Useful Websites for Further Information

Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council's webpage. With information on all Council Services, including Adult Social Care, Public Health, Housing, Benefits and democratic representation.

Care Quality Commission

The independent regulatory of health and social care in England making sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care.

Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board

Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board is a partnership of over 100 organisations including, the council, police, NHS and the fire service, that work with adults with care and support needs. The role of the Board is to make sure that safeguarding arrangements in Birmingham work well to help protect adults with care and support needs from abuse and neglect.

Forward Carers

Forward Carers is a West Midlands based carer support service, here to make a real difference to the lives of people caring for an elderly frail, sick or disabled family member. Our aim is simple – to improve the physical and mental wellbeing of carers, young and old, including parent carers, so that families stay healthier and happier together, for longer.

Birmingham Neighbourhood Networks Scheme Blog

Site sharing activities being undertaken as part of Neighbourhood Networks scheme and other prevention and community asset work taking place. This includes relevant activities, related stories, citizens stories, news and emerging ideas.

NHS Choices

Providing NHS service finder and online booking facility, along with health and medicines A-Z guide.

The Waiting Room

Provides an alternative approach to taking control of our own health and well-being. It is a virtual bridge across “The Information Chasm” that connects support services to the recipient almost instantly.

Accessible

AccessAble is here to take the chance out of going out. To give you the detailed information you need to work out if a place is going to be accessible to you. There are detailed access guides that tell you all about a venue's access. They are 100% facts, with figures and photographs.

Department for Health and Social Care

Government department for Health and Social Care, including latest government news, policy and statistics.

Last reviewed: 01/02/2019