The Care Quality Commission has published its third annual report on the state of health and adult care in our nation.

The report is divided into four main sections:

• The shape of health and social care provision
• Access to care services
• Choice and control
• Quality and safety

It also includes case studies looking at how improvements in standards have been made by services and how our regulatory work has helped drive these improvements.

You can read and download a copy of State of Care here.

Training Information from Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council:

This workshop is suitable for anyone who has a dream to support thpeople in their community but doesn’t know how to go about it.

It will help you to understand what needs to be in place for you to create a voluntary group from scratch, or strengthen a small informal group that is ready to grow.

This practical short course will provide participants with:-

* Knowledge of what a voluntary/community organisation is.

* Awareness of how to create a new organisation and the choices involved.

* Understanding of what groups must have in place.

  Tuesday 25th October 2011

 9.15am to 12.30pm at WVSC, 16 Temple Street, Wolverhampton

Prices start from £40 and include refreshments.

For more information, please contact Sharon Essex:

 Email: sessex@wolverhamptonvsc.org.uk

Telephone: 01902 773761

                16 Temple Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 4AN

The Centre for Welfare Reform has produced a guide for disabled campaigners called “Using the Law to fight the Cuts”.

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Even Break is a new website based organisation for disabled people whoo want to work and enployers who want to hire a disabled person.
You can find out more on their website, here>>

‘Hidden in plain sight’, the final report of the EHRC inquiry into disability-related harassment was published on 12th September.
The report unsurprisingly concludes that harassment is a commonplace experience for disabled people, and at the same time institutions like police, housing and councils often dont believe harassment is taking place or don’t tackle it effectively.

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Disabled People Against the Cuts are holding a demonstration in Birmingham on

Sunday 18th September

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