Manchester Social Care Consultation
posted: 07/10/2008
Manchester city council is asking for your views on its plans to change the way social services manages care services for adults. The deadline for replies is 7 November.
There is a questionnaire to complete, some guidance notes and a social care guide You can download all of these from the links below.
They say:
Adult Social Care Service Consultation
We are currently making a number of improvements to the way we offer support to adults in Manchester.
Recent changes include:
- Introducing a reablement service focusing on helping people to regain their independence after an illness, accident or crisis. This service is provided free of charge.
- Offering individual budgets to all eligible customers increasing the choice and freedom in the way their care is provided.
- Introducing a new home care service to improve quality and customer focus.
We want to find out more about what people think about the services we offer and some of the changes we are considering. By filling in the consultation questionnaire, you can give us valuable feedback about our services and the way we charge for them.
You can also have the chance to win a £50 Marks and Spencer's Voucher in a free prize draw.
All responses will remain confidential and only summaries of the results will be published.
Please answer all questions in Sections 1 & 2. There are guidance notes to help you.
Filling in Section 3 is optional, but will help us to get a better understanding of the opinions of different groups of people. If you would like to be entered into the free prize draw for a chance of winning a £50 voucher, please also enter your name and contact details.
This questionnaire is available in other formats and languages on request. Please contact 0161 234 3880.
Please email your completed questionnaire by 7th November to: Promotionpublicity@manchester.gov.uk
Consultation questionnaire
Guidance Notes
Adult Social Care Guide (large file)
The direct link to the city council's adult social care consultation page is here.
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