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Clinical commissioning groups are GPs who plan local health services.

Published today, the fifth edition of «Consultant physicians working with patients», the RCP's blueprint for the duties, responsibilities and practice of consultant physicians, will be invaluable for commissioners, planners, clinicians and NHS Trusts when commissioning and planning local health services.

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The government's new plan says local areas will be given guidance on effective steps including «targeted interventions» and close collaboration between sexual health services and other relevant groups.

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Therefore, the target audience includes national and local public health policy - makers, implementers and managers of maternal and child health programmes, health care facility managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), professional societies involved in the planning and management of maternal and child health services, health care professionals (including nurses, midwives, general medical practitioners and obstetricians) and academic staff involved in training health care professionals.

Most local government functions are carried out by the London borough councils: they are responsible for education, housing, planning, highways, fire, social services, leisure and recreation, libraries, waste collection, waste disposal, and environmental health.

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Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition New York State Assembly NYS Assembly Community Resource Exchange (CRE) SCO Family of Services HCCI Chinese American Planning Council, Inc Heights and Hills Citizen Action of New York ROCitizen New York Association on Independent Living ATLI - Action Together Long Island NYSCAA New York Immigration Coalition Catholic Charities of Chemung & Schuyler Counties CDRC Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS Catholic Charities Professional Staff Congress Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley New York State Network for Youth Success NAMI Albany County Central Federation of Labor Food & Water Watch Jewish Family Service Metro New York Health Care for All Alliance for Positive Change MercyFirst Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York, Queens (CIDNY) SiCM — Schenectady Community Ministries Coalition for the Homeless CIDNY Citizen Action of NY PEF Retiree Urban Parhways, Inc Community Food Advocates PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 New York StateWide Senior Action Council Early Care & Learning Council Urban Pathways African Services Committee Day Care Council of New York New York State Community Action Association Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc The Radical Age Movement United Neighborhood Houses

Spending reductions are split roughly even between state operations ($ 474 million) and local assistance ($ 412 million, which includes freezing planned increases in payments to health and social service providers.)

Involving people with diabetes in health care planning and service development Involving users in local planning and decision - making is the only way to create a health service built around the needs of those who use the service, rather than the needs of the system.

The RCP supports the plan to put clinicians at the heart of reconfiguration decisions, as they are best placed to understand the health service needs of their local communities.

This is his «passion» and the initiatives it has spawned are visible across government: from the new academy schools run by teachers rather than local authorities, via the health service mutuals planned in the NHS white paper, to the renewed emphasis on charities and volunteer groups.

«That this House opposes the Government's plans to impose a polyclinic, or GP - led health centre, in every primary care trust; regrets that this could result in the closure of up to 1,700 GP surgeries; is concerned that the imposition of polyclinics against the will of patients and GPs could be detrimental to standards of care, particularly for the elderly and vulnerable, by breaking the vital GP / patient link; further regrets that these plans are being imposed without consultation; is alarmed at the prospective loss of patient access to local GP services at a time when care closer to home should be strengthened; believes that the Government's plans would jeopardise the independence and commissioning capability of general practice in the future; supports the strengthening of access to diagnostic and therapeutic services without undermining the structure of GP services; and calls on the Government to reconsider its plans for polyclinics.

List of Supporting Organizations: • African Services Committee • Albany County Central Federation of Labor • Alliance for Positive Change • ATLI - Action Together Long Island • Brooklyn Kindergarten Society • NY Immigration Coalition • Catholic Charities • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Catholic Charities of Buffalo • Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler • Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany • Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse • CDRC • Center for Independence of the Disabled NY • Children Defense Fund • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc. • Citizen Action of New York • Coalition for the Homeless • Coalition on the Continuum of Care • Community Food Advocates • Community Health Net • Community Healthcare Network • Community Resource Exchange (CRE) • Day Care Council of New York • Dewitt Reformed Church • Early Care & Learning Council • East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. • Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley • Fiscal Policy Institute • Food & Water Watch • Forestdale, Inc. • FPWA • GOSO • GRAHAM WINDHAM • Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition • HCCI • Heights and Hills • Housing and Services, Inc. • Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement • Jewish Family Service • Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS • Latino Commission on AIDS • LEHSRC • Make the Road New York • MercyFirst • Met Council • Metro New York Health Care for All • Mohawk Valley CAA • NAMI • New York Association on Independent Living • New York Democratic County Committee • New York State Community Action Association • New York State Network for Youth Success • New York StateWide Senior Action Council • NYSCAA • Park Avenue Christian Church (DoC) / UCC • Partnership with Children • Met Council • Professional Staff Congress • PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 • ROCitizen • Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. • SCO Family of Services • SICM — Schenectady Community Ministries • Sunnyside Community Services • Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc • The Alliance for Positive Change • The Children's Village • The Door — A Center of Alternatives • The Radical Age Movement • UJA - Federation of New York • United Neighborhood Houses • University Settlement • Urban Pathways, Inc • Women's Center for Education & Career Advancement

