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Kisharon centres could shut in service revamp

February 9, 2012 13:17

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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Learning disability charity Kisharon could close day centres in Hackney and Golders Green to facilitate users' greater integration within the mainstream community.

Kisharon chief executive Bev Jacobson said the charity had been given around a year by Hackney Council to examine ways the services offered by the Stamford Hill day centres could be provided by alternative means.

Councils in north and north-west London are also looking to change the way they provide backing by giving funding directly to service users, who can then choose how they pay for their care and support.

Ms Jacobson pointed out that more integrated activities would still require staff, so redundancies were unlikely.