by Hannah Danson | 10 May 2018 | Housing and related services, Older people, Public sector |
Following the consultation earlier in the year, Cornwall Council has confirmed that there will be no changes made to adult social care charging policy. Cornwall Council Cabinet member for adults Rob Rotchell says: “We know that people who use adult social care...
by Hannah Danson | 1 May 2018 | Community support, Older people, Public sector |
Cornwall Council’s Adult Social Care department is hosting an online consultation to look at issues around loneliness in older people. They want to know: what is working in your community, what else people might be interested in doing and what support could make...
by Hannah Danson | 27 Apr 2018 | Environment and nature, Public sector |
Cornwall Wildlife Trust has launched a campaign called Act Swiftly, asking for help to protect Cornwall’s wildlife, by responding to two Government consultations which will affect the future of our natural environment, and therefore our wildlife. In an...
by Hannah Danson | 26 Apr 2018 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
The Government has just announced that the children of alcoholic parents are to benefit from £6m of funding to give rapid access to support and advice. Local councils will be able to bid for a share of this funding, based on the need in their area. The funding will...
by Hannah Danson | 24 Apr 2018 | Public sector |
Cornwall Council are developing a digital inclusion strategy. They have set up a strategic task force to oversee the work and are keen to have a representative from the voluntary sector. The government’s policy of “digital by default” clearly presents challenges for...
by Hannah Danson | 18 Apr 2018 | Older people, Public sector |
Helen Charlesworth-May has started work as the new Strategic Director for Adult Social Care and Health at Cornwall Council. She will oversee the teams working with older people, vulnerable citizens and those with multiple long term conditions, and her post is jointly...
by Hannah Danson | 6 Apr 2018 | Public sector |
The Government has recently published its annual living standards statistics – the Households Below Average Income report (HBAI) – for the 2016/17 year. The report provides estimates on the number and percentage of people living in low income households,...
by Hannah Danson | 27 Mar 2018 | Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Cornwall Council has been holding consultations on three Adult Social Care policies. Due to complaints about the nature of the consultation, two of these, regarding Social Care Charging, and Choice and Top Up Policy, have been given an extended deadline, to allow as...
by Hannah Danson | 22 Mar 2018 | Advice advocacy and legal, Public sector |
The National Audit Office published a report on 21 March into underpayments of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The report covers errors that were made in transferring previous claimants over to ESA, dating from...
by Hannah Danson | 14 Mar 2018 | Health care and wellbeing, Older people, Public sector |
Cornwall Council is holding a consultation on three Adult Social Care policies. The consultations close on Monday 26 February. UPDATE – the consultation date has been extended to Monday March 12, as the Council has made minor adjustments to the prices in Table...
by Hannah Danson | 28 Feb 2018 | Public sector |
Cornwall Council settled its budget last week and set Council Tax at 4.99% more than last year. This is broken down as a 2% increase earmarked for adult social care, and a 2.99% increase for other costs. This is in line with the proposed budget reported on 14...
by Hannah Danson | 22 Feb 2018 | Advice advocacy and legal, Health care and wellbeing, Housing and related services, Public sector |
National Fuel Poverty Awareness Day takes place on 23 February, and there will be an event at New County Hall to mark it. The team will be available in New County Hall, Truro entrance lobby from 9am until 11am, highlighting the work of the Winter Wellbeing Partnership...
by Hannah Danson | 16 Feb 2018 | Public sector |
Cornwall Council has published the outcomes of its recent stakeholder survey, and some actions is plans to take to improve areas in which it is currently lacking. The Council will be launching a Customer Service Promise, which is focussed on the three main things...
by Hannah Danson | 14 Feb 2018 | Public sector |
Cornwall Council has set a proposed budget, that will be taken t a full Council meeting on 20 February for approval. Details of the budget have been confirmed, following the announcement of the Government’s contribution, on 6 February, including a on-off...
by Hannah Danson | 13 Feb 2018 | Public sector |
WHY WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR CORNWALL Cornwall Council Leader, Adam Paynter is calling on the Government to establish a fairer funding formula and is asking residents and businesses for their support. At first glance local authorities around the country are all the...
by Hannah Danson | 31 Jan 2018 | Advice advocacy and legal, Public sector |
In response to a community consultation, Cornwall Council has confirmed a four year funding deal for Citizens Advice Cornwall to ensure the service can continue helping vulnerable people. There were more than 600 responses to a public consultation on the future...
by Hannah Danson | 19 Jan 2018 | Children and young people, Public sector |
An open invitation has been issued to attend workshop sessions involved with designing Cornwall’s Integrated Commissioning Strategy for Children, Young People and their Families. Not a tendering process yet, this is early-stage co-design work, to develop the...
by Hannah Danson | 15 Jan 2018 | Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
The future of service commissioning in Cornwall’s NHS and social care sector have taken another step towards the proposed new system recently, with the development of a Shadow Accountable Care System. The Accountable Care System is intended to be an integrated...
by Hannah Danson | 5 Jan 2018 | Housing and related services, Public sector |
Cornwall Council has shared the following information about the implications of the Homelessness Reduction Act. The Homelessness Reduction Act gained Royal Assent on 27 April 2017. The majority of the provisions of the Act will come into force on 3 April 2018. It is a...
by Hannah Danson | 4 Dec 2017 | Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Following the outcry over charges for calling the Universal Credit customer information numbers, the Government’s promised Freephone numbers have now been introduced. Initially, Freephone numbers have been introduced for Universal Credit service lines. Numbers...
