This survey aims to collect the views of parent carers whose children have special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND) and attend a for profit/private or independent school.
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NHS Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire CCG Mental Health Conversations Event: 13th December
The next Mental Health Conversations event will focus on developing a mental health strategy for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
South Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Strategy Consultation
The public consultation for the South Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Strategy 2019-2021 is now open. The closing date for responses is the February 1st, 2019.
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Have your say – changes to community services
Community health services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) are currently being reviewed, before they are put out to tender next year.
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Bristol Council Tax Consultation
The “Balancing Bristol’s Budget 2019-20” consultation was launched today. The consultation aims to gather views on options for the level of Council Tax from April 2019. The consultation is open until midnight on Monday 17 December.
Bristol carers’ experiences of accessing GP services sought by Healthwatch Bristol
The Healthwatch Bristol survey will be open for 6 months with plans to speak to members of the public at selection of practices across the city. Healthwatch will analyse the results once the survey closes and present their findings in a report.
The survey is aimed at the whole population, but it’s also important that carers voices are heard clearly through it.
For further information, click here.
Callington Road bus petition
An online petition to ask for support for First Direct Bus to re-instate a bus service to Callington Road Hospital in Bristol has been launched. Currently, many carers and service users have to battle traffic to get to and from the hospital, or face a lengthy walk depending on disability from the nearest bus stops on Wells/Bath Roads.
Click here to read the petition.
Winter Carers News Out Now
Issue #78 is now available for download.
Carers Rights Day 2018 – November 30
All Bristol and South Gloucestershire carers are warmly invited to our next annual Carers Rights Day event!
Current status: Bookings are now closed. Waiting list is now in effect.
Have your say about community plan self-review forms
Bristol City Council has developed a new self-review form for community care assessments. They have offered to attend a meeting for carers to feed into the development of this form. It’s important that carers feed into the development of the self-review process as it is likely to have an impact on carers.
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Help Plan Community Services
Community health services provide care in or close to people’s homes to help them feel supported, avoid having to go to hospital or help them when they come out of hospital.
Considerate Friends Visit to Fishponds Health Centre
Considerate Friends are a group of carers having a say on how local services in Greater Fishponds can be more accessible and suitable for carers.
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Wellbeing College Survey
South Gloucestershire Wellbeing College has developed a short online survey to ask carers for their views on forthcoming courses.
The Voice and Influence Partnership
Make sure your voice and the issues that matter to you and your community are part of Bristol’s future by signing up to the new Voice and Influence Partnership.
Consultation: Bristol Transport Strategy
We all need to get from A to B. Transport plays a big part of all of our daily lives. The draft Bristol Transport Strategy sets out Bristol City Council’s vision and ambition for transport up to 2036.
Come and meet Thangam Debbonaire MP – Friday 16 November
Do you care for a friend, relative, family member or neighbour with an illness or disability? Do you live in Bristol West?*
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Have attitudes to dementia changed in the last few years?
Dementia Health Integration Team and University of the West of England are trying to find out how attitudes to dementia may have changed over the last few years, with a new Attitudes to Dementia survey.
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Carers UK National Petition to Raise Carers Allowance
Carer’s Allowance in Scotland is going up by £8.50 per week to the same level as Jobseeker’s Allowance.
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Consultation: Advocacy and Healthwatch recommissioning (Bristol)
UPDATE 25/09/18: This important consultation was the main topic for the Bristol carers open meeting on 19 September.
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Take part in BCH’s Carers Experience Group
Bristol Community Health provide healthcare services for adults and children either in the community or in the home.
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