Social care and health plans and policies

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Director of Public Health annual report

An annual independent report on the health of the people of Bristol.

NHS Accessible Information Standard

Details of the standard; meeting the needs of people whose needs relate to a disability, impairment or sensory loss

Better care

A national programme to improve the ways health services and social care services work together

The Care Act 2014

Details of the Care Act and what it means for people accessing social care and support

Carers strategy

The Carers Strategy outlines the city’s vision and outcomes for Bristol's carers, making sure their voices are heard.

Accommodation strategy for people with mental health, learning disabilities and autism

Details of the consultation and strategy

Adult care partnership boards

Details of the partnership boards, includes minutes, and dates and venues of meetings

Home care services

Details of our main homecare providers; Comfort Call, Human Support Group (HSG), Kumari and Medacs

Bristol Safeguarding Adults Board

Details of the board and past case reviews

Bristol Safeguarding Children Board

Details of the board and past case reviews

Short breaks policy

Short breaks are preventative, family support services so a disabled child or young person can have a break from their parent/carer and vice versa.

Bristol's SEND strategy

Bristol's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) strategy and its progress

Think Family

Details of the programme, includes the model and toolkit

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA)

Information about the needs of the local population for pharmaceutical (or chemist) services

Port health

Details of the Port Health service and what we're responsible for

Health and wellbeing strategy

Read the strategy in full or find out the key themes

Social isolation

Read about social isolation; one of the priorities in Bristol’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

Information on the health and wellbeing needs of the people of Bristol.

The Local Offer

Information on Findabililty: a website to find local support for children and young people with special educational needs or a disability

Independent Living Fund Task Group

Information on the fund which gives financial support to disabled people to live independently

Children, Young People and Families

Information on services that promote the health and wellbeing of children and families in Bristol

Emotional Health and Wellbeing Transformation Plan for Children and Young People

Information on our plan for services that support children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing

Public health vision and priorities

Our Public Health Vision and priorities for 2016 to 2018.

Healthier Together

Information on the five year health and social care plan for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.