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Surviving The Referral & Assessment Process:
There are a number of things we can do for ourselves.
UK: Social Care Services & Support;
This support (in whatever form) is available for anyone assessed as 'in need' of Social Care support. This decision is obtained by a Community Care Assessment (Social Services). You will need to contact your local social services to get an ‘Assessment’. You should think about how some support will help you remain, or become more independent, less at risk, or overcome social stress & isolation.
There may be a 'Single Point of Access' telephone number, or you may have to phone, or visit a Social Services ‘Area Office’ (see Local Authority’ web site, or phone book. Where the primary problem is identified as ‘physical’, or ‘mental & emotional health’, your GP can refer you. You are entitled to this Assessment 'by asking'. Insist on a visit, ‘as explaining on the phone may be a problem for you’. You will need to convince the person that you require some form of Social Care & Support.
I have to be frank with you here. If you suffer from a ‘minor’ physical problem, or depression, and there are no other disabling problems, you are unlikely to get help there, except, perhaps, short term, via your Neighbourhood Team. These relatively minor problems can now be dealt with by the GP, Physiotherapy, District Nurse, Counselling, Paramedical & alternative therapy staff, or Neighbourhood Team, etc.
More serious Physical & Mental/Emotional problems will be ‘clinically’ dealt with by Health Services & your resulting ‘dependencies’ then dealt with by, or through, Social Care / Community Care services. Physical Rehabilitation is a joint venture. The ‘physical’ side of Health Care is usually very good, at all levels. It is well understood. Read More
