Here’s the latest adult social care update brought to you from Making it Real in Dudley for the last week which now includes the carers bulletins.

A big welcome to the carers network subscribers.

NB * indicates specific relevance for carers and people who use services

Regards

Shelley Brooks

• Tenants and residents groups meetings
• Stoptober -Stop smoking challenge
• Face the People event 16 September Dudley’s Community Safety Partnership*
• Keeping older people safe and well events in Norton (17 – 19 September)*
• Cancer Self-Management Course, 23 September – White House Cancer Support*
• Dudley Borough Public Healthcare Forum Meeting – Thursday 25th September 2014 (4.30pm – 6.30pm)*
• Black Country Partnership for Care, Quality Managers Forum – 26 September 2014
• Understanding Personal Health Budgets seminars – free from Dudley CIL 30 Sep 4 or 5 Oct*
• Take part in the Rotary 5k fun run or 10k road race on 21 September for Age UK Dudley
• Charity cycle ride for Omega chatterbox action against loneliness – 28 September 2014*
• Selfcare Week 2014 17 – 23 November*

National

• Testing the bed-blocking hypothesis: does higher supply of nursing and care homes reduce delayed hospital discharges?
• 2014 public awareness and opinion survey from Public Health England
• National Business Champion for Older Workers
• Fuller Working Lives: A Framework for ActionDWP
• Husband, Partner, Dad, A survey of the experiences and needs of male carers – Carers Trust Report*

National events

• National Dignity Conference 14 October 2014
• National Carers Summit -13 November, London
• The Kings Fund Annual Conference – 14 November

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