Blogs

Welcome to the HSA blog, our regularly updated area of the site where we let you know what's going on.

We're keen to get you involved and know your thoughts about any of the subjects raised in these blog posts. Please use the 'leave comment' area at the end of each blog entry and keep us posted!!

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Health

Jane, who talks about her life and how she is dealing with cancer.

Click on her picture, left, for her blogs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Think about your life is a website for those with long term health conditions.

Click on their logo for their blogs

 

 

Families

 

 

Liz and her daughter Sarah Jane who share their person centred approach to life.

Please click on their pictures for their blogs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schools

 

Norris Bank Primary School, Stockport are exploring using person centred approaches to deliver personalised learning. Their blog is written by the Inclusion Co-ordinator and acting Deputy Head, Tabitha Smith.

 

Please click on Tabitha's picture, left, to read her blogs.

 

 

 

 

Oxley Park Academy, Milton Keynes are also using person centred approaches to provide an inclusive learning Culture. Jane Ralphs, the Inclusion Co-ordinator for the school, writes their blogs.

Please click on Jane's picture, right, to read her blogs.

 

 

 

 

Providers

 

 

Care UK is an independent national provider for health and social care. Fran Winney is the Head of Personalisation and Involvement for Care UK and writes their blog.

Please click on Fran's picure, left, to read her blogs.

 

 

 

 

 

Living Ambitions is a North West based social care provider who, over the last few years, have developed a whole organisational culture that embraces person centred support delivery. Robin and Jodie share their learning to date and how they are moving forward.

Please click on Robin and Jodie's picture, right, to read their blogs.

 

 

 

Real Life Options is a national, not-for-profit, voluntary organisation, with clear values about the rights of people with learning disabilities to determine their own future. All employees are committed to recognising that "All people have the same human value and worth irrespective or ethnic origin or race, religious persuasion, gender, sexual orientation or physical or intellectual disability".

 

Please click on their team photo, right, to read their blogs.

 

Certitude is a social care group working within London and thehome counties supporting people with mental health needs and learning disabilities. Marianne Selby-Boothroyd will chart their learning through her blogs over the coming months.

Please click on the logo, left, to read her blogs.

 

 

 

Individual Service Funds

 

Dimensions offer a range of services to young people and adults of all ages who have learning disabilities and autism, including those with complex needs or challenging behaviour. Jackie Fletcher is the Executive Director of Quality and Compliance for Dimensions and her blog describes how they are working to personalise the support it provides for people who live in traditional services, through introducing Individual Service Funds.

Please click on Jackie's picture, left, to read her blogs.