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Discover the new service directory providing a wide range of health and social care offerings with clear signposting for easy access and referral. This online platform groups services by needs such as support at home, mobility, housing, mental health, and more. Users can search by keywords, postcodes, age, carer/parent status, and ethnic minority. It allows saving favorites, sharing records, and requesting advice or assessments online. Care providers can apply to update their information or add new services. The directory's official launch is planned for eight weeks after a soft launch in October/November 2013. Stay updated by checking your record and responding to any requested information.
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Online Service Directory Due to ‘go live’ Autumn 2013 Health and Social Care Web Strategy
Current directories homepage www.edinburgh.gov.uk/localsupport
New directory offers • comprehensive range of services • clear signposting of • many options available • next step - direct access / referral
Wandsworth directory homepage www.wandsworth.gov.uk/acis
Services relevant to me • grouped by need: support at home, mobility, housing, mental health … • search by keyword, postcode • age, carer / parent, ethnic minority • condition e.g. dementia, disability
Customers can • save any record to favourites, print or share via email • request advice from SCD online • refer for assessment online.
Care providers can • apply online to update or add information to their records • submit a record for a new service.
Promotion • ‘soft’ launch October / November 2013 • full launch around eight weeks later.
Your record • we will notify you if we have a record for your service • if we need information, please respond • check your record at ‘soft’ launch October / November 2013.
Catherine Macraecatherine.mac@edinburgh.gov.ukKatie Goudiekatie.goudie@edinburgh.gov.uk