Useful links
- Asking the Experts
A guide to involving people in shaping health and social care services.
- Caring about Carers
A government website with information for carers.
- Carers Information
A website providing up to date resources and information on issues relevant to carers and those professionals who assist them in their role.
- Carers UK
A membership organisation providing carers with a voice to win the recognition and support they deserve
- Folk.Us
Folk.us is a DoH funded initiative, established to facilitate and promote meaningful and effective service user, patient and carer involvement, in all types of research relating to health and social care in North and East Devon
- Information Centre about Asylum Seekers and Refugees (ICAR)
A website containing academic research and information which aims to raise the level of public debate and understanding of asylum in the UK context and to encourage evidence-based policy making.
- INVOLVE
Involve is a national advisory group, funded by the DoH, which aims to promote and support active public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research.
- Refugee Assessment and Guidance Unit (RAGU)
A website with servises for refugees and asylum seekers. There is a link in Publications & Research page to guides for refugees and asylum seekers and those working with them on education, training and employment. The guides have detailed information including tips, local contact points, useful links and study resources. There are also summaries in 8 languages.
- SCIE - Social Care Institute for Excellence
SCIE's aim is to improve the experience of people who use social care by developing and promoting knowledge about good practice in the sector
- SCIE - Resourse guide 3: Involving service users and carers in social work education
Guide to involving service users and carers in social work education.
- SCIE-The informed service user and carer
Questions designed to help prepare service users and carers for contact with social care organisations.
- Shaping Our Lives
A national user network supporting the development of local user involvement that aims to deliver better outcomes. for service users
- SWAP
Social Policy and Social Work website Information on involving service users.
- Young Carers
A Children''s Society website for young carers and their families and those who work to support them across the UK.
News
- Department of Health Home page
- Consultation website
This website provides access to current consultations from the Department of Health. For example Safeguarding Adults: A Consultation on the Review of the ‘No Secrets’ Guidance. This is for both the public and professionals in terms of how to identify and manage risk. It is about how we empower people to say no to abusive situations and criminal behavior.
Closing date 31 January 2009
- Department of Health (2006) Reward and recognition:
The principles and practice of service user payment and reimbursement in health and social care (second edition). http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4126863
- The Guardian (2006) Service Users Edition.
Click on the following link to read service users own experiences of living with different social care needs. http://society.guardian.co.uk/societyguardian/index/0,,1924504,00.html
