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Centres for independent living / local user-led organisations: a discussion paper
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report written in July 2006 by Jenny Morris was commissioned by the DH Valuing People Support Team. The report looks at what needs to happen in order to fulfil the recommendation in the Improving Life Chances report that: “By 2010, each locality (defined as that area covered by a Council with social services responsibilities) should have a user-led organisation modelled on existing CILs
Centres for independent living and local user-led groups: a paper by Jenny Morris: easyread report
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report written in July 2006 by Jenny Morris was commissioned by the DH Valuing People Support Team. The report looks at what needs to happen in order to fulfil the recommendation in the Improving Life Chances report (p91) that: “By 2010, each locality (defined as that area covered by a Council with social services responsibilities) should have a user-led organisation modelled on existing
Involving parents is key to success
- Authors:
- MORRIS Jenny, WATES Michele
- Journal article citation:
- Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International, 60, Winter 2007, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- National Centre for Disabled Parents
'Working together to support disabled parents', published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), addresses how to develop inter-agency protocols to support families in which parents have additional needs. This article provides an extract of the guidance, focusing on the importance of involving disabled parents when developing protocols and parent support services.
Minimum income for healthy living: older people
- Authors:
- MORRIS Jenny, et al
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research by the London School of tropical Hygiene and Medicine found people over 65 are not spending enough money each week on food and have worryingly low levels of exercise. It concluded pensioner poverty is leaving people at risk of falls, heart disease and is destroying their independence. Only 17% of people over 60 said they keep fit and up to 30% of 65-74 year-old men and women of the same age are obese. The report identified diet and nutrition, physical activity, housing, health care and social life as the vital elements needed for older people’s well-being. It calculated the weekly cost meeting these is £32.20 a week. Inadequate income clearly has a major impact on the health of the nation’s people in later life, but urgent action to tackle barriers, such as poor health awareness and access to health and leisure facilities, is also needed. The report called on local authorities to provide accessible and affordable leisure activities close to where older people live and to involve older people in planning new services to ensure their health needs are taken into account.