What actions can voluntary and community organisations take to improve health by improving access to services?
Access to advice and information We recommend that any plans drawn up with the aim of improving access to services should include provision for access to advice and information, not just about medical issues, but about the wider social issues which impact on the health of the individual and the family. Research (see Appendix 2) has found that CAB services are more accessible in outreach venues such as health settings, and reach clients who would not otherwise seek help. Advice services in healthcare settings are an excellent way of bringing advice to those who find it difficult / impossible to reach services – people who are sick, disabled, elderly, with mental health problems and who have terminal illnesses and their carers. Advice projects can focus on the families and carers of people who are ill. Question 9 – What can be done to help people in all social and ethnic groups cope with the stresses of life? Citizens Advice Bureaux daily deal with people facing these transitions, and ot
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