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Hospital-based early legal advice scheme pilot
From the Law Sociaty Gazette:
Merseyside residents will be able to access early legal advice in hospital as part of a ‘wellbeing hub’ designed to support people with complex legal, health and social care needs.
Citizens Advice Wirral, Age UK Wirral, Wirral MIND, Involve North West and Change Grow Live have teamed up to offer wellbeing services to residents at the new Flourish Wellbeing Hub at Victoria Central Hospital in Liscard, Wirral.
Citizens Advice said the hub will offer ‘social prescribing’ services including advice, support services and groups for older people, drug and alcohol support services, and new parent groups.
The hub is being funded by the Ministry of Justice and NHS Property Service National Social Prescribing Scheme. The MoJ’s investment is £135,000 over three years