The Registered Care Providers Association Ltd The Registered Care Providers Association (RCPA) provides support to care and support provider organisations across Somerset. RCPA members deliver care and support to a broad range of individuals, including older people, people with disabilities, mental health support needs and complex needs. The RCPA provides a range of services that: • support member organisations in their development and sustainability; • facilitate and promote the development of evidence-based good practice; and • influence stakeholders in the sector in relation to funding, regulation, legislation and strategic direction. The RCPA provides an invaluable gateway, helping the exchange of information and ideas and fostering best practice amongst members. Acting as a voice for care providers, the RCPA aims to represent the views of all members, bringing their concerns and queries to the attention of service commissioners as
well as government and regulatory bodies. The RCPA works in partnership with other agencies and organisations to ensure the continued provision of high-quality care in Somerset. This is delivered through regular conferences and seminars, newsletters and briefings. Members are marked with an RCPA throughout the listings in this Directory. Amongst the Association’s aims is the wish to represent the interests, views and concerns of people involved with providing care in the Somerset area. The RCPA also aims to provide members easy access to information and advice on any matter relevant to the provision of care, to develop, monitor and evaluate care strategy and policy and to disseminate information to members. For details about joining the Registered Care Providers Association, please contact: Tel: 01823 351630 Email: admin@rcpa.org.uk Web: www.rcpa.org.uk
Other initiatives ‘Tell Us Once’ service A free and simple service to help you tell us that someone has died.
this information directly to a number of other Government departments and local council services.
When someone has died, there are a lot of people who need to be told, at a time when you probably feel least like doing it. Our Registration Service provides a service which we hope will make things easier for you. It means that when you tell us about a death, we can then contact other organisations on your behalf.
All registration offices in Somerset will automatically offer the ‘Tell Us Once’ service when you make an appointment to register a death. You can find contact details and opening hours for all of the registration offices in Somerset at: www.somerset.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-anddeaths/registration-contact-and-bookings or you can phone: 0300 123 2224 for information about your local office. The website here: www.somerset. gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/tell-usonce tells you more about what information you will need to give us to register a death, and the services involved in the ‘Tell Us Once’ partnership.
After someone has died, one of the first things that must be done is to legally register the death with our Registration Service. Once that’s done, several other organisations may still need to be contacted and given the same information. To save you time and worry, we offer a free service which can pass
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