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Blog Archive
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Diabetic Foot Health Workshop
27 November 2024
Would you be willing to attend a workshop on Thursday 12 December at Heritage Room, Medical School to offer your perspective as a person with lived experience of diabetes on the development of a diabetic foot health monitoring project? You will receive travel expenses for attending and a ‘thank you’ voucher to acknowledge your participation of £25 per hour.
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Bus Reform Consultation
25 November 2024
Have your say on plans to bring all bus routes and fares under the control of the South Yorkshire Mayor. The consultation is the perfect opportunity to share what would make public transport more accessible for disabled people if all services and vehicle standards were set by a single public body.
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Scam Warning from DWP
21 November 2024
The Department of Works and Pensions ( DWP ) have been made aware of text messages issued to DWP customers. The messages relate to claiming either Cost of Living payments or Winter Fuel and invites the text recipients to claim via clicking a link. Please remain vigilant and take action to avoid the scam.
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STH Focus on Communication
21 November 2024
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals are collecting views from their patients and local communities about how they communicate with patients. They have announced dates for two online focus groups on 27th November and 6th December.
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Honouring Transgender Lives
20 November 2024
November 20th marks the 25th Transgender Day of Remembrance. It honours the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Research shows that transgender people reported higher rates of disability (30 percent) compared with *cisgender women (24 percent) or *cisgender men (18 percent). Statistics around their healthcare are very troubling.
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Are you Disabled and a Carer?
19 November 2024
If you are an 18+ years old disabled person with life experience of being a carer, Charlie Grosset , a PhD student at the University of Sheffield would like to interview you for his research. You will be given a £50 voucher for participating in the research.
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New Independent Living Clinic
23 October 2024
An occupational therapist will demonstrate and try equipment with you at a new independent living clinic that’s just opened its doors at Manor Neighbourhood Centre. That’s just in time for National Occupational Therapy Week ( 4 – 10 November ). ‘The power of occupational therapy – transforming health and social care’ is the title of this year’s campaign.
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Disability Hate Crime Worshops
23 October 2024
United Response is arranging a series of focus groups during November as part of their research into disability hate crimes on public transport. The Yorkshire focus group will be held on 13th November in York. The deadline to register your interest is Monday 28th October.
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SignLive Interpretation in GP practices
22 October 2024
Your GP practice has partnered with SignLive to launch a new service from the 25th of October 2024 that helps deaf and hard-of-hearing patients communicate with their practice through a live, on-demand BSL-qualified interpreter. The first time you use SignLive you will need to complete a one-time registration.
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Breaking Barriers In Fashion
07 October 2024
Ellie Simmonds has teamed up with designer and founder Chamiah Dewey to help create and launch a new fashion label specifically designed for people 5ft (1.52m) and under. Her first collection is an “athleisure” range with 16 womenswear pieces and six uni-sex styles under the brand named “Dewey”.
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