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Our aim is to ensure the best possible social care and health services for people across the borough. We want to protect and support those in most need.
We provide services and support to vulnerable children, young people, adults and also to their families and carers. We are a three-star social services, and we are proud of our innovative services. Please browse the menu to find the information and support you need. You will also find a link to our partners in the NHS.
An atlas for health in Dudley now available
A new health report for Dudley which covers topics such as childhood obesity and binge drinking is now available.
Valerie Little, Dudley’s director of public health's annual report for 2007 can be found at the link below.
The report entitled, A Sense of Place – An Atlas for Health in Dudley, is a new departure in public health annual reporting in Dudley. It takes the form of borough maps depicting different aspects of health experiences from data taken during 2007.
It’s designed to make links between urban planning and health and covers areas such as childhood obesity, play areas, adult exercise and binge drinking.
:: more on public health annual report
The Walkzone
The Walkzone has been developed to assist you in walking to gain health benefits. It has been designed to enable you to plot a walking route from your door using aerial photography. The route will provide you with a suggested time based on your ability.
Emergency Duty Team
Anyone needing to contact a social worker on behalf of an adult or child out of office hours, should contact the emergency duty team on their new telephone number 01384 818574.
Safeguard and Protect Policy and Procedures
Dudley Council with its partner agencies has produced the Safeguard and Protect Policy and Procedures. The procedures set out the steps which must be followed in all cases involving actual or suspected abuse, and the process for carrying out investigations and co-ordinating the work of different agencies.
Dudley Health Community
The National Health Service in Dudley is provided by three organisations, Dudley Group of Hospitals, Dudley Beacon and Castle Primary Care Trust, and Dudley South Primary Care Trust.
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