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Audit of the problems that older people experience in accessing health and social care services. Standards proposed include the early intervention and programme of action to address issues of age discrimination. The national service framework for older people is a programme of action linking services to support independence and promote good health, specialised services for key conditions, and culture change so that all older people and their carers are always treated with respect, dignity and fairness.

The care that people receive at the end of their lives has a profound impact not only upon them but also upon their families and carers. At the most difficult of times, their experience will be made worse if they encounter poor communication and planning or inadequate professional expertise. The Health Committee has looked at the state of end of life care since the independent Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway, chaired by Baroness Neuberger, and found great variation in quality and practice across both acute and community settings.

Note outlining Government, NHS and other statutory bodies’ work to improve dementia diagnosis, care and support and research. In England, it is estimated that 676,000 people have dementia. It is expected that this figure will double in the next 30 years as life expectancy increases.

The Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) has developed draft guidance for consultation on ‘Finding a shared vision of how people’s mental health problems should be understood’.  The guidance is aimed at everyone concerned with the development and delivery of services including people that use services and their carers.

The instrument amends regulations 9 and 10 of the Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2009 to lift the requirement on local authorities to carry out a financial assessment when determining what amount is reasonably practicable for the direct payment recipient to pay towards securing the provision of residential accommodation.

Together for Mental Health sets out the Welsh Government's ambitions for improving mental health and vision for improved mental health service delivery. Developed through engagement and formal consultation with key partner agencies, stakeholders, service users and carers, it covers people of all ages and emphasises the need to promote better mental health and wellbeing among the whole population. It focuses on how to improve the lives of service users and their families using a recovery and enablement approach.

Provides an overview of the Carers Social Action Support Fund, which is designed to help organisations develop social action projects that support unpaid family carers. This document outlines the application process, including eligibility criteria and detailed guidance on each question in the application form, and explains the process of acceptance of funding and reporting and monitoring.

Aims to provide standards for long term care in South Tyneside, covering issues such as provision of information, assessment and care planning, housing, independence, health care, benefits and complaints procedures.

This leaflet highlights the good work being undertaken in many councils. It gives the key messages for managers about good practice and areas where further development is still needed. It is intended to stimulate new initiatives both in planning and operational delivery of services.

Summarises the four Impact Assessments that analyse the impact, costs and benefits of implementing the policies set out in the care and support White Paper 'Caring for our Future: reforming care and support' and the draft 'Care and Support Bill'. This includes assessment of the Reform of the social care law and the analysis of its impact on local authorities and care users. The Impact Assessments at Annexes B to D cover the specific policies set out in the White Paper.