In July 2015, we introduced a set of standards for professional and public authority deputies. The standards were created in partnership with Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the...
...they need in a format they want. Our stakeholder survey in June revealed that a combination of channels was the ideal way to access information, with many asking for simplified...
...for over 5 years. I wasn’t born with the hearing impairment, it was a result of suffering from meningitis when I was at university studying law. So, there I was,...
Recent changes in pensions regulations have shifted responsibility from the employer to the individual. So who will make pensions decisions for us if we cannot make them ourselves? This is...
...no longer a need for people to send in a death certificate unless we specifically ask for it. The Life Event Verification System is used across government and is a...
...health and finance. We also help people plan ahead for someone to make certain important decisions for them, should they become unable to do so because they lack mental capacity....
...Includes signing forms in order Payments and fees Includes cheques and applying for remissions and exemptions Attorneys, witnesses and certificate providers Includes making a start and who to involve Using...
We are hosting our very first event, aimed at the health and social care sector, to discuss ways we can help bridge the gap in access to healthcare for BAME...
...Macclesfield, has worked as an audiologist in the NHS for 34 years. Whilst researching LPAs for her mother, Zoe learned that LPAs can be set up at any time and...
...behalf of someone who has lost capacity to make them for themselves. A court appointed deputy can be anyone aged 18 or above, and is usually someone who is a...
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