Respite Care Review - Update
Recently the MS Society’s Board of Trustees announced that the Society will no longer directly provide residential respite care and will instead move to a more personalised system of support, providing people with more choice, control and equitable respite options.
The change comes after the year-long Respite Care Review and consultation process, during which more than 1600 with people with MS and their carers contributed their views.
At the moment Brambles is open for business and at this stage your booking is not affected.
We will now work with other organisations that may take over running Brambles. Where an organisation can’t be found, unfortunately closure will be the next step.
We can’t give any firm dates at this stage. However, it is unlikely that there will be any change in the near future and we expect the centres to remain open for the rest of this year.
As the year progresses we hope to extend the booking period on a monthly basis as we know more and will keep guests informed throughout the process.
We will work closely with you, and with all our guests and their carers, to find suitable alternatives.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact our free phone Helpline on 0808 800 8000 or email:respitecare@mssociety.org.uk
Find out more about this important announcement and the Respite Care Review
Page last updated on 22 Jun 10 by Carol Naylor.
Page next due for review on 22 Dec 10
© 2010 Multiple Sclerosis Society
Page next due for review on 22 Dec 10
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