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  • Concerning the Future of Healthwatch

    Concerning the Future of Healthwatch

    15 July 2025

    Healthwatch Sheffield held a ‘Community Voices’ event recently celebrating all of Healthwatch Sheffield’s community partners, including our Advocacy service and to thank everyone for their contribution to their work. It’s very concerning to hear media reports about the Government’s plans to close Healthwatch England. This would mean the closure of Sheffield Healthwatch and a great loss to our community!

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  • Equipment is in the House

    Equipment is in the House

    15 July 2025

    Finding the right equipment to help you in your home can help make life easier. Sheffield City Council has announced you can now use a brand-new feature in the Sheffield Directory, designed to make finding home adaptations and assistive equipment simpler than ever. Equipment House is a virtual home where each room and piece of furniture reveals practical aids tailored to everyday needs.

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  • Ten Year Health Plan Published

    Ten Year Health Plan Published

    07 July 2025

    ‘Fit for the Future’ is the title of the government’s new 10 year health plan for England. It reflects the experiences and expectations gathered from people with lived experience, the wider public, partners and health and care staff. The Plan highlights three ‘shifts’ in the new approach to delivering healthcare.

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  • Temporary Move for SC4A

    Temporary Move for SC4A

    04 July 2025

    Our last Sheffield Cycling 4 All inclusive cycling session in Hillsborough Park, before we close for Tramlines, will be on Thursday 10th July. Our first session back in Hillsborough will be Monday 4th August. The good news is we will be running sessions at Concord Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays during July.

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  • What has Changed after the Bill Vote ?

    What has Changed after the Bill Vote ?

    04 July 2025

    In a dramatic intervention, the minister for social security and disability, Sir Stephen Timms, announced just 95 minutes before MPs voted that no cuts at all to PIP would go ahead until his own review into PIP was completed. The Bill was passed by 335 to 260 votes. What does that mean and what happens next?

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  • Alzheimer's Society Carer Training

    Alzheimer's Society Carer Training

    04 July 2025

    Living with dementia takes a heavy toll on not only those who have it but also on people who care for them. During July and August the Alzheimer’s Society and NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are providing a platter of useful training opportunities for carers.

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  • Spotlight on ....Mobility Scooters

    Spotlight on ....Mobility Scooters

    03 July 2025

    It’s not easy choosing a mobility scooter, is it ? So what are your options and where can you find reliable impartial information? What may you need to consider before you choose your mobility scooter….issues such as how and where to store one and whether you can get on public transport using one? The answers are in the first of our ‘Spotlight’ series.

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  • The Concessions are Unacceptable and Divisive

    The Concessions are Unacceptable and Divisive

    27 June 2025

    Alongside Crips Against Cuts, National Survivor User Network , Mad Youth Organise, Just Treatment, DPAC and Taking the PIP, Disabled Rights UK have this morning released a joint statement against the Government’s proposed ‘concessions’ to their dangerous benefit cut proposals.

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  • New Healthy Living Toolkits

    New Healthy Living Toolkits

    27 June 2025

    The Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Learning Disabilities and Autism Collaborative has produced new healthy living toolkits for individuals and professionals to help people with learning disabilities lead healthier and happier lives.

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  • Friends are Definitely Electric !

    Friends are Definitely Electric !

    25 June 2025

    The next and very popular ‘Are Friends Electric?’ club afternoon is coming up on Sunday July 13th from 2pm – 5pm, at the Samuel Worth Chapel. It’s a Synthpop, Futurepop, and Darkwave club night, hosted by Isaac White and dad Stuart White with contributions from other DJs.

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