Tag Archives: consultation

Consultation – aim for quality not quantity

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Saba Salman

TweetOf the many thorny issues the voluntary sector is grappling with, bidding for public service contracts is among the biggest. The sector was therefore taken aback in December, when the government allowed less than a month for its modernising commissioning … Continue reading →

Posted in Big society, Cuts, Local government, Third sector | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Why everyone should support One Month Before Heartbreak

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Saba Salman

TweetI’m supporting the two-day online campaign, One Month Before Heartbreak, that took place this weekend against planned reforms to Disability Living Allowance (DLA), the disability benefit that allows tens of thousands of disabled people to get out and about from … Continue reading →

Posted in Big society, Blogging, Learning disability, Social exclusion, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

How addicts can shape their own recovery

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Saba Salman

TweetA 24-hour radio station for recovering addicts is among the new schemes in a Royal Society of Arts-led (RSA) project to put service users at the heart of their treatment and support, read my Society Guardian piece here.

Posted in Big society, Cuts, Employment, Health, Local government, Social care, Substance misuse | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Young, gifted and blanked?

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Saba Salman

Tweet “People assume because we’re young and because we have suffered with a mental health problem, what we say is irrelevant,” says 19-year-old Edinburgh student Sarah-Jane Dougan. Dougan and Leeds-based Caroline Holroyd, 21, are members of Very Important Kids (VIK), … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental health, Third sector, Uncategorized, Young people | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments