Translation of "Directeur de services résidentiels de réadaptation " (French → English) :

Director General of Rehabilitation Services

16. While emphasising that SSGI must not be defined by their economic impact, notes the Commission's second biennial report and confirms that SSGI make a major economic contribution in terms of jobs, economic activity and purchasing power and that the health and social services sector accounts for 5% of economic output and employs 21.4 million people; notes that the CEEP, in its report, ‘Mapping of Public Services,’ also confirmed that health and social activities account for 9.6 % of EU employment, and 9.4 % of GDP; notes that the 2008 Labour Force Survey shows that women account for 79 % of the workforce in health services ...[+++], 81 % in residential care services and 83 % in non-residential care services; notes also that an SME representative body, UEAPME, takes the view that SMEs need high-quality, efficient SSGI in order to operate successfully; calls on the Member States also to take into account gender-equality principles; notes that the promotion of inclusive labour markets, prevention and rehabilitation will lead to cost savings and improve quality of delivery in the longer term;

16. While emphasising that SSGI must not be defined by their economic impact, notes the Commission’s second biennial report and confirms that SSGI make a major economic contribution in terms of jobs, economic activity and purchasing power and that the health and social services sector accounts for 5% of economic output and employs 21.4 million people; notes that the CEEP, in its report, ‘Mapping of Public Services,’ also confirmed that health and social activities account for 9.6 % of EU employment, and 9.4 % of GDP; notes that the 2008 Labour Force Survey shows that women account for 79 % of the workforce in health services ...[+++], 81 % in residential care services and 83 % in non-residential care services; notes also that an SME representative body, UEAPME, takes the view that SMEs need high-quality, efficient SSGI in order to operate successfully; calls on the Member States also to take into account gender-equality principles; notes that the promotion of inclusive labour markets, prevention and rehabilitation will lead to cost savings and improve quality of delivery in the longer term;

The priorities set out in this plan of action are: to provide services based on the needs of the person and their family, including: information, awareness, pervasive developmental disorder detection, diagnosis, patient navigators, access to services, comprehensive needs assessment, specialized adjustment and rehabilitation services, services for school-aged children, services for adults, residential support, accommodation and suit ...[+++]able support for families.

When I say " we,'' I do, of course, mean Bill Bell, Director of Residential Services and the lead on the concurrent disorder strategy, and Murray Finnerty, our CEO.