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Opportunity to take part in research on ‘Involving Family Carers in Older People’s Home-based Reablement’
Come along for a fascinating tour of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory’s Assisted Living Studio at UWE’s Frenchay Campus and find out more about the opportunity to become a voluntary research advisory group member for this UWE Postgraduate Research Study.
Have your say on how South Gloucestershire Council should prioritise its use of funds
Healthwatch South Gloucestershire acts as a consumer champion for both patients and the public.
Come and visit Carers Support Centre!
Considerate Friends is a group of unpaid, family carers either over 50, or caring for someone over 50. The group is on a mission to encourage local services in Greater Fishponds to be carer-friendly.
Does the quality of healthcare services matter to you?
Do you have an interest in the quality of healthcare services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG)? If so, BNSSG Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) would like to hear from you.
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Sensory Support Service for Children and Young People with a Sensory Impairment
The four local authorities who jointly commission the Sensory Support Service (Bath and North-East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire) are working to redesign the service.
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Updated Proposals for Targeted Short Breaks for children with disabilities
Bristol City Council is consulting to help shape Targeted Short Breaks services for children with disabilities. They are planning their services and want to know what people think about what is working well and what could be better.
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Kerry McCarthy MP Surgery for Carers – 10/08/18
Do you care for a friend, relative, family member or neighbour with an illness or disability? Do you live in Bristol East?* Come and meet your MP!
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Consultation: S. Glos Healthy Lifestyle & Wellbeing Services
South Gloucestershire Council is consulting on a proposed Healthy Lifestyle and Wellbeing service that supports people to improve their health by modifying the five leading risk factors that contribute to early death and reduced quality of life.
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New Government Carers Action Plan published
On Tuesday 5th June the government published its long-awaited Carers Action Plan setting out how to support carers over the next two years (2018-2020).
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Are you between 50 & 70 and living in South Gloucestershire?
The South Gloucestershire Over 50s Forum would like to hear from 50-70 years olds about what matters to them and how they would like their voice to be represented.
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Bristol Parent Carers Annual Event
On Tuesday 26th June, parent carers and professionals come together to help design services and improve support for your child (0-25 yrs) with special educational needs / disabilities. Recent changes to SEN support have been completed and there will be a chance to tell Bristol Parent Carers what is working well and where improvements are needed.
New discounts in St Pauls and Montpelier
New discounts are now available for Carers Emergency Card holders in St Pauls, Montpelier and Stokes Croft.
Telephone Counselling Service for over 50s
Last year we ran a successful telephone counselling pilot through funding from Bristol Ageing Better. We were able to support 38 carers with up to 6 weekly sessions of counselling by telephone. 79% of those carers reported an improvement in at least one aspect of social isolation, loneliness and their wellbeing as a result.
After making a successful partnership bid, with Oasis Talk, we are now excited to be able to restart our telephone counselling service and offer carers the opportunity to access counselling by telephone for 6 weekly sessions.
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Carers Week 11-17 June 2018
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.
National State of Caring & Short Breaks Survey
Dear Carers, please find links below for two important surveys for you to fill out.
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Feed carers views and needs into The Social Care Green Paper
You may be aware that the Government will be releasing a green paper in the summer about the future of social care.
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Summer Carers News Out Now
Issue 77 is now available for download. Continue reading “Summer Carers News Out Now”
Carers Week Open Meeting – June 14
Bookings for Carers Week 2018 are now closed.
Proposed Changes to Healthwatch South Gloucestershire
Healthwatch acts as a consumer champion for the patients and the public of South Gloucestershire, hearing the views of the local population and promotes these views to relevant decision makers.
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