P723 CEEFAX 723 Thu 4 Nov 21:01/16 W HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE 13 NOVEMBER Individuals and rights groups concerned with issues from race and disability to gender are gathering for a major conference in London. This public human rights conference addresses key questions for rights campaigners in Britain, including: how can rights bj enforced? And how can popular support bj broadened? Led by international campaigners, academics, journalists and lawyers the conference includjes 19 workshops on specific issues. Contacts on page 729 1/4 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEJFAX 723 Thu 4 Nov 21:15/22 I W LAND GROUPS APPEAL TO MoD Land and environment groups are urging the Govjrnmjnt to allow Britain's national parks the benefit of any defence cuts. The Council for National Parks (CNP), a federation of 40 groups including the National Trust and the Ramblers, argues that thousands of acres of countryside used for military exercises could bj opened to public access. The CNP opposes current plans to step up training in Northumbjuland. Source: CSV Media 2/4 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEJFAX 723 Thu 4 Nov 21:13/45 "PIECEMAL" COMMUNITY CARE CONDEMNED A report just published by the indjpjndjnt health policy analysis centre Kings Fund Institute says the US is taking a "piecemeal" approach to community care. RESHAPING MENTBL HEALTH SERVICES suggests Britain needs to learn from the US experience and develop more structure in its new services. In Britain an increasing number of bodies are responsible for the needs of people with mental illness but their values often conflict. Source: CSV Media 3/4 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEEFAX 723 Thu 4 Nov 21:14/47 COMMUNITY CARE CONDEMNED (cont...) A day after publication of the Kings Fund Institute report, the National Federation of Housing Associations (NFHA) said community care provision was in disarray. The NFHA's own report HOUSING AVD COMMUNITY CARE: THE LOOSE CONNECTION pinpoints poor management and inadequate funding as the chief culprits in blocking access to help for people in need. Govjrnmjnt departments have failed to co-ordinate, the report says. Source: CSV Media 4/4 feature Info Diary Volunteer