Home Instead are welcoming all carers to a film and cake!
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News for carers and health & social care professionals in Bristol & South Gloucestershire
S. Glos: All Age Learning Disability Strategy Consultation
The strategy sets out South Gloucestershire Council’s vision and priorities for people of any age with a learning disability in South Gloucestershire for the period from April 2022 to March 2027. The strategy is the first All-age learning disability strategy for South Gloucestershire.
Continue reading “S. Glos: All Age Learning Disability Strategy Consultation”Healthwatch Bristol: Discharge from hospital survey
Healthwatch Bristol want to find out more about the process of being discharged to a care or nursing home, to find out where the system is working well and where it needs to be improved.
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Are you experiencing stress, anxiety or low mood following a cancer diagnosis? Join a free 8-week online Mindfulness based course specially designed for people living with cancer and for their supporters/carers. Continue reading “Mindfulness for cancer carers and those living with cancer”
Volunteers Newsletter – Autumn/Winter Edition 2021
The Autumn/Winter edition of the volunteers newsletter is now live.
Continue reading “Volunteers Newsletter – Autumn/Winter Edition 2021”Top to Toe – January 10th
Top to Toe is for people with a learning difficulty and autism.
Continue reading “Top to Toe – January 10th”Short Breaks survey for parent carers
Have you benefited from a Short Breaks holiday for disabled children?Bristol City Council would like to hear from parents and carers, as well as disabled children and young people themselves, to help them provide the right mix of services and opportunities.
New survey for SEND parent carers
Bristol City Council and Murmuration Community Therapy are looking for people who can share their experience as a parent or carer of a child or young person with SEND in Bristol.
Watch our new short film for carers
Carers Support Centre has made a short film all about caring, to mark Carers Rights Day. Featuring 4 local carers, this film aims to increase carer awareness and reach unidentified carers. In the film, Cheralyn, Tony, Fanuel and Amanda share how they started caring, how they realised what they were doing was caring, and how receiving support improved their lives.
South Gloucestershire Disability Equality Network Event & AGM – December 2nd
South Gloucestershire Disability Equality Network (SGDEN) invite you to the next SGDEN online event and AGM, taking place to link in with the International Day of Disabled People.
Continue reading “South Gloucestershire Disability Equality Network Event & AGM – December 2nd”Independent Living Group Workshops – November 9th
The Independent Living Group (ILG), in partnership with WECIL, Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council and People Plus are running workshops to support individuals considering or already employing a Personal Assistant.
Continue reading “Independent Living Group Workshops – November 9th”Carers UK – State of Caring 2021
Carers UK have released their State of Caring 2021 report.
Continue reading “Carers UK – State of Caring 2021”South Gloucestershire Carers Strategy Focus Group – November 11
South Gloucestershire Council is writing a new strategy for unpaid carers. This strategy is the council’s plan to support you, working alongside partners in health, social care, employment, education and more. The council wants to produce a plan that is accessible and engaging to unpaid carers.
Continue reading “South Gloucestershire Carers Strategy Focus Group – November 11”Bristol Carers Online Open Meeting report now available
The September Bristol Carers Open Meeting report and presentation is now available for download.
Continue reading “Bristol Carers Online Open Meeting report now available”Carers Rights Day 2021 – November 25
Bookings for the next Carers Rights Day 2021 are now open.
Continue reading “Carers Rights Day 2021 – November 25”Healthwatch Bristol – Can you help improve services?
Healthwatch Bristol are looking at patients experiences of hospital assessment and discharge and want to know what matters to you the most.
Continue reading “Healthwatch Bristol – Can you help improve services?”The Challenging Behaviour Foundation – NHS Advocacy Questionnaire
Are you a family carer of an adult with learning disabilities or of an autistic adult who is or has been an inpatient in a mental health, learning disability or autism specialist hospital?
Continue reading “The Challenging Behaviour Foundation – NHS Advocacy Questionnaire”Supported Living Framework Workshops
South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) are working with service users and partners to implement a new Supported Living Framework.
Continue reading “Supported Living Framework Workshops”South Gloucestershire Community Learning – Free Five Week Course
South Gloucestershire Community Learning are running free courses for adults with learning or social disabilities.
Continue reading “South Gloucestershire Community Learning – Free Five Week Course”Free flu jab : People with LD and their carers
All children and adults with learning disabilities and their carers are eligible for a flu vaccine. Continue reading “Free flu jab : People with LD and their carers”
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