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Portrait
bench at
Finsbury
Park Station
We want to know who
you would like to see
on a portrait bench
to be installed along
the Connect2 walking
and cycling route. The
bench will be installed at
Finsbury Park Station and
will be one of 79 across
the country.
Residents can choose
from the following list of
local characters:
Jazzie B
Paddy Galligan
Edith Garrud
Florence Keen
John La Rose
Johnny Rotten
Edward Lear
P.T Selbit
To find out more go to
www.islington.gov.
uk/connect2
See Islington by bike
Enjoy a nine mile marshalled ride exploring the
beautiful sights and scenery Islington has to offer –
it’s an ideal day out for all the family!
The next event will be held on Friday 2 November.
For more information or to sign up visit
www.islington.gov.uk/islingtonbybike
Bookings are essential to secure a place!
Sign up for direct
debit and you
could win!
You could win £1,000 in our
November prize draw, simply
by signing up to pay your
council tax by direct debit!
Direct debit is the quickest, easiest way
to pay your council tax - sign up today at
www.islington.gov.uk/directdebit or
by calling 020 7527 2633.
Contact Islington
Islington’s customer service centre is located on
the ground floor of 222 Upper Street, N1.
Pop in to speak to one of the team or call
8am-6pm Monday to Friday
(8.30am-6pm Wednesdays).
Phone: 020 7527 2000
Email: contact@islington.gov.uk
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IslingtonLife
Room G16
Town Hall, Upper Street, N1 2UD
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Phone: 020 7527 3416
NHS Continuing Healthcare
Deadlines for assessment of eligibility for NHS Continuing
Healthcare funding
On 15 March 2012, the Department of Health announced the
introduction of deadlines for individuals to request an assessment of
eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
We are therefore asking for individuals or their representatives to
notify their local Primary Care Trust (PCT) in respect of previously unassessed
periods of time where there is evidence that they should
have been assessed for eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare
funding. The time period and the deadline for notifying Islington PCT
is as follows:
Period
Deadline
1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012 31 March 2013
The announcement of these deadlines introduces a process which
will enable any individuals who should have been assessed to be
identified and considered for eligibility as soon as possible, because
as time passes, detailed recorded evidence of an individual’s needs
for the period of time in question may no longer be available.
If you think that this affects you or a family member, then please
contact the Continuing Healthcare Team at your local PCT to obtain
further information on the process and to discuss this further.
NHS North Central London
Islington Office, Continuing Healthcare, 338-346 Goswell Road,
London, EC1V 7LQ
continuingcare3@nhs.net
More information on Continuing Healthcare retrospective reviews
can be found here:
http://www.ncl.nhs.uk/about/continuing-healthcare.aspx
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