Training for Councils - No Recourse to Public Funds

posted: 21/12/2009

A full day's training for councils on their legal duties to support people and families with ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF) is provided by the NRPF Network along with London’s Islington Council. A significant number of migrants with HIV in NW England are subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds rules. Some NW England councils apply the rules very harshly or refuse to even accept they have any legal duty to assess people or help. Other councils do their duty well.

The training

• focuses on good practice in assessing and supporting people with NRPF
• provides an overview of relevant legislation and case-law and
• invites participants to explore other factors to be considered where immigration status impacts on entitlements to services in the UK.

Since April 2009, there have been 17 of these sessions for councils and voluntary sector organisations across the UK and the feedback is very positive.

The full details of the training days are on the NRPF microsite and any requests or enquiries can be made by email

In NW England councils vary widely in how well they perform meet their legal duties towards people with HIV under these rules.  
 

Website to Have Your HIV Say

posted: 18/09/2009

SHout Loud (Sexual Health Out Loud) is a new website to help you have a say about sexual health, contracepton and HIV services in England.

Many decisions about health are now made locally, and they should take your views into account. What people say about health services is even more important now, and you can have a big impact and change and improve sexual health, contraceptive and HIV services locally. SHout Loud aims to empower you to affect local decisions and improve sexual health in your and our communities.

Interactive map to find local information and have your say
SHout Loud is a collaborative project between AHPN, Brook, fpa, MedFASH, NAT and THT.

The SHout Loud website features an interactive map, which you can use to find local sexual health, HIV and teenage pregnancy statistics, find out about local NHS and local authority plans and targets for sexual health, and take action to improve sexual heath in your area, by contacting local decision-makers using the ‘Take Action’ button.

SHout Loud will develop guides to local decision-making and campaigning, and develop regional pages where people can share local stories, news and campaigns.

Please visit the SHout Loud website to find out about the state of sexual health in your area, and take action by contacting key decision-makers.

Join the survey - an Amazon voucher is up for grabs

You can also take part in the SHout Loud survey to help find out how much people know about healthcare and local decision-making, and be in with a chance of winning a £20 Amazon voucher.