Tag Archives: Cllr David HUxtable

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Brain in Hand

26 February 2020 · by · in Adult Social Care, Latest information, Press releases, Social Care

A digital helping hand is about to be trialled in Somerset to provide tailored support for people with mental health issues or learning disabilities. The County Council is working with Brain in Hand, a personalised app that links the user with their carers and support teams. It provides people with their own specific ways to […]

£200k to support creative dementia projects

27 December 2019 · by · in Latest information, Press releases

Somerset County Council has now invested more than £200,000 in creative and imaginative grass roots dementia projects. New projects receiving backing from the authority include one that offers gardening and hedge-laying activities, and another that focusses on music to  support people with dementia and their carers. The authority is looking to invest more than half […]

Council backs Salvation Army social care report

29 July 2019 · by · in Latest information, Press releases, Social Care

Somerset County Council is welcoming a new report from the Salvation Army highlighting the urgent need to reform social care. The study – Care in Places – shows that there is significantly less money to care for older people who live in rural areas of England, such as Somerset. The Salvation Army is asking the […]

‘Home First’ relieves pressure on Somerset hospitals

12 January 2018 · by · in Press releases

Home First, a Somerset health and social care initiative, is freeing up hospital beds during this busy winter period by giving people the care they need at home. Although the numbers of people being admitted to local hospitals has increased significantly, the number of people facing unnecessary delays in leaving hospital has reduced by an […]

Over 60 per cent of calls resolved first time to keep you independent

12 December 2017 · by · in Press releases, Social Care

More people are having their care needs successfully met on their first phone call to the County Council, thanks to Somerset’s innovative new ways of working. Around 60 per cent of Adult Social Care phone enquiries to the Council’s customer services, Somerset Direct, are now being resolved on the first call and on some days […]

New Carers’ Support Service

28 July 2017 · by · in Press releases

A new refreshed and modernised service to improve the quality of life for carers and former carers living in the county will be provided by the Community Council for Somerset from October 2017. The new Carers’ Support Service has been co-designed by carers and former carers and funded by Somerset County Council and NHS Somerset […]

County Council hands over old PCs

8 September 2014 · by · in Press releases

Old computers have been handed over to community groups by Somerset County Council. Old and unused computers, identified by the County Council’s partner Southwest One, have been given to a voluntary organisation called Community Computers which has refurbished the PCs and uploaded the latest Microsoft packages. One of the first community groups to benefit from […]