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  • Poorest Hardest Hit by Austerity

    29 November 2017

    The poorest in society, including disabled people,are being hit the hardest by changes to tax, social security and public spending reforms, and are set to lose 10 per cent of their income, a new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has revealed.

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  • Like to take part in the Community Equipment User Group?

    29 November 2017

    The Community Equipment Service (CES) in Sheffield is delivered by the British Red Cross who deliver thousands of pieces of equipment every month to people of all ages across the city. The service would like to set up an Equipment User Group to help with reviewing customer feedback and to improve the service. If you can help they’d love to hear from you.

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  • UNITE Magazine - Claim Your First Free Copy

    29 November 2017

    UNITE is a new magazine highlighting the issues of inequality that unfortunately still exist in our society, challenge the problems and ask for answers. Its aim is to give disabled people a platform to have their voices heard.

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  • Free Digital Security 2nd Workshop

    29 November 2017

    Do you employ a PA? If so this second workshop will provide practical steps to help prevent you from becoming a victim of cyber crime and help ensure your compliance with current data protection legislation.
    *WHEN
    Wednesday 13th December
    1.00 pm to 3.30 pm

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  • Sheffield IAPT Health and Wellbeing Service

    24 November 2017

    Sheffield IAPT has launched a new service to help you to ‘live well’ with your health condition and improve your wellbeing through a range of free living well courses, one to one sessions or online therapy. Many of the sessions start in the New Year but are ongoing throughout the year.

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  • What is Giving Tuesday?

    24 November 2017

    Giving Tuesday was introduced to the UK by The Charities Aid Foundation in 2014 as “an antidote to the mass consumerism of Black Friday”. Powered by social media, Giving Tuesday now takes place in more than 70 countries around the world. It’s an incredible way to kick-start the charitable season!

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  • 3rd Personal Commissioning Co-production Workshop

    23 November 2017

    Do you have an interest in or experience of personal budgets and personal health budgets? We would like to invite you to the next IPC co-production workshop on Wednesday 20th Dec 1.30-4pm at The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, Sheffield S1 4FW.

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  • Social Prescribing for Free Conflict Mediation

    16 November 2017

    Social prescribing is a way of linking patients in primary care with sources of support within the community – usually provided by the voluntary and community sector, offering GPs a non-medical referral option that can operate alongside existing treatments to improve health and wellbeing. Sheffield MESH is offering free mediation for people with health problems caused by conflict in their community or interpersonal relationships.

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  • Help the Home Office to Test their new Digital Service

    15 November 2017

    The Home Office in Sheffield is looking for disabled people to trial a new digital service we have designed. We are offering £40 of shopping vouchers, per hour, as a way of saying thank you for your help.The trial will start from the end of November.

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  • Disability Sheffield AGM 2017

    13 November 2017

    You are warmly invited to our Annual General Meeting on Friday 15th December from 10am to 11.30am at the Virgin Lounge , 66 Fargate, Sheffield S1 2HE. Please let us know if you’re able to attend.

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