Category Archives: disability

Whose Shoes? Game to train adult care staff in personalisation

November 11, 2011   Carers, disability, social workers

How a board game is helping social care staff implement personalisation

Louise  Hunt

 Leicestershire Council uses the Whose Shoes? game to train adult care staff in personalisation. Pictured (from left) are Simon Carnall, Paul Lowis, Sarah Wigley amd Juliet Heaton

A board game that helps staff, providers and service users understand personalisation has succeeded in changing the culture in some organisations, reports Louise Hunt

PROJECT DETAILS

● Project name: Whose Shoes? Putting People First board game.

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Win in high court over cost-cutting to social care budgets

November 11, 2011   Carers, disability, health, ukcuts

Council’s social care cuts are unlawful, high court rules

Two disabled people win case against Isle of Wight council, which planned to reduce adult social care budget

Lawyers for the disabled claimants said the high court judgment sent a ‘clear message’ to councils across England and Wales.

Two severely disabled adults have won a landmark high court battle over cost-cutting by their local authority when a judge ruled that Isle of Wight council’s plans to reduce its adult social care budget are unlawful.

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Carers invited to visit Scottish Parliament

November 10, 2011   Carers, disability, Scotland

Local carers make parliament visit


TWO local MSPs, Graeme Dey (Angus South) and Nigel Don (Angus North & Mearns), welcomed a group of local carers to the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh last week.

Mr Dey had visited Angus Carers Centre in Arbroath earlier this year and invited them to come along and see First Minister’s Questions (FMQs). The carers came from Forfar, Letham, Arbroath, Kirriemuir, Carnoustie amongst a number of other towns and villages in the county.

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