Independent Living, Social Care and Health

Payment cards are a way for local authorities to manage the allocation of funding for individuals in need of adult social care, including disabled people, older people, and carers of disabled people. Instead of an individual receiving a direct social care payment directly into their bank account, local authorities can load the allocated funding onto a payment card.

Inclusion London submitted evidence to the Commons Select Committee on Housing, Communities and Local Government. 

Inclusion London’s comments on the Nation Voluntary NCVO’s discussion paper on ‘Volunteering in public services:  How is the relationship between volunteers and paid staff changing in public services’ 

Covering the announcments made in October 2017 and information from the government, relevant parts of the Queen’s Speech and relevant parts of the 2017 Conservative election manifesto.

Information paper on the UN Committee’s comments on Article 19 – Living independently and being included in the community

Inclusion London’s response highlighted the health inequalities experienced by Deaf and Disabled people and also the lack of parity of care between mental and physical health.  We called on the Mayor to support co-produced mental health services because they are more effective.

An update on the current situation and recent announcements about changes to care and support for Deaf and Disabled people.

The results are in for the most recent annual survey of people’s experiences of NHS community mental health services: the largest survey of its kind in the UK. The results offer a powerful insight into how people really felt about the care they received.

People’s experience in adult social care services: improving the experience of care for people using adult social care services

NICE consulted on whether to update their guidelines on diagnosing and managing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) which is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) (or encephalopathy).