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Abuse Poster That Only a Child Can See	Housing Minister's Speech on Localism	£10m funding for hospital aftercare for the homeless	Disabled Claimants Take Legal Action Against PIP
Shelter and CAB Create Joint Service for Welfare Reforms	Toolkit to help localise responsibility of Public Health	£750k Funding to Restoring Empty Homes	Report shows growth of food poverty in London
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Increased Demand for Emergency Welfare	Charities and Businesses form New Social Enterprise	Choosing your Carer Online!	Universal Credit will make "most people worse off"
Bedroom Tax 'Discriminates' Against Disabilities	Social Enterprise to help those with learning difficulties is expanding!	Digital Deal Challenge Fund	Direct Payments can now go to Landlord

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Telehealth Can Give Patients Better Care
This encourages better adherence to medication, and a more thorough understanding of their health and the technology used for monitoring it.
Telehealth can make use of modern technology to allow patients to manage their conditions at home, reducing the need for primary care and hospital visits, and giving patients much more control over their own health.
The equipment can often be expensive, especially in the initial process of setting it up, as well as complicated, but there is much more than can be done with current technologies that most people already have and know how to use.
22nd of May 2013

Posted Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 by Louise Byrne

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Calls to Improve Domestic Violence Procedures
Following the death of Maria Stubbings, her family are calling for more protection for victims of domestic violence. The enquiry in to the case has highlighted... read more
21st of May 2013 by Louise Byrne
Reforms Will Not Solve Social Care Funding Problems
The King's Fund have said the government's Dilnot reforms will not solve the funding problems, and will increase demand as funding falls. Their concern... read more
21st of May 2013 by Support Solutions
A Disabled Woman Dies following NHS Mistakes
A disabled woman's mother and Mencap claim doctors provided inadequate care because of attitudes based on woman's disabilities A critical report shows an... read more
21st of May 2013 by Support Solutions
The UK spends £2bn housing homeless families in short-term accommodation
Official studies and figures of experts on Britain's housing crisis depict that increasing number of households have been placed in bed and... read more
20th of May 2013 by Abimbola Duro David

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Job Vacancy | Development Officer | Royal Borough of Greenwich
Job Vacancy Position: Development Officer Recruiter: Royal Borough of Greenwich, Housing Strategy and Partnerships Division Location: Greenwich The... read more
9th of May 2013 by Job Vacancies
Bedroom Tax 'Discriminates' Against Disabilities
10 claims taken to the High Court say the government's Bedroom Tax is discriminatory. The court will hear the claims of ten people who are being negatively... read more
9th of May 2013 by Support Solutions
£10m funding for hospital aftercare for the homeless
It was announced today that The Department of Health will be inviting charities to bid for funding to work with homeless. Anna Soubry, Public health... read more
13th of May 2013 by Support Solutions
Integration by 2018 will Improve Care Standards
Care and support minister has promised the integration of health and social care by 2018, and says this will significantly improve care quality. It is expected... read more
14th of May 2013 by Support Solutions

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2013
May >> (31)
- Telehealth Can Give Patients Better Care
  Calls to Improve Domestic Violence Procedures
  Reforms Will Not Solve Social Care Funding Problems
  A Disabled Woman Dies following NHS Mistakes
  The UK spends £2bn housing homeless families in short-term accommodation
  £260m funding for hospitals to go digital
  txtm8 - 24/7 support via text for young people
  Eligibility for Housing Benefit Puts Shelters Under Threat
  Full Impact of Housing Benefit Reforms Yet to Come
  Domestic Violence against Women: World Issues
  Increased Demand for Emergency Welfare
  Integration by 2018 will Improve Care Standards
  Autism:The Care System Fails...
  £10m funding for hospital aftercare for the homeless
  Bedroom Tax 'Discriminates' Against Disabilities
April >> (43)
- Homeless Services impacted by Funding Cuts
  New implant to treat hereditary deafness
  People in Social Housing Offered Recycled Computers
  17 Year Olds in Custody Must be Treated as Children
  Independent Living Fund Court Challenge Lost
  Funding from DWP for Benefit Cap is not enough
  Shelter and CAB Create Joint Service for Welfare Reforms
  Shelter Report 40% Rise in Need for their Service
  PIP assessments to be more empathetic
  NHS under "colossal strain"
  Digital Deal Challenge Fund
  Engage Your Community Through Text Messages
  Housing Associations get part Government fund
  Funding to improve social work practice is removed
  Toolkit to help localise responsibility of Public Health
March >> (50)
- JRF Comment on Postcode Poverty Report
  Housing benefits will increase by £143m with Bedroom Tax
  DWP Release Details for Universal Credit Roll Out
  Smokers with Mental Health Disorders are Overlooked
  Older People may have independence for longer in new Sheltered Housing
  Report shows growth of food poverty in London
  Food Vouchers Instead of Cash for Support
  Social Enterprise to help those with learning difficulties is expanding!
  Jeremy Hunt Announces Response to Francis Report
  Community Treatment Orders Fail to Reduce Readmissions
  MPs express concern that bedroom tax could cost more than it saves
  Scottish Councils say Welfare Reforms will Damage Communities
  Working Together is not 'radical enough'
  Labour MP Comments on the Welfare Vote
  Figures Show 12% Rise in Homeless Children
February >> (42)
- Remploy Workers want to buy Factory as Social Enterprise
  Social Workers Undertrained in effects of Substance Misuse
  Ageing Population will impact social services
  DWP quash rumours that Bedroom Tax will change
  Memory Lane project launched by Bradford Disability Advice
  Not enough Support for Online Universal Credit System
  Work Programme branded as Worse than Nothing
  Home swapping to avoid being hit by benefit cuts
  Atos subcontract NHS trusts for PIP
  Great Results in Probation Services Report - so why change?
  Asylum Seekers let down by G4S
  Using Social Media to Improve Your Services
  Vulnerable jobseekers in work programme ignored
  Midlands Council needs to cut £68m
  Disabled Adults in Danger of Funding Black Hole
January >> (55)
- Problems with Disability Testing
  Planning Successful Events for the Social Sector
  Domestic Violence increased by Sporting Events
  Report shows repeated problems in Mental Health Care
  Midlands charity named as most innovative housing providers
  Direct Payments are successful for the majority - but not all!
  Support for benefits to be on pre-paid cards
  Welsh Govt give legal rights of support to Carers
  What is the best way to change the welfare system?
  How Social Enterprise Can Reduce Gang Violence
  Where should local authorities be spending money on troubled families?
  Govt says Social Workers could be taken out of Adoption Process
  Catholic Charity has to Stop Discrimination Against Same Sex Couples
  Tackling Alcohol Abuse will Lower Suicides
  Plans to combine NHS and Health and Social Care with ��£60bn

