Health and social care
Category Items
Older people's strategy
The 'Strategy for Better Health and Social Care for Older People in Croydon 2005-2008' was developed in partnership with older people, carers and multi-agency participation, at an 'open space' event in summer 2005. The new strategy will be written based on another open space event held on 26 February 2008.
Croydon Local Involvement Network (LINk)
Find out more about Local Involvement Networks (LINks) and how to bid to set up and run Croydon's LINk. LINk will give local people the chance to say what they think about their health and care services, good and bad, and see how these are planned and run.
Carers' strategy
The 2005-2008 carers' strategy built on the developments and achievements of the first strategy and the priorities identified on a strategy day in November 2004. Following an 'open space' event on 5 March 2008 the carers' strategy for 2008-2011 will be shaped by the views of carers.
Croydon Smoking Reduction Strategy 2005-8
Smoking is the biggest single cause of preventable illness and premature death in the UK causing more than 114,000 deaths every year. Our strategy explains the background, policy context, objectives and key actions for reducing smoking prevalence in Croydon from 2005 to 2008.
The Learning Disability Partnership
The Croydon Learning Disability Partnership steers the development of services for people with learning disabilities. We help adults with learning disabilities and their carers to do the things they want to do in Croydon.
The Healthy Croydon Partnership
The Healthy Croydon Partnership was set up in 1999 to provide strategic leadership for health and social care services in Croydon. The Partnership is now one of the family of partnerships that comprise the Croydon Strategic Partnership.
Children's Trusts
Children's Trusts are about better co-ordination of services.
Croydon Youth Service Drug and Alcohol Policy
Croydon Youth Service is one of many agencies which will soon be delivering preventative programmes and direct support services for young people at risk.
Improving day and residential care
Homes for the Future (formally referred to as New4Old) is the council's programme to modernise residential and day care services for older people in Croydon.
Missing looked after children
What to do when a child in the care of Social Services goes missing.
Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairment Strategy
The "Joint Strategy for Adults with Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments" has been developed to incorporate national and local priorities, by the Partnership Group for Adults with Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairment.
Research Governance Framework
Research Governance Framework is a requirement established by the Department of Health (DoH), which now demands all organisations involved in health and social care introduce and maintain a framework which will provide guidance and standards in the conduct of research.
Safeguarding adults (adult protection) procedures
Croydon Adult Protection Policy and Procedures (summary for professionals).
Drug and Alcohol Action Team
The multi-agency Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) is based in Social Services.
Supporting People Strategy
The Supporting People in Croydon Strategy, Appendices and Full Directory of Services.
Contracts Unit
The Contracts Unit is responsible for the development and monitoring of agreements and contracts with a wide variety of service providers from the private and voluntary sector.
Adult social services business plan
The adult social services business plan brings together the aims and ambitions of the service areas of the adult social services department (now adult services and housing) as well as outlining major achievements accomplished the previous year.
