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Care Quality Commission Review of Sheffield Health and Social Care System Published
11 June 2018
A large scale review into the Sheffield Health and Social Care System for over 65s has been published detailing the problems faced by service users and making recommendations for improvement.
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11 December 2017
Our Disability Community is a new website offering an “online platform for disabled people to share their experiences, hacks and tips on living life to the max with a disability.”Our Disability Community want to hear from you about what equipment and services work for you and what don’t and the little things that from your experience can make life better.
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