What About HIV Social Care?

posted: 21/11/2008

Have your say on the draft of the HIV social care framework prepared by Sigma Research with the help of George House Trust SMART group members and staff.

The HIV Social Care Framework is about making sure that all the non-medical bits of living - housing, employment, benefits, relationships, sex-life, immigration and migration and the rest - work well in supporting people living with HIV. Some bits work OK, but there are a lot of improvements needed in many areas.

Does the Framework cover everything that is important for the social well-being of everyone living with HIV in the NW? Are the priorities for action the right ones?

Comments deadline is 5pm on 12th December 2008.

Please send comments to: Peter Weatherburn,
Sigma Research, 77a Tradescant Road, London, SW8 1XJ or email
 

The framework seeks to:

• Promote and protect the rights and well-being of all people with HIV in the UK.
• Maximise the capacity of individuals and groups of people with HIV to care for, advocate and represent themselves effectively.
• Improve and protect access to appropriate information, social support, social care and clinical services.
• Minimise social, economic, governmental and judicial change detrimental to the health and well being of people with HIV.

By establishing and communicating aims and objectives, the framework will build consensus and provide a means to establish how interventions can be prioritised and coordinated. The key drivers for the framework are clearly articulated ethical principles agreed by all those who sign up to it and an inclusive social development / health promotion approach.

Further details about the framework
 

The draft framework can be downloaded from Sigma's own website or from George House Trust
 

A large print copy of the consultation draft is available on request. Please give a name and your address.
 

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.