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Big Meals on
Wheels keep
on turning!
Meals on Wheels Week – 5–9 November 2018
CASE STUDIES
FROM ADVERSITY COMES INNOVATION
We’re compiling an inspiring portfolio of case studies that clearly show it’s not the end of the road for Meals on Wheels.
We’ve seen and shared
many uplifting examples of NACC members that have developed thriving Meals on Wheels services, despite the challenges of reduced social funding. Social enterprises, charities and the private sector are looking at ways to diversify services and ensure the elderly and vulnerable in the communities have access to good nutrition
and hydration.
A series of case studies, compiled in partnership with the charity Sustain, will spotlight the ‘out of the box’ ideas that have been implemented to
keep services running fruitfully and inspire others to follow suit.
CALLING ALL NACC MEMBERS
Do you have a successful Meals on Wheels service? Are you doing things differently with great results? We want to hear from you!
Contact info@thenacc.co.uk to take part in our case study project. Together we are stronger in standing up to the cut backs!
The NACC has made a commitment to protect the UK’s valuable Meals on Wheels service. A lifeline to many older, vulnerable people in the community, it plays a crucial role in modern society, helping people live independently in their own homes for longer and counteracting loneliness and isolation. The preventative service can also relieve the pressure on an NHS under strain. While social care underfunding continues to put Meals on Wheels under threat of closure, the ght goes on!
CRUCIAL RESEARCH
For Meals on Wheels Week 2018, the NACC is once again joining forces with the Association of Public Sector Excellence to research the state of the UK Meals on Wheels service. Repeating the studies of 2014 and 2016, which survey 211 UK top-tier councils, a clear picture will be painted of the availability of Meals on Wheels services across the country.
A crucial part of our campaign to protect services, the research is currently underway and the results will be launched during Meals on Wheels Week. What difference has two more years of inadequate social
care funding had on the Meals on Wheels service, and will we see changes in service models emerging as a solution to the challenge? Watch this space...
Neel Radia, the NACC’s national chair, said
about the anticipated results: “Social care funding
is declining and with it public services, so we fully expect to see a further reduction in the availability of Meals on Wheels services. We will use the results of this research to communicate the scale of the problem to the Government and public, sending a clear message that we need to do more to look after the vulnerable in our communities.”
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NATIONAL EVENTS, AWARDS & INITIATIVES