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Disabled people
Arranging health and social care
Health and social care assessments
Local council assessments of your health and social care needs
Direct payments - arranging your own care and services
Find out about direct payments in the 'Financial support' section
Employing a professional carer or personal assistant
How to go about employing someone to help you live independently
Your responsibilities when employing a professional carer
As an employer of a personal assistant or carer, you have certain responsibilities
Adjusting to disability
Becoming disabled through illness, injury or a medical condition can affect many areas of a person's life
Help with health costs
Find out if you are entitled to financial help with health costs
