hgdover50sforum.org.uk » social care https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk A Voice for Older People in the Harrogate District Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:05:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 How can technology help people with their health and social needs? https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/how-can-technology-help-people-with-their-health-and-social-needs/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/how-can-technology-help-people-with-their-health-and-social-needs/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:24:27 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=7044 My health My techJoin us at our next Forum meeting to find out how technology can be used to ‘help people live well, receive information, support treatment when they need it and make choices about how their care services are provided’. North Yorkshire Health and Wellbeing Board is developing a strategy which will provide a 10 year plan of how technology can be used to help organisations work together to provide an integrated approach to services.

There will also be a presentation by Rachel Durrett (Harrogate and Rural District Clinical Commissioning Group) prior to a Summer engagement event focusing on community mental health services for adults and older people in the Harrogate District.

Further details available on our Forum Events page.

]]> https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/how-can-technology-help-people-with-their-health-and-social-needs/feed/ 0 Are you concerned about who has access to your confidential information? https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/are-you-concerned-about-who-has-access-to-your-confidential-information/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/are-you-concerned-about-who-has-access-to-your-confidential-information/#comments Mon, 28 May 2018 12:02:57 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=6496 hand holding a stethoscope over computer keyboard with a securitNHS Digital are introducing a new tool that people can use to opt out of their confidential patient information being used for reasons other than their individual care and treatment.This is part of a vision to improve patients’ trust and confidence in how data is looked after by the health and social care system, following the failure of the Care.data project two years ago. Further information is available on our Have Your Say page.

The national data opt-out will be available for the public online from 25th  May at https://digital.nhs.uk/services/national-data-opt-out-programme

For those who do not want to or cannot access the service digitally there will be also be a national telephone service available on 0300 303 5678.

]]> https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/are-you-concerned-about-who-has-access-to-your-confidential-information/feed/ 0 Will our MP sign the Social Care Charter? https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/will-our-mp-sign-the-social-care-charter/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/will-our-mp-sign-the-social-care-charter/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2015 19:48:01 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=2936 Citizens UKCitizens UK is a civil society alliance in the UK which is currently campaigning for better funding for social care. In the run up to the election, it is looking to work with other local groups to set up a meeting with Andrew Jones to discuss the Social Care Charter. To read the about the charter follow this link.

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