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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.



    ** to return home web page http://www.supportsolutions.co.uk/index.php **
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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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    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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  • Vacancies within Provider organisations
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    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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