News News Archive 2009 Consultation on the benefits system reform
Consultation on the benefits system reform |
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| Tuesday, 15 September 2009 |
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Shaping the Future of Care Together is a Green Paper from the UK Government. It sets out a vision for a new care and support system (benefits system) and highlights the challenges faced by the current care system. The Green Paper contains a number of consultation questions and asks everyone to provide their views on what they think of the proposed changes. Although the document refers specifically to England, the resulting decisions will have direct implications for Scotland. Specifically, the changes proposed in this document will have implications on how benefits (e.g. Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance) are distributed. For example, the Green Paper proposes drawing some funding streams together and considers integrating some elements of disability benefits (e.g. Attendance Allowance) to create a new offer for individuals with care and support needs. The consultation closes on 13th November 2009. For more information or to contribute to the consultation, follow the links below. Shaping the future of care together - consultation information Shaping the future of care together - publication information The big care debate - website |
| New SRN research explores the experience of recovery over time |
16 May Since the first discussions about bringing recovery based approaches to Scotland began, one thing has always been clear: that people's personal narratives - the stories and experiences they share - are central to understanding and encouraging mental health recovery. |
| Black women, recovery and resilience |
16 May In a specially commissioned article for SRN, researcher and psychiatric survivor Dr Jayasree Kalathil explores the issues of recovery and resilience from the perspective of black women interviewed for a 2011 study by Survivor Research and the Mental Health Foundation. While the article focuses on recent data from England, there are important lessons to be learnt everywhere, including Scotland. |
| What mental health practitioners talk about, when they talk about SRI 2 |
16 May Having recently facilitated Learning Networks on the use of the updated Scottish Recovery Indicator (SRI 2), SRN’s John McCormack was keen to hear from practitioners about their use of the tool and how it affects practice in the field. Here John shares his discussions with Lindsay Kerr and Jan Thomson who both work in NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s Mental Health Services. |
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