2012
December >> (35)
- Birmingham brings Christmas to homeless people
  Labour MPs warn benefit cap will hit poorest working families
  Further Cuts to Adult Social Care
  Decrease in Homeless in Scotland may be undone by Cuts
  Drug user dies after contracting Anthrax
  Help get Healthwatch up and running
  Awards of £50-250k for social investors!
  Online Advice Network for Charities
  Direct Payment Pilots fail to collect 8%
  Join the Dignity in Care Campaign
  Disproportionate Cuts for Disabled People and Carers - Speak out Now!
  Charities Withdraw Placements as Disabled are Added to Work Scheme
  No Second Night Out Scheme is Extended
  Consistent Problems for Detainees
  Mutual Public Service set up for adult health and social care
November >> (62)
- Personal Budgets are proven to improve care
  Disabled could be kicked out for having adapted rooms
  Scottish Older people may give up Safety Alarms after charges are added
  Homeless Charities Given £5m in Payment By Results
  Cracks begin to appears in NHS
  Another Remploy Factory to Close
  Mental Health Problems can develop in poor housing
  CQC finds vulnerable people are receiving poor care
  Welfare Minister says Benefits is a Lifestyle Choice
  More work needs to be done before introducing Universal Credit
  Wake up call to bad care in NHS
  G4S Asylum Seeker Housing Declared Unfit
  Rehabilitation Revolution for Offenders - or is it?
  Local Authorities will have to start paying £7.3m for Youth Offending Services
  Website to help care leavers live independently
October >> (81)
- How can the care reform survive in a climate of cuts?
  Social Care Reform Urgent as Winterbourne patients still suffer
  Care and Support worker cuts in housing sector
  Universal Credit may undermine its own reforms
  Error in Mental Health Sectioning
  Personal budgets target scrapped, and Deadline mentioned for Dilnot introduction
  Miliband calls for an end to demeaning mental illness
  £300m available to help house older people and adults with disabilities
  Bullied 14 year old starts Tourettes Awareness Charity
  Quality of Life in Care Homes is Important!
  Only 12% of charities comply with reserve rules
  Mental Health Act Detentions rise for 5th year
  Care home plans 1950s room to help dementia patients
  New homelessness strategy to give alternative and long term options
  Council cuts are permanently changing services
September >> (94)
- DWP review on Welfare Reform
  Funding Central - a useful guide for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises
  Government signals national rollout of personal budgets with £1.5m cash injection
  M&S create jobs with Remploy for disabled people
  Norwich disabled assessment centre 'inaccessible'
  Councils will receive £11.6m to safeguard adults in hospitals
  Leeds introduces '"homeless mapping" of services for homelessness
  51 charities in Colchester close in 5 years
  How can social care tackle its image problem?
  NHS "could get worse from 2013"
  Research in to Older people's experiences of Care Transition
  Missing out on billions due to cuts in social care funding
  Crisis launch guide on housing ex-offenders
  Is this social investment's moment?
  Homeless man fails in bid to get prison bed
August >> (10)
- Residential care to prepare disabled people for independence
  Lack of Research Queries Programs for Autistic Adults
  'Cuts are Threat to Justice System'
  Social Enterprise progress for the UK
  Championing Asylum Rights After Death of Whole Family
  Become a mentor for a Charity
  £500k to protect East Lancashire women from domestic abuse
  Impact of Cuts on Violence Against Women Services
  Device gives limbless people the ability to write and draw
  Review of Providing Information and Advice to Carers

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