Issue #90 of Carers News is now available for download.
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News for carers and health & social care professionals in Bristol & South Gloucestershire
Carers Rights Day 2022
Join us on Carers Rights Day for information, help and advice on the cost-of-living crisis.
Continue reading “Carers Rights Day 2022”Bristol City Council – Bristol’s Clean Air Zone launches November 28th
There’s only two months to go until Bristol’s Clean Air Zone launches on the 28th November.
Continue reading “Bristol City Council – Bristol’s Clean Air Zone launches November 28th”Consultation: South Gloucestershire Better Care Stronger Communities Commissioning
Please feedback your views by the 10th October on the Better Care Stronger Communities offer: funding for voluntary sector partners.
Continue reading “Consultation: South Gloucestershire Better Care Stronger Communities Commissioning”GOV.UK – Help for Households
Help for Households is a new campaign site on the GOV.UK website, detailing a range of government support measures, available to help with the cost of living crisis.
Continue reading “GOV.UK – Help for Households”Bristol Women’s Commission – A Caring Economy for Bristol – Who Cares Wins!
Help develop a caring economy for Bristol. A caring economy invests in care for a fair, functioning and sustainable economy.
Continue reading “Bristol Women’s Commission – A Caring Economy for Bristol – Who Cares Wins!”Bristol City Council – Bristol’s big housing conversation
Bristol City Council (BCC) will be holding their “big housing meeting” at the Vassall Centre tomorrow as part of their consultation to improve the HomeChoice housing system in Bristol.
Continue reading “Bristol City Council – Bristol’s big housing conversation”Support our trustees at the Great Bristol Run
A team of our trustees are getting ready to run at the Great Bristol Run on 25th September 2022. Continue reading “Support our trustees at the Great Bristol Run”
HOPE – Free online training courses for carers
NHS England have developed a series of free online courses for carers, in conjunction with carers, health professionals and researchers from Coventry University. They have been piloting the courses across parts of the UK and over 16,000 carers have accessed the courses to date.
Continue reading “HOPE – Free online training courses for carers”Age UK – Celebrating Age Festival 2022
Bookings for Age UK’s Celebrating Age Festival 2022 are now live!
Continue reading “Age UK – Celebrating Age Festival 2022”Are you over 65, or a carer for someone over 65 who has recently been hospitalised?
Did you – or the person you care for – have a period of additional support either at home, or in a short stay, care home bed following your discharge from hospital?
Continue reading “Are you over 65, or a carer for someone over 65 who has recently been hospitalised?”The Hive Avon – Relationship & sexual health training
The Hive Avon have created an eight-session course for adults with learning disabilities who want to learn more about relationships and how to enjoy a healthy sexual relationship.
Continue reading “The Hive Avon – Relationship & sexual health training”BNSSG – Have your say across Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire
What keeps you happy, healthy and well? That’s the question being asked as the BNSSG launch a wide-ranging public engagement exercise to shape priorities for health and care in the years ahead.
Continue reading “BNSSG – Have your say across Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire”Thrive – Supporting your financial and mental wellbeing webinar
Thrive and OpenMoney are holding an online webinar on Wednesday 21st September 2022, 11AM – 12PM.
Continue reading “Thrive – Supporting your financial and mental wellbeing webinar”Food clubs for Bristol carers
Just a reminder to carers of the FOOD (Food on our Doorsteps) clubs that are available to carers who live/work in the Bristol area.
Continue reading “Food clubs for Bristol carers”What are the benefits for carers joining CarerSmart?
CarerSmart from the Carers Trust is open to carers and people with care needs and provides a number of great benefits.
Continue reading “What are the benefits for carers joining CarerSmart?”BCC – Cost of Living Social Action Small Grants
Bristol City Council is working with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE), partner agencies and Quartet Community Foundation to help communities to manage the impact of the cost of living crisis this winter and beyond.
Continue reading “BCC – Cost of Living Social Action Small Grants”Alive Activities – Bristol Dementia Meeting Centre
Supporting you to live well with dementia.
Continue reading “Alive Activities – Bristol Dementia Meeting Centre”NSPF – Free awareness training for family members & formal carers
Constipation is a condition which can affect up to half of all people with learning disabilities.
Continue reading “NSPF – Free awareness training for family members & formal carers”Thornbury Rotary Club Walkathon 2022
Thornbury Rotary Club is hosting a Walkathon for 2022 and have kindly chosen to support Young Carers as one of their main charities. Continue reading “Thornbury Rotary Club Walkathon 2022”
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