That was the week that was MIRID update 24 – 30 November 2014
Here’s the latest adult social care weekly update brought to you from Making it Real in Dudley.
Local news
- The Dudley Carer newsletter is now out*
- Age UK Dudley Springboard into health and wellbeing project*
- The Big Question – Have your say on the Council’s Budget*
- Micro-provider adds adapted holiday let to its services*
- CFED publishes You, Your Teenager and Alcohol, a guide for parents and carers
- Free learning materials to support the Care Act implementation from SCIE
Local events
- Sunday Cycling Oct – December
- Photography Taster for Beginners – AgeUk Dudley 1 December
- Circle Dancing – Taster Sessions Age UK Dudley 2 & 9 December 2014
- Monday 1st December -Need IT help, struggling with your smartphone? event from AgeUK Dudley
- Healthy Body Day – events 4 Dec from Age UK Dudley
- Health Education West Midlands end of life care event – 9 December 2014
- Healthy Mind Day Tues 9 December events from AgeUK Dudley
- Be part of our Adult Social Care People’s Network and tell us how well we are delivering Adult Social Care in Dudley (10 December)*
- West Midlands Physical Intervention Network conference – 18 December
- New Yoga and Wellbeing course Upper Gornal starts 3 January*
- Want to know more about dementia? 14 January 2015 -Event from Age UK Dudley & Alzheimers Society
National news
- Direct payments in residential care
- Adult social care funding: 2014 state of the nation report
- Annual report by the chief social worker for adults: one year on
- Care Act and Advocacy a new Guide for Commissioners from SCIE
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation Care Home Enquiry
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