People with learning difficulties some-times find it hard to get a job.
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Want to have a say about services for former carers?
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.
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Carers Week Open Meeting – June 13
Bookings for Carers Week 2019 are now live!
Healthwatch Survey on how the NHS Spends Money
Growing pressure on the NHS mean changes are needed to make sure everybody gets the support they need.
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South Glos Wellbeing College training
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.
Consultation: South Gloucestershire’s Early Help Strategy for Children, Young People & Families (2019-2024)
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.
Carer Representative needed for South Gloucestershire Ageing Better Group
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.
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South Gloucestershire Consultation – Early Help Strategy for Children, Young People & Families
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.
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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Volunteer for our S. Glos Sitting Service
You could make a real difference to a carer in your community.
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Further Consultation on Talking Therapies Services
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).
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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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Carers Week Open Meeting – June 14
Bookings for Carers Week 2018 are now closed.
Have your say about healthy lifestyle and wellbeing services in South Gloucestershire
Do you look after a friend, spouse, child or relative with an illness or disability? If so, you are an unpaid carer.
Sirona Care & Health Survey (South Gloucestershire)
Sirona would like to hear your views, good or bad, on the services they deliver.
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South Gloucestershire Housing Survey: Housing needs for the over 55s
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.
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Urgent Care Strategy Meeting – March 21
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (BNSSG CCG) will be producing an urgent care strategy which will set out their future plans for commissioning urgent and emergency care across the whole area. The CCGs’ aim is to ensure that their population has access to the best care from the right person in the best place and at the right time.
There will be a workshop to capture local people’s thoughts and the reasons for choosing a particular urgent and / or emergency care service. The aim is to highlight areas where the system is not working and where the patient and carer experience is poor, as well as identifying the areas where urgent and emergency care services are working well.
Update: If you can’t attend the meeting on 21st March, but would like to feed into this important strategy, please fill out the following short survey: BNSSG Urgent Care Strategy Survey
Details of the workshop are:
Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018
Start & Finish Time: 10 am until 12 noon
Venue: Brook Way Activity Centre, Brook Way, Bradley Stoke, BS32 9DA (Meeting Rooms A&B)
To book, contact: Pennie Jones, Patient & Public Involvement & Equalities Officer
Tel No: 0117 9474441
Email: penniejones@nhs.net
GP award scheme launched
We have recently launched a new award scheme for GP practices in South Gloucestershire to show how ‘carer and dementia friendly’ they are.
