrey and Sussex NHS Leadership Recognition Awards. The parts played by the council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing and Dr … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Mary Hendrick has been named as a runner-up in the Guardian’s Public Service Awards. The Partnership Manager for Disabilities received the recognition in the public servant category for her work with people with learning disabilities over 25 years.
Surrey County Council has responded to more than 80 incidents involving local flooding and fallen trees as storms have hit the area. Call centre staff have taken more than 400 calls, and 82 overnight were passed to rapid response crews specialising in clearing fallen trees, dealing with local flooding and keeping roads clear. Updates are … Continue reading
Leader David Hodge presents to Full Council early plans for closer working between councils and emergency services in Surrey and Sussex. The Public Sector Transformation Network will be discussed at the next Cabinet on 22 October.
Live connection, Bluetooth scanning, customer service? No, not your latest smartphone call centre, but a new way to help patients manage serious conditions. Surrey County Council has teamed up with local GPs to pioneer giving patients user-friendly electronic equipment to monitor their own long-term problems from home rather than visiting hospital as often. The new … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Mary Hendrick has been named on the Guardian Public Servant of the Year shortlist for her work with people with learning disabilities over 25 years. The partnership manager for disabilities is one of five people in the running for the award. To read the Guardian story, follow this link.
Following the publication of a report into the death of Gloria Foster, Surrey County Council’s Strategic Director for Adult Social Care Sarah Mitchell said: “We are very sorry for our failure to help Gloria Foster to get the support she needed. This report points out we should have done more and we completely accept that. … Continue reading
The Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board today published its Serious Case Review into the death of Gloria Foster. The full report can be found by following this link. A statement from the board’s independent chair, Simon Turpitt, is below. I am releasing today the report from the independent review panel for Safeguarding Adults Board in Surrey. … Continue reading
South West Surrey MP Jeremy Hunt has joined a growing band of people in Surrey helping to make life better for people with dementia. The Health Secretary has joined newspaper proprietor Sir Ray Tindle in signing up to lend a helping hand to those with the condition. The initiative is part of a push by … Continue reading
Surrey County has scooped a national award for its work in helping disabled people into jobs. The Employability team that is responsible for helping people with disabilities find and retain work won the team of the year award from trade association BASE. It landed the award for demonstrating an innovative approach, collaborating with others and … Continue reading
Community groups across Surrey working to make life better for thousands of people with dementia have weeks left to bid for innovation funding. Surrey County Council and clinical commissioning groups in the county created the £50,000 Dementia-Friendly Surrey Innovation Fund so local groups can develop new ways to support people with dementia and their carers. … Continue reading
Plans for a Surrey-wide support network for people with dementia are set to take a giant leap forward with the opening of a clutch of new advice centres. Centres are preparing to throw open their doors in Leatherhead, Knaphill and Bagshot in the coming months to provide a lifeline to those with dementia and their … Continue reading
A roadshow highlighting how the county council helps vulnerable adults lead more independent lives rolled out to towns across Surrey to celebrate Learning Disability Week as new figures revealed the authority has helped nearly 100 disabled people find work since April. Surrey County Council Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Mel Few, said: “Supporting the … Continue reading
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