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23 March 2020

It’s all about…being present, approachable and flexible

In our series entitled ‘it’s all about’ we will explore some moving and incredible stories from the past year of people who have moved closer to their vision of a good life and started making their contribution in their community. This piece looks at ‘being present, approachable and flexible’.

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21 February 2020

Our February newsletter is out!

February ’20 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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20 February 2020

Local Area Coordination in Wales and the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act (2014) by Tara Hughes

In a crossover of her work and studies, Tara Hughes has written this blog piece about Local Area Coordination in Wales in relation to the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act (2014).

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31 January 2020

Are perceptions of mental health becoming problematic? – a blog by Jennie Cox et. al

Blog piece by Jennie Cox, tentatively exploring whether the use of ‘mental health’ as a catch-all for the disruptions of human life may lead to problems which adversely impact on a person’s ability to navigate through the inevitable difficulties of living.

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27 January 2020

Our January newsletter is out!

January ’20 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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20 December 2019

Our December newsletter is out!

December ’19 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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22 November 2019

Our November newsletter is out!

November ’19 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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15 November 2019

Local Area Coordination Members’ Conference

The members’ conference took place on 4th-5th November in Derby. We’ve put together video highlights of the event and speaker slots which offer useful insights about Local Area Coordination to those in the wider sector.

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24 October 2019

Our October newsletter is out!

October ’19 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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23 October 2019

Social Prescribing and Local Area Coordination is about much more than ‘just signposting…’

Jennie Cox (Senior Local Area Coordinator in York) and Christine Marmion (Project Manager of Ways to Wellbeing: the social prescribing service in the city) came together to address ‘the signposting question’ which they found their teams were frequently encountering.

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20 September 2019

Our September newsletter is out!

September ’19 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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23 August 2019

Our August newsletter is out!

August ’19 edition of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter.

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