Health and Wellbeing
During 2010 Going for Independence and a social enterprise called AnyBodyCan Ltd. came together in order to develop the SMILE Learning health and wellbeing programme.
Read more about the SMILE Learning Programme here.
Centre of Excellence for Sensory Impairment (COESI) Consortium
GFI is a founder member of a group of 5 organisations providing services for people with disabilities and sensory impairment in Croydon. Read more about COESI and our customer Charter.
New Brochure
Our new brochure about equipment is now available. It is A4 sized with photographs showing equipment in the home and in room settings. The text is available in a Word version in large print which will also be made available in Urdu and Gujarati over the next few months. We also plan to do a Braille and audio version.
New Government and the Big Society
Opportunities are arising for new services in response to market dynamics and the shifting sands of policy for older and less able people.
The new Government means more change and GFI is a Big Society pioneer, supporting people in the community and helping them to help themselves to stay independent.
The NHS White Paper - Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS
GFI wil be in a good position to offer services to GP Commissioners when the roll out of the NHS changes takes effect. In particular our Independent Living services will help to prevent falls and potentially unnecessary admissions to acute services.
Helpline -GFI is responding to numerous calls from around the UK, helping people to find the local information and services they need.
Access to Allied Health Professionals under the GFI umbrella - GFI is looking at how we can offer a support network to Occupational Therapists and also Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists and other Therapists with a social conscience who want to connect with an ethical organisation.
The key aim of GFI, underpinning all that we do, is to enable individuals to have access to the right information at the right time giving people greater choice and control over their lives.
"If GFI had been around a few years ago we would have had access to a one-stop-shop offering different kinds of therapy services in addition to those available from the state. This would have been so helpful for us and our disabled son."
(Consultation feedback from Parent in London area, 2008)
Page updated November 2011