South Gloucestershire Council is consulting on its Better Care Stronger Communities voluntary sector funding programme. This includes funding for services for carers including carers’ groups, support to both adults and young carers and support to carers in health settings.
Continue reading “South Gloucestershire Council voluntary & community sector cuts”
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (BNSSG CCG) has begun a review of mental health services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Continue reading “Your chance to get involved in a review of mental health services”
People with learning difficulties some-times find it hard to get a job.
Continue reading “Employment for people with learning difficulties in South Gloucestershire”
Come and join our discussion on what support exists in Bristol and South Gloucestershire for former carers, and what’s missing. All carers and former carers are welcome.
Continue reading “Want to have a say about services for former carers?”
Bookings for Carers Week 2019 are now live!
Growing pressure on the NHS mean changes are needed to make sure everybody gets the support they need.
Continue reading “Healthwatch Survey on how the NHS Spends Money”
South Gloucestershire Wellbeing College offers free courses, workshops and wellbeing activities across numerous locations in South Glos. You can enrol now on a number of courses and workshops.
The draft version of South Gloucestershire’s Early Help Strategy for Children, Young People & Families (2019-2024) sets out proposed principles, intentions and areas of focus for the council and partner organisations. It is currently being consulted on.
We’re looking for a carer over 55 or a carer looking after someone over 55 living in South Gloucestershire to speak out for carers at a quarterly (four times a year) meeting in South Gloucestershire called the South Gloucestershire Ageing Better Group.
Continue reading “Carer Representative needed for South Gloucestershire Ageing Better Group”
The draft version of South Gloucestershire’s Early Help Strategy for Children, Young People & Families (2019-2024) is being consulted on. This strategy will affect parent carers and young carers in South Gloucestershire.
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.
Continue reading “South Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Strategy Consultation”
Community health services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) are currently being reviewed, before they are put out to tender next year.
Continue reading “Have your say – changes to community services”
You could make a real difference to a carer in your community.
Continue reading “Volunteer for our S. Glos Sitting Service”
Earlier in the year, we were contacted by Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) about their consultation on Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT).
Continue reading “Further Consultation on Talking Therapies Services”
Dear Carers, please find links below for two important surveys for you to fill out.
Continue reading “National State of Caring & Short Breaks Survey”
You may be aware that the Government will be releasing a green paper in the summer about the future of social care.
Continue reading “Feed carers views and needs into The Social Care Green Paper”
Bookings for Carers Week 2018 are now closed.
Do you look after a friend, spouse, child or relative with an illness or disability? If so, you are an unpaid carer.
Sirona would like to hear your views, good or bad, on the services they deliver.
Continue reading “Sirona Care & Health Survey (South Gloucestershire)”
South Gloucestershire is faced with a growing ageing population over the next 5-20 years as life expectancy increases and people from the post-war ‘baby boom’ reach old age. The likelihood of being disabled and receiving care increases with age.
Continue reading “South Gloucestershire Housing Survey: Housing needs for the over 55s”
