§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What evidence they have on the provision in the North West of mix-funding from local health, employment and social services agencies for helping to rehabilitate those with acquired brain injury back into work; and what advice they have received from the Social Services Inspectorate on this issue. [HL4290]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathIt is the responsibility of individual health and local authorities to commission appropriate brain injury services for their residents from within the resources available to them. A variety of facilities exist, and are used.
The Department of Health requires all councils, with their National Health Service and other partners, to prepare a Welfare to Work Joint Investment Plan by 31 March 2001. These plans will help provide "joined up" services for people who want to work, stay in work or to move closer to their place of work. The core of the Joint Investment Plan concept is inter-agency working, with a focus on the needs of the user.