Health and social care

If you require information in alternative formats not listed below, please phone 01942 827432 or email mct@wigan.gov.uk

 

Title of publication and format Issue date Produced by Alternative formats
Adult Placement Shared Lives Service: becoming an approved carer (.pdf, 55kb)
Written English
April 2011 Wigan Adult Placement Shared Lives Service
01942 487853 or 487857
Adult safeguarding case conference (.pdf, 20kb)
Written English 
June 2011 Adult Safeguarding Support Team
01942 486178
Adult social care: tell us what you think (.pdf, 85kb)
Written English
June 2011 Complaints and Quality Standards Team
01942 486175
Aiming High for disabled children  (.pdf, 83kb)
Written English
October 2009 Children's Preventative Services
01942 488146
Easy read  (.pdf, 628kb)
Allegations of abuse made against a person who works with children (.pdf, 225kb)
Written English
July 2011 Safeguarding Unit
01942 486034
Are you a young carer? (.pdf, 213kb)
Written English
March 2008 Young Carers Team
01942 487226
Assessing children in need and their families. Information for parents or carers (.pdf, 76KB)   
Written English
May 2011 Children’s Locality Social Work Teams
01942 828468 / 404769
Assistive technology service (.pdf, 39kb)
Written English
August 2010 Assistive Technology Service
01942 776715
Carer’s Emergency Card Scheme  (.pdf, 361KB) 
Written English
June 2011 Carer’s Support Team
01942 705983
Carer’s Leaflet – Support for family and friends  (.pdf, 233KB) 
Written English
June 2011 Carer’s Support Team
01942 705983
Central Day Centre   (.pdf, 56KB)   
Written English
May 2011 Central day Centre
01942 826303
Change and loss
November 2006 Media and Communications Team
01942 827173
Easy read
Change for children and young people strategy
Written English
Various Change for Children Team
01942 827432
Children's Disability Data Hub (.pdf, 95KB)
Written English
January 2012 Children's Disability Data Hub
Children's rights service (.pdf, 752kb)
Written English
Children's Rights Service
01942 705947
Children's social care services: tell us what you think (.pdf, 80kb)
Written English
June 2011 Complaints and Quality Standards Team
01942 486175
Common assessment framework
Written English
Various Change for Children Team
01942828844
Could you foster? (.pdf, 328kb) January 2011 Family Placement Team
01942 487203
Day care services (.pdf, 36kb)
Written English 
February 2011 Complaints and Quality Standards Team
01942 486175
Easy read
Day services for older people: Information for carers (.pdf, 69kb)
Written English
June 2011 Central day centre
01942 826303
Golborne day centre
01942 718898
Etherstone day centre
01942 671919
Hindley day centre
01942 521927
Dementia care services (.pdf, 56kb)
Written English
February 2011

Sunshine House
01942 748807
Heathside
01942 683626
Heath Road
01942 767086

Direct payments (.pdf, 57kb)
Written English
June 2011 Direct Payments Team
01942 404507

Direct payments: Personal Assistant Support Service (PASS) (.pdf, 35kb)
Written English 

April 2011 Personal Assistant Support Service
01942 487860

Direct payments: Information for people interested in becoming a personal assistant (.pdf, 41kb)
Written English

April 2011 Personal Assistant Support Service
01942 487860
Do you need help to say what you think? October 2006 Media and Communications Team
01942 827173
Easy read
Early support for children with disabilities/additional needs: Information for parents (.pdf, 235kb)
Written English
November 2010 Early Learning and Childcare Team
01942 828852
Early support for children with disabilities/complex needs: Information for professionals (.pdf, 297kb)
Written English
November 2010 Early Learning and Childcare Team
01942 828852
Early support key worker service (.pdf, 231kb)
Written English
November 2010 Early Learning and Childcare Team
01942 828852
Etherstone day centre (.pdf, 55kb)
Written English
April 2011 Etherstone day centre
01942 671919
Fair access to care services (.pdf, 46kb)
Written English
June 2011 Complaints and Quality Standards Team
01942 486175
Easy read (.pdf, 684kb)
Fostering: what happens now? (.pdf, 436kb)
Written English
July 2011 Fostering Team 
01942 487203

