Archives for November 11th, 2004

COMMUNITY COHESION

Abstracts, PublicNet: 11 November, 2004

sThe Guide has been produced by the LGA in conjunction with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Home Office, Commission for Racial Equality and the Inter Faith Network for the UK. It is designed to assist all local authorities and their partners in strengthening and building community cohesion. The challenge is to translate understanding of the issues raised into practical action to improve the situation on the ground. This action needs to tackle the causes that can lead to conflict and to guard against circumstances that could lead to the fracturing of communities. Many authorities have been working to avoid fractured communities or to respond to specific incidents but have not necessarily described this work in community cohesion terms. The Guide gives advice on ways to review existing policies and practices so that they help to build more cohesive communities. It suggests actions that local authorities and their partners can take which are highlighted at the end of each chapterThe Guide is available at: <http://www.lga.gov.uk/Publication.asp?1section=59&id=-A7814115>

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GRANTS PAY FOR ARTISTS TO JOIN REGENERATION SCHEMES

Headlines, PublicNet: 11 November, 2004

Artists are to work with design teams on new schools and roads and the regeneration of town centres and communities under a scheme, which today announced grants of more than a hundred thousand pounds to support the involvement of artists in a range of projects throughout the country.The money comes from PROJECT, the joint initiative launched by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and Arts and Business. The grants go to ten schemes to be developed over the next year.

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REPORT HIGHLIGHTS GAPS IN DIABETES CARE

Headlines, PublicNet: 11 November, 2004

Half of England’s Primary Care Trusts are still failing to prioritise care for children with diabetes a year and a half after the government challenged local NHS services to set targets for dealing with the diabetes crisis, according to a report out day. ‘Your Local Care 2004’, published today by Diabetes UK, says services for children, from diagnosis through to their transfer to adult care, are suffering, along with key elements of care for adults with diabetes.The report highlights local successes and failures in delivering services to people with diabetes and shows how those services vary from region to region. The report, produced for Diabetes UK by the healthcare company Dr Foster, is designed to be a guide for patients to see how well the NHS in their area is performing on diabetes.

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