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Websites you may be interested in GOV.UK NHS Social care and support guide Workability Independent lives A physical disability is the long-term loss or impairment of part of your body’s physical function. Around 24% of the UK's population have a physical disability (statistics taken from Hous...

Websites you may be interested in West Sussex Wellbeing The Silver Line NHS - Falls Prevention page NHS Live Well - Eat Well The disabled living foundation Improving your health and wellbeing will help you to enjoy other areas of your life. Wellbeing is a friendly and impartial service that...

Support in your community People with a learning disability can use the same community services as everyone else. The law says public organisations have to make changes so that disabled people can access their services. The organisations who have a contract with the County Council or NHS have to m...

Autism is a lifelong developmental (or neurodevelopmental) condition, sometimes referred to as Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). Autism impacts on the way an individual experiences and interacts with the world. Autism, including Asperger's Syndrome , is much more common than most people think with...

The following policies and procedures underpin all safeguarding adults practice in West Sussex. They come from three different areas: West Sussex County Council West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board Sussex Safeguarding Policies and Procedures (West Sussex County Council, East Sussex County Counci...

Websites you may be interested in Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Network - West Sussex NHS - Alcohol Misuse Support NHS - Drug Addiction Support Drink Coach Frank People develop problems with drugs or alcohol for a variety of reasons. This can cause difficulties for individuals, their health, the...

The Care Act 2014 states that Safeguarding Adult Boards have a statutory responsibility to arrange a Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) when an adult dies as a result of abuse or neglect (whether known or suspected), or where there is concern that partner agencies could have worked more effectively ...

Reablement is short-term support to help people get their lives back on track and retain or regain daily living skills following an illness, injury, hospital stay or a crisis. The focus of reablement is on restoring the ability to manage independently at home rather than on resolving health issues...

Maintaining social connections and participating in social events with family and friends can help to improve brain health as well as general health and wellbeing. This is especially important in older people and people with mental ill-health. As people age, it is not unusual for social circles to...

Websites you may be interested in Hearing loss and deafness Hearing loss and deafness are very common and affects around one in six people in the UK and more than 70 per cent of people aged over 70. It can range in severity from mild loss of hearing to total deafness and may affect only ...