The Care Act represents the most significant reform of care and support in more than 60 years, putting people and their carers in control of their care and support. For the first time, the Act will put a limit on the amount anyone will have to pay towards the costs of their care. Crucially, the Act delivers key elements of the government’s response to the Francis Inquiry into the awful events at Mid Staffordshire hospital, increasing transparency and openness and helping drive up the quality of care across the system.
Care and support is something that nearly everyone in this country will experience at some point in their lives; even if you don’t need care yourself, you will probably know a family member or friend who does, or you may care for someone. And many more of us will need care in the future so it is important for us to have a modern system that can keep up with the demands of a growing ageing population.
In preparations for April 2015 when the Care Act will be implemented, we have teamed up with Dudley Council and other local partners to hold a series of bite-sized, topic based, workshops during October and November. The topics for these workshops are taken from the Department of Health Care Act factsheets.
All sessions to be held in the Main Hall, Methodist Church, Bank Street, Brierley Hill unless otherwise stated.
Workshop 1 “Information and Prevention in a Nutshell”
Tuesday 7th October 2014, 10.00 till 12.30 Venue: Insight House, Parsons Street, Brierley Hill
Workshop 2 “Social Care – What does the Care Act mean for eligibility to care and support”
Wednesday 8th October 2014, 10.00 till 12.30
Workshop 3 “Social Care – Who Pays & Self Funders in a Nutshell”
Wednesday 15th October 2014, 10.00 till 12.30
Workshop 4 “Integration and Personalisation in a Nutshell”
Wednesday 22nd October 2014, 10.00 till 12.30
Workshop 5 “Safeguarding People in Dudley in a Nutshell”
Wednesday 29th October , 10.00 till 12.30
Workshop 6 “Caring for the Carers in a Nutshell”
Thursday 6th November, 10.00 till 12.30
Workshop 7 “Shaping the Market and Continuity of care in a Nutshell”
Wednesday 12th November 2014, 10.00 till 12.30
Workshop 8 “Moving from Children’s to Adult social care in a Nutshell”
Wednesday 19th November 2014, 10.00 till 12.30
Workshop 9 “Regulation in Healthcare in a Nutshell”
Wednesday 26th November 2014, 10.00 till 12.30
Click on the links above to book a place or visit: http://makingitrealindudley.org/care-act/ for more information.
If you would like to book over the telephone please contact Karen Heath on 01384 816955 or e-mail Karen on Karen.heath@dudley.gov.uk
Government factsheets about the Care Act can be downloaded here.
Click here to download and print a flyer for these workshops.