Our Managing Director has been invited to join the board of the FED’s Citywide Connect Program

A new approach to support Brighton and Hove residents to stay healthy, well and independent, called Citywide Connect, is being developed by The Fed Centre for Independent Living (The Fed)."

With likely ongoing reductions in health and social care funding, and a growing demand for services, Citywide Connect will bring together health and social care providers, voluntary and community sector activity providers (including faith groups), and private sector providers (such as care homes, care agencies and services, housing and activity providers), to develop new and innovative ways of working together."

Citywide Connect will provide a mechanism for different agencies who  work with adults, including older people, people with learning disabilities, people with physical impairments, and people with mental health needs, to work together so individuals have greater choice and control over how their support needs are met.”

In an environment where the care market is changing, and with the implementation of The Care Act 2014, Citywide Connect will be encouraging partners to think creatively about how they can work together. And how they can ensure people who are, or who are at risk of becoming socially isolated, can become more connected with their communities. Because when they are connected, they are more likely to stay well, healthy and independent.  There’s no money for new work, so we have to be smart, creative and connected. Keeping people well and feeling supported is at the heart of what we all do; having closer connections across services should make this more viable and ultimately, less expensive”.

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