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Health and Social Care

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 provide high performing 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.

Small Grants to Voluntary Organisations

Voluntary groups across the Dudley borough which provide support and social activities for adults in the community are being urged to apply for funding.

:: more on small grants

Future direction of self directed support

Dudley Council is consulting on the future of the direct payments support service.  The consultation runs until April 4 2012.

:: more on the consultation

 

Safeguard and Protect

Dudley Safeguarding Adults Board

Dudley Council is committed to protecting vulnerable adults in the Borough from abuse, ill-treatment and exploitation. Abuse can take many forms such as physical, sexual, emotional, neglect or financial, and can take place in many different settings.

:: more on the dudley safeguarding adults board

Dudley Safeguarding Childrens Board

Children can only be safeguarded properly if the key agencies work effectively together. Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) are designed to help ensure this.

:: more on the dudley safeguarding childrens board

Think Local Act Personal - Making it Real

Making it Real

This is a new citizen-led approach that will allow councils, organisations and people who use our services to check our progress with personalisation and community-based support.

'Making it Real - Marking Progress towards personalised, community-based support' is a set of statements from people who use services and carers which set out what they would expect, see and experience if personalisation is working well in an organisation. These statements are then set against the key elements that need to be in place within an organisation to make personalisation possible.

Follow the link to find out how you can take part in the Making it Real Peer Challenge - and let us know what you think.

:: more on making it real

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Dudley Community Information Directory

Did you know the  Dudley Community Information Directory gives you information about all kinds of organisations in Dudley borough, from public services to sports, and voluntary groups?

Why not have a look and see what you can discover?

New dementia gateways

If you are worried that someone close to you is losing their memory, our new dementia gateways can help. Here in Dudley we have developed a new person centred approach, in partnership with NHS Dudley.

Our dementia gateways offer a one-stop shop of dementia related services for people diagnosed with dementia, their families and their carers.

:: more on the dementia gateways

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 0300 555 8574.

:: more on the emergency duty team

Blue Badge Scheme

Click on the following link for information on the Blue Badge Scheme:

:: more on the blue badge concessionary parking scheme