Supporting and Promoting Independent Advocacy in Gateshead |
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| "Advocacy is when a person or a group of people speak up for themselves or others. It is about supporting and sometimes representing people's needs, opinions and choices." What's new? |
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| Gateshead Personalisation Bulletin - October 2009 edition Direct payments: More restrictions in health than social care - Community Care, 26 October 2009, relating to new consultation on proposed regulation and guidance for direct payments for healthcare Mental health plans must go further on personalisation, urge directors Community Care article Newcastle Interpreting Service Download information (pdf) about this free service for people seeing their doctor, health or social worker Interview with Penny Gray, Personalisation Programme Manager for Gateshead Council Timetable for getting people with learning disabilities into paid employment published Three year delivery plan announced. Details at Appendix 3 of this pdf document (583KB) GAIN secures three-year funding GAIN secures funding to carry out advocacy research and development. Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards An outline of the new safeguards from Skills for People and where to find more information Nationally accredited advocacy qualifications This City & Guilds link provides details of the new Level 3 Certificate in Independent Advocacy and the new Level 3 Diploma in Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards) with a pdf handbook to accompany courses. |
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