Annual Review 2008 - QEF

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QUEEN ELIZABETH’S FOUNDATIONFOR DISABLED PEOPLEThe Work of the FoundationThe Brain Injury Centre is the only UK rehabilitationcentre offering assessment, intensive neurorehabilitationand education for young adults aged16-35, who have acquired disabilities and associatedlearning difficulties as a result of brain injury caused byaccident or illness.The Development Centre offers young people withcomplex disabilities the opportunity to gain the skillsthey need to move on to a lifestyle of their choice.Individual programmes focus on practical life skills,experiencing supported or semi-independent living,education and opportunities for employment orvoluntary work.The Mobility Centre is expert in providing mobilityassessments, information and advice on driving, vehiclechoice and adaptation to increase independence andimprove quality of life. The Centre also provides trainingfor professionals and Advanced Driving Instructors ondisability awareness.The Resource Centre is a focal point for disabledpeople living in N W Kent, providing a wide range ofservices, information and activities. Transport can beprovided if required.The Training College is one of only four pan-disabilityColleges in the UK. It provides training for sustainableemployment for adults with disabilities, especially thosewho have been forced to change career directionthrough accident or illness. Courses cover business,trade and technical subjects, each focused on a jobmarket and leading to recognised qualifications.2
SQUARINGTHE CIRCLEQueen Elizabeth’s Foundation provides expert, cost-effective trainingand development services to those disabled people who are sometimesdescribed as the ‘hardest to help’. We invest 72% of the income of ourcharitable services in the expert staff required to support themajority of our clients on a 24 hour basis. Our highly-regardedresidential services are subject to regular rigorous assessment bythe Commission for Social Care Inspection and Ofsted and wewelcome this, in order consistently to drive our standards to evenhigher levels. Clients at our Mobility Centre already report 92%satisfaction with the service.We could embrace the increasing trend to deliver cheaper services‘in the community’ by insisting that already hard-pressed familycarers provide out-of-hours support. However, for over 70 years wehave delivered tailor-made residential programmes in a dedicated,specialised and accessible environment, albeit one that now requiresconsiderable modernisation and capital investment. Our clientsreport their fears that as the national ‘Personalisation’ agenda goeslive, they will find themselves ‘abandoned’ at home withoutaccessible transportation and with inadequate State benefits.The Government funding we receive to support the Training Collegehas had no inflationary increase for the past two years and someSocial Services’ Departments are now beginning to follow suit. AtQueen Elizabeth’s Foundation, we believe passionately in providing thevery best quality of training and support for our clients so they maysecure the best possible opportunities when they graduate from ourprogrammes. In addition to our range of services, we are committedto continuing to develop new initiatives and new buildings and yetreceive no Government funding whatever for such works. Will youplease help us to square this circle? Thank you so much for yourmuch-needed generosity and help.Peter SedgwickCynthia RobinsonChairman Chief Executive 3
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