Post by jane on Aug 23, 2014 6:53:50 GMT -5
HI,
My name is Jane, a wheelchair user in the northwest of England
I found your name on the internet. I am Jane and live with my husband, Chris. We are both wheelchair users with cerebral palsy, . Chris used to work at the local council. We both live as independently as possible and able to achieve this due to the help I get from the patch team which is part of social services. These people have been supporting me for nearly 28 years.
I have heard the staff are leaving on 19th September. I strongly feel its too short notice to find alternative care. I am not happy to use an agency all the time. All the staff don't want to leave. Surely the deadline could be put back to at least the end of the year. People are scared, I'm sure I am speaking for a lot of people, I am fortunate I can speak up but many disabled people can't. its impossible to expect people to find alternative care at such short notice. I don't feel I want the hassle of leaving social services and using direct payment. I am willing and able to take this matter further is necessary