Poughkeepsie... May is Mental Health Month in Dutchess County and the Department of Mental Hygiene has announced plans to continue public outreach for the formulation of their local service plans.

The Welsh Government are announcing plans to cut waiting time targets for local primary mental health services from 56 to 28 days.

Key Measures Special educational needs key measures include a single assessment process (0 - 25) which is more streamlined, better involves children, young people and families and is completed quickly; An Education Health and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their suHealth and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their suppPlan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their suHealth and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their suppPlan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their suhealth services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their suppplan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their support.

Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arraservices: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arraservices • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arraServices working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangeLocal authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangelocal health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arraservices will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangelocal professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arraservices • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangelocal areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangelocal freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arraservices • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

The research involved surveying 1,100 school leaders, the results of which suggested that 82 per cent of mainstream schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately provide for pupils with SEND; 89 per cent of school leaders believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their school receives for pupils with SEND; three - quarters of schools have pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for assessment of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88 per cent of school leaders think initial teacher training does not adequately prepare teachers to support pupils with SEND.

The Coalition for Community Schools, housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership, is an alliance of national, state and local organizations in education K - 16, youth development, community planning and development, family support, health and human services, government and philanthropy as well as national, state and local community school networks.

On 7-1-95, NC State Board of Education adopted policy entitled «Special Health Care Services» that requires each local school district to make a registered nurse available for assessment, care planning and on going evaluation of students with special health care Health Care Services» that requires each local school district to make a registered nurse available for assessment, care planning and on going evaluation of students with special health care health care needs.

Theresa May announced earlier this year that under her plans, every secondary school in England will get free mental health training and improved support from local health services.

In addition, the plan's mental health recommendations focus on helping educators recognize children who may need help and connecting school districts with law enforcement, mental health agencies, and other local organizations to help ensure that students with mental health or behavioral issues receive the services they need.

«HVCC, along with our industry partners, GE Health Care (General Electric's worldwide healthcare services) and Regeneron (a pharmaceutical company), have demonstrated a significant commitment to local students by working with us to plan and implement the P - TECH program,» says Donna Watson, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the Troy City School District.

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When you want to purchase Arizona health insurance plans, our local agents and customer service representatives will meet with you at your convenience to discuss the best plan for your needs.

Professional Experience American Red Cross (Douglasville, GA) 11/2007 — Present Communications Manager • Lead the strategic direction and implementation of all public relations and communication functions to achieve American Red Cross Blood Services collection goals and organizational objectives • Collaborate with Chapter counterparts to promote a singular American Red Cross image and messaging throughout the state • Develop viable communications plan to assure effective community awareness of critical need for donations • Produce market communications and develop media outreach initiatives, including press releases, media inquiries, and special project updates, to ensure image and brand consistency • Author and edit scripts, presentations, and speeches for use by senior - level organization executives • Establish partnership within the community to enhance awareness of the blood donation program while leveraging key relationships with local - and state - level media professionals • Develop and implement an annual public relations and communications budget to ensure self - sufficiency and utilize financial resources in an efficient manner • Execute and supervise all staff - related functions including hiring, training, evaluation, and career development to create a well - qualified team and enhance operational success • Plan and implement employee award and recognition programs to honor milestone achievements, customer service excellence, and the accomplishment of national initiatives • Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures, Safety Quality Identity Potency Purity (SQUIPP), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and all other applicable federal, state, and local entiplan to assure effective community awareness of critical need for donations • Produce market communications and develop media outreach initiatives, including press releases, media inquiries, and special project updates, to ensure image and brand consistency • Author and edit scripts, presentations, and speeches for use by senior - level organization executives • Establish partnership within the community to enhance awareness of the blood donation program while leveraging key relationships with local - and state - level media professionals • Develop and implement an annual public relations and communications budget to ensure self - sufficiency and utilize financial resources in an efficient manner • Execute and supervise all staff - related functions including hiring, training, evaluation, and career development to create a well - qualified team and enhance operational success • Plan and implement employee award and recognition programs to honor milestone achievements, customer service excellence, and the accomplishment of national initiatives • Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures, Safety Quality Identity Potency Purity (SQUIPP), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and all other applicable federal, state, and local entiPlan and implement employee award and recognition programs to honor milestone achievements, customer service excellence, and the accomplishment of national initiatives • Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures, Safety Quality Identity Potency Purity (SQUIPP), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and all other applicable federal, state, and local entities

