essa uk - emergency social services association

Welcome to the newly redesigned ESSA website. The existing content of the old ESSA website is available on this site. All pages on the site are accessible from the simple text menu bar at the top of every page. We intend to expand content in order to make the site more interesting and useful for staff of member Authorities. Comments and contributions are always more than welcome, as indeed are corrections. Views on the state of the nation, as regards social services provision and what affects it, are particularly welcome. The old ‘ESSA voices’ forum has been discontinued but if sufficient interest is shown I will initiate a Facebook page - in the meantime everything will be published here, either directly on the page or via downloadable pdf files. Job vacancies can, of course, be advertised - see ‘vacancies’ link. Holiday accommodation - staff who have holiday accommodation to let may also advertise here, completely gratis. Information on upcoming Conferences will be published under the ‘conferences’ link, as well as notes, reports and photos of conferences past.

Steve Campbell - webmaster The Emergency Social Services Association’s purpose is to bring together workers in Emergency Duty and Out of Hours Social Care Services. ESSA will promote the interests of Emergency Duty and Out of Hours Social Care Services. ESSA is a national association established in 1997 and now representing over 100 Local Authority Emergency Duty Teams and Out of Hours Services throughout the United Kingdom. Download a pdf file which sets out the full purpose of ESSA as well as information about how your Local Authority can join ESSA - please click here... ESSA membership

PACE Review - link to pdf from the Home Office - click on documentation above ESSA Conference 2010 - click on conferences above