Pay Cut Workers Consulted About Improvements Only

Perhaps I've missed the all important section but I cant see anything about cutting payments and expecting disabled people to work for nothing in the 'Building on the Best' Consultation Booklet Produced by East Surrey PCT in partnership with the service user work reference group,facilitated and supported by Juliet Jeater and East Elmbridge & Mid Surrey Primary Care Trust, Surrey County Council & Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Trust.

The introduction to the booklet states

"This booklet gives information about the service improvements that are proposed to take effect from April 2006 for adults of working age within Eastern Surrey whom require work & social support as a result of having a mental health problem."

Further clarified as

...the " purpose is to give information on the proposed improvements to the day and employment services that are currently run by Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Trust so that you can comment on them.It will also describe the new developments and invite you to put forward the types of activities and support that you feel should be provided".

Continuing

The results of making these service improvements include:
• Making services available across the whole of Eastern Surrey rather than just concentrated in a few areas

• The improvement of employment and day services for people who experience mental health problems - particularly to focus on individual needs and to offer more choices

• The transfer of services from Surrey & Borders Partnership Trust (which is part of the NHS) to the voluntary sector ( Richmond Fellowship ) who specialise in this type of service provision and can offer more person centred services

Under a seperate "Who is the consultation for?" heading this is what the booklet has to say

"who is the Consultation for?

People who use the services and their carers have been involved in shaping the proposal, now this written information booklet will ensure that everyone is aware of the proposals and can have their say.

Please read the ' 'Building on the Best' Consultation Booklet ' to see if you can find any mention of the decision to stop payments to the garden centre workers.

One has to ask here, is getting rid of the LD workers at the Old Moat Garden Centre part of the deal to transfer work services to the Richmond Fellowship?

Certainly all the official bodies cited in this Consultation Booklet should be asked to explain if they were made aware of the plan to cut payments to the Old Moat garden centre workers by Surrey & Borders and if so what reason/s they were officially given for this 'service improvement'.