Useful Links
General
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Care Quality Commission The Care Sector’s regulatory body |
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Age UK Leading advocacy charity for the elderly. Formerly Age Concern and Help The Aged. |
Disability Groups
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Scope About Disability For people with Cerebral Palsy |
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Mencap For people with learning disabilities |
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United Response United Response supports people with learning disabilities and mental health problems to have the things they want and need in their lives |
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Disability Action Disability Action works to ensure that people with disabilities attain their full rights as citizens, by supporting inclusion, influencing Government policy and changing attitudes in partnership with disabled people. |
Mental Health
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Mind National association for Mental Health. Mind is the leading mental health charity for England and Wales. It provides information to help promote understanding of mental health. |
Social Care
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Skills for Care Skills for care is the employer led authority on the training standards and development needs of nearly on million social care staff in England.
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In Control In Control designed self-direct support. The Government now wants all local authorities to change their systems to self directed support.
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SCIE The Social Care Institute for Excellence’s mission is to identify and spread knowledge about good practice to the large and diverse social care workforce.
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Criminal Records Bureau The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Protection of Vulnerable Adults |
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GOV.UK The official UK government website for citizens includes information on employing personal assistants. |
