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A new day care centre has been launched as part of plans to help people with dementia live longer in their own homes. Surrey County Council, Runnymede Borough Council and the Alzheimer’s Society joined forces to open The Orchard to support up to 20 people with the illness a day. It comes after the council … Continue reading
People with learning disabilities have helped shape new services that give them more choice and control. They have helped Surrey County Council as part of a Public Value Review that looked at what is done well and what can be done better. Michael Gosling, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health, … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has scooped a national award for the quality of its approach to commissioning services from other organisations. Its adult social care team won the best commissioner category in Laing and Buisson’s annual independent specialist care awards*. The awards, presented by broadcaster Ruby Wax, showcase the best care services for adults with learning … Continue reading
Picture caption: A third advice centre run by and for disabled people has opened as part of a pioneering Surrey County Council initiative. Woking Hub is staffed entirely by volunteers from the Surrey Disabled People’s Partnership (SDPP). It follows the opening of centres in Epsom – the first of its kind in the country – … Continue reading
A small army of dementia advisers have been deployed in Surrey to help people with the illness live independently in their own homes. Specialist advisers* are visiting individuals, their carers and families to act as a guide and help them navigate the system to get help or access local services. They provide information and advice … Continue reading
The joint chairman of a new board in Surrey to improve public health services has supported the Government’s NHS reforms in a letter to the Daily Telegraph. GP Joe McGilligan, who co-chairs Surrey’s Health and Wellbeing Board with Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health Michael Gosling, was one of nearly … Continue reading
A new service to help dementia sufferers is being launched after councils, the NHS and voluntary groups joined forces. People with the illness and carers will benefit from a network of wellbeing centres in what is believed to be the first scheme of its kind in the country. Many are not aware of the services … Continue reading
People in Surrey struggling to pay heating bills or living in cold homes will benefit from £264,000 after a successful bid by a new group of public and voluntary organisations. Nearly 30 organisations and voluntary groups joined the county council in the bid for cash to keep people warm and healthy during the winter. One … Continue reading
Social care staff are ready to battle through any snow and ice this winter to help Surrey’s frail and vulnerable. County council staff are standing by to beat severe weather and keep elderly people safe and make sure vulnerable children get the support they need. During last year’s ice and snow, council staff at residential … Continue reading
A new countywide service designed to make it easier to report deaths has been launched in Surrey. The Tell Us Once service, developed by Department for Work and Pensions, is being used by Surrey County Council in partnership with the county’s 11 district and borough councils and removes some of the stress and red tape … Continue reading
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