‘Acquisitive crime’ covers aspects of theft and robbery including street crime, business and retail crime and vehicle crime.
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WARMTH, INCOME, SAFETY, HEALTH Referral Scheme
The WISH Scheme in Camden is an efficient and joined up way of improving health, safety and security at home for vulnerable householders.
The scheme came about because a number of agencies were independently marketing and providing services to the same vulnerable households across Camden. The lack of co-ordination of these services lead to:
- A lack of awareness among agencies/households of other services that are available
- Multiple visits to vulnerable households, causing unnecessary disruption
Production of unnecessary amounts of promotional literature, cluttering of workers’ in-trays, household doormats etc
- Increased time away from their duties for staff who were receiving separate training/awareness raising sessions about the benefits to their clients of individual services
- Staff anxiety arising from the feeling of being unable to respond to clients’ other needs.
- A steering group has been set up, consisting of representatives from the Housing Department, Environmental Health, Community Safety, Promoting Independence, Welfare Rights and the Primary Care Trust.
WISH aims to provide the following services: -
- Warmth - Insulation and/or heating improvement, Advice on Energy saving tips, How to choose and change gas suppliers, Keeping homes warm and dry
- Safety - Free smoke alarm, Domestic security works, Falls prevention, Child injury prevention, General safety advice
- Repair - Help/advice on major repairs
- Welfare Rights/Health & Well-being - Benefits Check, Debt advice, Physical/mental health difficulties, Personal care, Social isolation
Households will be referred to WISH by - Mobile Repairs Service, District nurses, Health visitors, Occupational therapists, Sure Start workers, Faith groups, Public Health Assistants, CAB, Housebound staff, Podiatrists and Age Concern staff.
(Updated 4/5/08)
