ELCCF Library

The Library contains a list of links to information sources on websites, and downloadable documents useful for reference and advice. 
 

Download our spring 2010 'We'd Just Like to Say..' newsletter here. 

Our 10th anniversary Annual Review 2009/10 can be downloaded here.

Download our Annual Review 2008/9 and take a look at our downloadable Business Plan.

Our Autumn 2009 newsletter is also available. Download it here - press the red button on the newsletter pdf file to hear the audio version or  hear it now.

Free adaptions catalogue

People aged 16 and over in East Lothian can now choose free items and adaptions from a catalogue without the need of a professional assessment, by using the new Occupational Therapy self selection service. Items range from walking sticks and dressing aids to specially adapted cutlery and cups. Adaptations include grab and handrails for inside and outside the home.

Catalogues and details of the service are available from council offices, social work centres or by phoning 0845 603 1576.

Counselling Directory

A new website which connects you via a quick search in times of need or distress to a qualified counsellor near you. Also bags of information, FAQs, therapies, articles and statistics. Visit www.counselling-directory.org.uk.

Seeing you out

See the consultation for ‘Living and Dying Well in Lothian’, which outlines the development of palliative and end of life care services in Lothian for 2010 – 2015.   Have your say now.

  Procurement - the buying in process:

 Social Care Procurement Scotland: Guidance - Consultation draft

This guidance provides a framework for social care procurement in Scotland. It defines a set of key principles which must be applied to procurement activity in social care, encompassing care and support for children and families, for adults and older people, and criminal justice services...

ELCCF's 'Easy Read' brief on Procurement

East Lothian Council's current Procurement Strategy

Scottish Procurement Directorate guidance on Social Care Procurement

The Scottish Procurement Directorate's policy manual 

ELCCF's Training Pack for Forum Representatives
Fun to use Illustrated guide for Forum reps.

 
Disability Rights and the Disability Discrimination Act
The UK Government legal eagles raise the subject of rights. No objection, your honour.
 

 
National Standards for Community Engagement
The Standards as laid down by the Scottish Government.
 

 
Speak Out! Guide to Advocacy Services in East Lothian
The Ins and Outs of Advocacy. 
 

Scottish Support Groups Directory
 
NHS 24's searchable list of Support Groups throughout Scotland. It includes health and wellbeing charities, voluntary groups, local authorities and NHS services. Search by postcode, keywords or by browsing the topics. 

Joint Future
Joint Future is the lead policy on joint working between local authorities and the NHS in community care. Its main aim is to provide faster access to better and more joined up services through improved joint working. It expects local partnerships to take holistic decisions on the management, financing and delivery of community care services for all care groups.

Consent: Patients and Doctors Making Decisions Together
New guidance from the General Medical Council to doctors on how to talk to patients, their carers and families to make good decisions. Designed to make it easier for patients to talk to doctors and what to do if a patient can't decide.

Guide to Services for People with Acquired Brain Injury and their Carers in East Lothian.(March 2005).
Download from East Lothian Council website; PDF

Better Health, Better Care commits the NHS to partnership with patients and carers through a commitment to patient rights and their active involvement in self-care and in influencing decisions about the services they use...

Forum Annual Events:

Evaluation Results from ELCCF's 'Community Detectives' annual event for 2009.

Evaluation Results from the ELCCF annual event, June 2008
 
Here's what those at the June agm and ceilidh, held in Haddington, thought about the event.