The Careforum News Feed http://www.thecareforum.org/pagetcf-rss-news-feed.html en The Care Forum 2006 120 Help raise awareness of the early signs of bladder and kidney cancer http://www.thecareforum.org/pagehelp-raise-awareness-of-the-early-signs-of-bladder-and-kidney-cancer.html You can help!

The Care Forum is looking for volunteer champions to help raise awareness of the early signs of bladder and kidney cancer.  As a volunteer champion you will be supported to go out into your local community to alert people to get checked out by their GP if they spot blood in their

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Alan Altoft, Lead for Mental Health and Expressions, Milestones is the new voluntary
sector rep on the South Glos Mental Health Local Implementation Team (LIT). He
joins our existing rep, Gill Pickford from Second Step.

]]> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:11:45 +0100 http://www.thecareforum.org/pagesouth-glos-mental-health-rep-needed.html admin Caring for our future: views sought by Bristol City Council http://www.thecareforum.org/pagebristol-mental-health-vcs-network-meeting-26-september.html Caring for our future: views sought by Bristol City Council

http://www.thecareforum.org/pagebristol-mental-health-vcs-network-meeting-26-september.html admin A Radio 4 Podcast - The Report, Matthew Hill investigates the mechanism known as Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. http://www.thecareforum.org/pageshaping-the-future-of-mental-health-services.html  “Are the protections designed to grant people being deprived of their liberty the right to challenge their detention in the courts really working? In this edition of The Report, Matthew Hill investigates the mechanism known as Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

 Rather than protecting vulnerable adult

]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:23:32 +0100 http://www.thecareforum.org/pageshaping-the-future-of-mental-health-services.html admin Changes to Disabled Living Allowance http://www.thecareforum.org/pagechanges-to-disabled-living-allowance.html National changes to Disabled Living Allowance will affect many vulnerable service users in Bristol, South Glos, North Somerset and B&NES. The DWP is proposing to replace the DLA with a Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:08:05 +0100 http://www.thecareforum.org/pagechanges-to-disabled-living-allowance.html admin Who's listening to the Big Society? http://www.thecareforum.org/pagewhos-listening-to-the-big-society.html South West Forum has published a report about how social purpose organisations in the South West get their voices heard.

 

Follow the link to find out more

http://www.southwestforum.org.uk/whoslistening

]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:34:13 +0100 http://www.thecareforum.org/pagewhos-listening-to-the-big-society.html admin B&NES Carer Services Provider Forum http://www.thecareforum.org/pagebnes-carer-services-provider-forum.html  

 

An opportunity for providers to put forward their views on what services they would like to see commissioned in the future.

All meetings will be held at St Luke's Church Hall, Wellsway, Bath.

]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 12:30:48 +0100 http://www.thecareforum.org/pagebnes-carer-services-provider-forum.html admin New Bristol Dementia Home Support Service http://www.thecareforum.org/pagefuture-commissioning-of-health-services-in-bristol1.html New Bristol Dementia Home Support Service: consultation
The City Council Health & Social Care's Continuing To Care (home care) service
will soon end and be replaced by a specialist service for people with dementia.
Service features:
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]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 12:23:09 +0100 http://www.thecareforum.org/pagefuture-commissioning-of-health-services-in-bristol1.html admin The Care Forum and South West Forum - Regional Conference on Public Health Reform: Engaging the VCS 26 & 27 March http://www.thecareforum.org/pagebecoming-a-successful-social-enterprise-what-it-means-to-bristol-community-health-april-2011.html We are pleased to announce our forthcoming joint conference looking at local and national changes that are proposed to public health.

The event aims to support voluntary a

]]> Tue, 17 May 2011 12:12:39 +0100 http://www.thecareforum.org/pagebecoming-a-successful-social-enterprise-what-it-means-to-bristol-community-health-april-2011.html admin South Gloucestershire Generic Advocacy http://www.thecareforum.org/pagesouth-gloucestershire-generic-advocacy1.html This is a new service from 1st April 2011 and provides free, independent advocacy (subject to resources) around issues relating to social care.

For more information

 

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