Introduction

Lancashire and South Cumbria has one of the lowest neurological consultant access rates in the country.

The number of consultants per population in the area we cover (Lancashire & South Cumbria) falls well short of the current national average for England.

It is to address issues such as this that made a group of volunteers, representing various neurological support groups, get together to form the Lancashire and South Cumbria Neurological Alliance in January 2004. Our function is to work with all regional neurological support groups in an attempt to improve the quality of life of those in Lancashire and South Cumbria living with a neurological condition.

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FREE course for anyone caring for a friend or relative in your area

Caring with Confidence (CwC) is a FREE course for anyone that looks after a friend or relative. The course helps participants to make a positive difference to their life, and that of the person they are caring for, by helping them to develop their caring knowledge and skills.

There are seven generic sessions to choose from. The introductory session ‘Finding Your Way’ will help you to look at what matters to you and decide which other sessions you might want to do. You can then choose to do one or more of the following sessions:-

Caring and Coping

Caring and Me

Caring Day-to-Day

Caring and Resources

Caring and Life

Caring and Communicating

Caring with Confidence will:-

Help you to build on your strengths as a carer

Give you the opportunity to share experiences and learn from others in similar situations

Give you useful information, ideas and tips about looking after someone

Help you decide what you might like to change about your caring role

Provide travel and alternative care costs for those who need it

Courses can be arranged to start in your area will start in  2010. For more information about arranging a course for your organisation please call Paul Brighouse on 07595 11 66 75 or email paul.brighouse@eppcic.co.uk  

If you want to influence how the NHS spends money on local services why not get involved with the Ownership Programme. Find out more on the Information page

Our Chair, Tracey Cole, gets answers to questions she asks the Trust. For more information go to the Information page

The Epilepsy Action regional conference held on Saturday 31st October was a huge success. Further information is available on the Information page

Major steps have been made as LASCNA plays a key role in the development of the Cumbria and Lancashire Neurosciences Commissioning Advisory Group. See more on the CALNCAG page.

The VOWNNet group proves to be a success. See more on the VOWNNet page.