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*** THE SUPPORT SOLUTIONS HOUSING, SUPPORT & SOCIAL CARE NATIONAL CONFERENCE 23rd March 2010 ***
"How to Survive & Thrive in the Brave New World of Funding & Commissioning" - at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham on 23rd March 2010.
If you are involved in providing or commissioning housing, care and support services for vulnerable people you should be there! This is an ideal networking and learning opportunity.
We have identified 3 key themes which we will run as workshops; all delegates should be able to attend each workshop: Personalisation & the wider change agenda; Tendering for services; Revenue sources for services
With an expert panel including Michael Patterson (Director, Support Solutions), Peter Threlfall (Supporting People Lead at Wigan Council), Gill Brown (Social Entrepreneur and CEO of Stoke-based Brighter Futures) & Maurice Condie (CEO of Byker Bridge HA in Newcastle & former NHF Board Member).
You can find more information at our Conference web page and download a booking form/flyer click - go to http://www.supportsolutions.co.uk/Confe ... index.html
The cost of this event is only £175 including VAT. BOOK NOW & PAY IN APRIL.
Please call us on 0121 707 7766/8881 or email emily@supportsolutions.co.uk if you'd like to talk to us about this event.
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Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:24 am
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**STOP PRESS** Latest Forum Postings include (nb Tenders/Job Adverts shown seperately)
9th March
* Support into work for people with learning disabilities (Learning Disability)
* Govt recognises achievements of home improvement agencies (Service Reviews)
* Call for women focussed services for vulnerable offenders (Offenders/Ex-Offenders)
* PSA 16 (Socially Excluded Adults) qualitative research (Local Area Agreements)
* DoH: Social Enterprise Pathfinder Programme evaluation (Social Enterprise news)
* DoH Regional factsheets on carers (Family Carers)
* Older People Care funding must be fair, simple + sustainable (Elders)
* Cross Party blueprint funding reform of older people's care (Elders)
* Health trusts snatch millions meant to help family carers (Family Carers)
* 6 New Tender/Job Adverts
8th March
* Cocaine, rehab and the long nose of the law (Substance Misuse)
* Crack to school (Substance Misuse)
* Students warned 60% of Hep C sufferers unaware of infection (Substance Misuse)
* Sector leaders slam DoH for undermining 3rd sector providers (3rd Sector matters !)
* Making housing market more stable for vulnerable households? (Development)
* Bham Council and PCT's combine LD and mental Health spending (Learning Disability)
5th March
* Churches call for end to detention of Asylum Seeker families (Refugees & Asylum Seekers)
* Salvation Army rebrands its hostels as ‘lifecentres’ (Homelessness)
* "This cocaine report gets it so wrong" (Substance Misuse)
* Powder cocaine: responding to growing problem (Substance Misuse)
* New figures show drug treatment value for money (Substance Misuse)
* Drug-misusing offenders (Offenders/Ex-Offenders)
* Councils retain control of funds for accomm services pilot (Personalisation/Self-Directed Support/Individual Budgets)
* Alcohol and Older People and Cocaethylene (Substance Misuse)
* Parliamentary Cocaine Trade Report -Good, bad+downright ugly (Substance Misuse)
* Threat to rural life as more young quit the countryside (Young Persons)
* 75% Young Adults see STI talk as lasting relationship sign (Young Persons)
* DWP expands Access to Work for mental health+LD (Mental Health)
* NAO: Services struggle to get drug abusers back on track (Substance Misuse)
* Councils planning savage cuts to adult care spending (Finance)
* 4 New Tender/Job Adverts
4th March
* New focus on adults with autism (Learning Disability)
* Benefit reforms 'will increase arrears' (DWP & Other HB-Related Announcements)
* Election 2010: NCVO’s manifesto Feb 2010 (3rd Sector matters !)
* NCVO’s election manifesto calls for a stronger Compact (3rd Sector matters !)
* New deal on energy efficiency to help social housing tenants (Development)
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** Training**
** New Training Events - these are being held throught the country over the next few months - for dates+details and to book please go to http://www.supportsolutions.co.uk/Train ... index.html **
'A Practical Introduction to Tendering' - full day events
'Master Class for PQQ's' - 1/2 day events
'Master Class for Managing Method Statement Questions' - 1/2 day events
'Client Involvement and Empowerment' - 1/2 day events
Also if any organisation would like us to repeat 'In-House' any of the recent training events for:
* "The Revised QAF: Linking the Thinking"
* Excellence At Work
* Individual Budgets/Self Directed Support
* Tendering & Procurement
* Local Area Agreements - Brave New World?