Fourways (.pdf, 112KB)

Written English 

December 2011  Fourways
01942 486930
Getting Help from Adult Social Care (.pdf, 84kb)
Written English
December 2011 Central Duty Team
01942 828777
Getting help to pay for residential and nursing home care (.pdf, 123kb)
Written English
April 2012 Residential Care Team
01942 489669 
Golborne day centre (.pdf, 55kb)
Written English
April 2011 Golborne day centre
01942 718898
Got a complaint - leaflet for children looked after (.pdf, 58kb)
Written English 
October 2010 Complaints and Quality Standards Team
01942 486175

Guide to the Adult Placement Service (.pdf, 101KB)
Written English

December 2011 Adult Placement and Shared Lives Service
01942 487853 or 487857
Help and advice for people who are deaf or hard of hearing (.pdf, 36kb)
Written English
March 2011 Sensory Team
01942 828787
(minicom 01942 828781)
Help and advice for people who have combined hearing and sight problems (dual sensory loss) (.pdf, 37kb)
Written English
March 2011 Sensory Team
01942 828787
(minicom 01942 828781)
Help and advice for people who have eyesight problems (.pdf, 36kb)
Written English
March 2011 Sensory Team
01942 828787
(minicom 01942 828781)
Hindley day centre (.pdf, 55kb)
Written English
June 2011 Hindley Day Centre
01942 521927
Housing related support services (.pdf, 60kb)
Written English
August 2011 Supporting People Team 
01942 827181
Housing related support services: compliments, suggestions and complaints (.pdf, 56kb)
Written English
August 2011 Supporting People Team 
01942 827181

Hunter Lodge clubhouse (.pdf, 105KB)
Written English

December 2011 Hunter Lodge
01942 767038
Information about you - how to see your social care records (.pdf, 43kb)
Written English
June 2011 Complaints and Quality Standards Team
01942 486175
Easy read
Learning disability housing strategy 2009-2014 (.pdf, 592kb)
Easy read
May 2009 Complaints and Quality Standards Team
01942 486175
My Care - Issue 1 (.pdf, 952kb)
Written English
June 2011 Direct Payments Team
01942 404507
Occupational therapy services (.pdf, 57kb)
Written English
June 2011 Occupational Therapy Team
01942 487947
Paying for community care services (.pdf, 82kb)
Written English
April 2012 Financial Assessment Team
01942 489565
Paying for your own residential or nursing care (.pdf, 67kb)
Written English
April 2011 Residential Care Team
01942 488351
Personal budgets (.pdf, 700kb)  
Easy read
December 2009 Media and Communications Team
01942 827432
Portage service (.pdf, 245kb)
Written English
November 2010 Early Learning and Childcare Team
01942 828852
Prevention services for adults (.pdf, 336kb)
Written English
November 2009 Community Engagement and Prevention Team
01942 404523

Putting People First: adult social care (.pdf, 55kb)
Written English

September 2010 Complaints and Quality Standards Team
01942 486175
Easy read (.pdf, 376kb)
Services for children with a sensory loss (.pdf, 37kb)
Written English
March 2011 Sensory Team
01942 828787
(minicom 01942 828781)
Services for older people (.pdf, 41kb)
Written English
June 2011 Complaints and Quality Standards Team
01942 486175
Support for carers (.pdf, 48kb)
Written English
June 2011 Carers Team
01942 705983
Suspected abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult (.pdf, 18kb)
Written English
May 2011 Adult Safeguarding Support Team
01942 486178
What happens to me now? My carer can no longer look after me June 2003 Media and Communications Team
01942 827173
Easy read

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