Article on Shared Lives in MJ journal

If you take an interest in Shared Lives as someone who funds or manages services, you might be interested in this article in MJ, the local government journal: http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=90923&layout=2

This article focuses quite a lot on the money side and encourages councils to think about how Shared Lives can helop them to make savings, because it’s proven to be cheaper than alternatives, whilst still helping people to live a better life. As councils and the NHS start to cut all kinds of services, showing that the work of our members saves money in the long term is going to be more and more important.