* A Consortium Approach to Tendering & Procurement
or are looking for Consultancy support in relation to any of the topics, then please contact the Support Solutions office on 0121-707-7766 or via training@supportsolutions.co.uk
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Vacancies within SP teams (and associated areas)
Here you can post or browse vacancies in the SP Teams.
When requesting any further details or completing your application, please indicate that you saw the recruitment advert on 'Support Solutions Ltd' site
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:20 am
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Vacancies within Provider organisations
Here you can post or browse vacancies in the Supported Housing sector
When requesting any further details or completing your application, please indicate that you saw the recruitment advert on 'Support Solutions Ltd' site
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Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:39 pm
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Finance
Anything to to with Supporting People Grant & related funding streams
Moderator: JohnHodges
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:15 am
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Tendering, Procurement and Commissioning News
Anything to do with procurement, tendering & the commissioning, negotiation, management and termination of contracts.
Moderator: JohnHodges
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Last post by SP researcher
Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:04 pm
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Supporting People Resources
Browse and access resources. Send documents, spreadsheets, strategies, policies and other resources of relevance to forum@supportsolutions.co.uk. Post links to other web resources here.
Moderator: JohnHodges
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:08 am
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Quality Assessment Framework (QAF)
Items relating to QAF development or questions/observations on practice
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Last post by alison
Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:02 pm
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Service Reviews
Any topic of relevance to service review processes and related issues
Moderator: JohnHodges
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:21 am
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SP Team Forum
For SP team members to share ideas and knowledge and to ask questions relevant to the management and administration of SP at team level
Moderator: JohnHodges
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Last post by JohnHodges
Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:24 pm
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Technical Forum
Issues associated with IT and electronic information systems in the management of Supporting People
Moderator: JohnHodges
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:34 am
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User Involvement & Advocacy
Topics related to user involvement, advocacy & similar good practice in SP funded services
Moderator: JohnHodges
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:50 am
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The Future for Supporting People (+Supported Care)
Views, opinions and strategies about where SP should go now & whether it will get there...
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Last post by MP
Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:52 pm
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DCLG/Government Announcements
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:08 am
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Personal Care at Home Bill
Moderator: JohnHodges
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:37 am
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Finance
Any issue associated revenue or capital funding for supported housing (except SP Grant: that's dealt with in "Supporting People")
Moderator: MP
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Last post by SP Tech
Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:16 am
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Landlord/Tenant & Occupancy
Questions and answers on the relationship between landlords and occupants, including occupancy agreement and tenancy management processes
Moderator: MP
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Last post by SP Tech
Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:57 pm
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RSL/Provider Relationships
Management Agreements, fees and charges, services and anything else of relevance...
Moderator: MP
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Last post by S Living
Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:18 pm
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Development
Issues of interest to those involved in the development of new supported housing
Moderator: MP
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:57 am
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Elders
Issues of interest to people involved in elders' services
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:49 am
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Family Carers
Issues of interest and concern to people involved in the direct care and support of a family member.
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:53 am
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Homelessness
Issues of interest to people involved in homelessness services
Moderator: lorraine
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:52 am
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Learning Disability
Issues of interest to people involved in learning disability services
Moderator: lorraine
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:24 am
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Mental Health
Issues of interest to people involved in mental health services
Moderator: lorraine
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:30 am
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Offenders/Ex-Offenders
Issues of interest to people involved in criminal justice
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:15 am
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Physical Disability
Issues of interest to people involved with physical disability services
Moderator: lorraine
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Last post by SP Tech
Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:27 am
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Refugees & Asylum Seekers
Issues of interest to people involved in refugee and asylum seeker services
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:57 am
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Sensory Disability
Issues of interest to people involved with sensory disability services
Moderator: lorraine
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:24 am
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Substance Misuse
Issues of interest to people involved in substance misuse services
Moderator: lorraine
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Last post by SP researcher
Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:42 am
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Women at Risk of DV
Issues of interest to people involved in domestic violence services
Moderator: lorraine
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:09 am
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Young Persons
Including Foyer items
Moderator: lorraine
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:38 am
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Events Section
An opportunity for 'not for profit' (only - please!) to publicise future training events
Moderator: JohnHodges
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Last post by Sandra Omar
Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:24 am
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Suggestions Welcome!
Please post up suggestions for new topics and threads or other things we could do to improve your experence of our Forum
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Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:45 am
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