EC records were linked to the Medical Services Plan files to obtain ICD - 10 diagnostic codes, 16 year and month of birth, sex, subsidy code, 17 service date, service provider, specialty code, local health area and service location code.

Educational programs enhance knowledge of health - related topics, including child safety issues, family planning, and social and emotional health.4 Another local agency that provides assistance programs to families is Cambridge Family and Children's Service.

This case study shows how partnership between the local authority and the Independent Support service in transfer reviews for moving children and young people with statements of SEN to Education, Health and Care plans has led to better quality plans reflecting the wishes, views and aspirations of children and young people.

This case study describes how a consortium of voluntary sector organisations worked in partnership with the local authority in Bromley to deliver the Independent Support Service with a clear focus on providing support and guidance to parents / carers and young people going through the Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan process.

If your local Planned Parenthood doesn't have the abortion service you need, we can refer you to other health care providers in your area that can help.

Gifts to Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS) support local and regional health care services, education, and legislative advocacy programs.

You can get help finding adoption agencies in your area through your local department of family or child services, or your local Planned Parenthood health center, All - Options, or The National Pro-Choice Adoption Collaborative.

Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties provides essential reproductive health care, nutrition services, and education programs to more than 160,000 local women and men, regardless of their personal circumstances or ability to pay.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman discussed the devastating impact the proposals to eliminate the national family planning program (Title X), which provides five million women preventive care each year, and the proposal to bar Planned Parenthood from providing health care services through any federal program — including family planning, cancer screenings, and well women care — would have on women in their local communities.

The proposed legislation would ensure that education; health and social care services are jointly planned and commissioned by local authorities and health services working together.

Your state, county, or local department of family or child services, or your local Planned Parenthood health center, have resources on adoption.

Our student groups organize public events, educate their peers, support their local Planned Parenthood health centers, and mobilize students and other young activists to speak out for reproductive rights and access to reproductive health services.

Whether you're transgender or cisgender, you can visit your local Planned Parenthood health center for STD testing, birth control, physical exams, other sexual and reproductive health services, and referrals.

Send a Letter to the Editor We always encourage our supporters to send a letter to your local newspaper expressing our thoughts, ideas, and convictions about any subject relating to the services we provide at Planned Parenthood health centers.

Fifteen local Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country were recognized as leaders in teen pregnancy prevention as they were selected by the Department of Health and Human Services to receive new grant funding as part of President Obama's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative.

Generation Action chapters across the country organize public events, educate their peers, support their local Planned Parenthood health centers, and mobilize students and other young people to speak out for reproductive rights and access to reproductive health services.

The local programs serving these families are putting a high priority on outcomes that are relevant for improving infant and maternal health, and they have the implementation system supports in place to carry out their service plans.

This funding for family planning services, which was repeatedly vetoed by Governor Christie despite the passionate efforts of legislative champions, supports preventive reproductive health care services like cancer screenings, birth control, and STD testing and treatment at New Jersey's family planning providers, including Planned Parenthood health centers and other local community providers.

We are working towards building a network of local campus chapters that will create easier access to health services at Planned Parenthood and other local reproductive health centers.

If you're interested in learning more about the possibility of obtaining hormonal contraception without a pelvic exam, you can contact your local Planned Parenthood health center to see whether they offer the service.