Sign Petition
Petition to persuade the council to set Direct Payments at a rate that allows support workers to receive a reasonable , living wage and that takes account of the skilled and specialized nature of their work. This is essential to keep skilled experienced teams capable of providing quality care
Please sign before Thursday 3rd.
http://www.gopetition.com/online/32369.html
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STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICE IN EDINBURGH
Lobby the Council 9.30am Thursday 3rd December 2009 City Chambers , High Street
This Thursday service-users , their families , care and support staff , campaign groups and their supporters will be attending a specially convened meeting of the Finance committee in a last ditch attempt to save their vital services from being handed over to low cost private companies.
The LibDem / SNP administration is attempting to force through cuts of up to 40% on some people’s care packages despite massive opposition.
99% of service-users threatened by the cuts were never consulted and the potential impact on vulnerable individuals with complex needs was never assessed.
The funding cuts will see much of the care of people with learning disabilities , physical disabilities and mental health problems transferred from well established , specialised voluntary sector organisation to low cost , private companies with questionable track records with devastating results as has been seen in care of the elderly in many places
We must stop this before its too late.
Come along on Thursday and show the Council that the people of Edinburgh will not let this happen without a fight.
Edinburgh Support Workers’ Action Network (SWAN)
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