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Launch of Test And Trace To Fight Covid-19
28 May 2020
Thousands of contact tracers are making their first phone calls to track down people who will be told to self-isolate under new test and trace schemes in England and Scotland. Tracers will text, email or call people who test positive with coronavirus and ask who they have had contact with. The new NHS Test and Trace service has the capacity to trace 10,000 contacts per day. The Gov.UK website provides an overview of how the new scheme works.
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5 Tips for Carers of People with Dementia during Coronavirus
26 May 2020
There are many carers living with a person with dementia who are having a difficult time during the Coronavirus pandemic. To help, the Alzheimer’s Society,has put together five tips to benefit your wellbeing during the COVID-19 lockdown. You are not alone and lots of support is still available in Sheffield.
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National Voices Launches Our Covid Voices
26 May 2020
Our COVID Voices is a project collecting first-person accounts of living through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. You can read the accounts people have submitted and add your own voice to the collection.
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International Monitoring of COVID 19 Measures
21 May 2020
The European Network of Independent Living (ENIL), in partnership with five other disability organisations have launched a new initiative, the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor, which aims to collect information about what states are doing to protect the core rights of disabled people including the rights to life, access to health and essential services. You can take part by completing their survey.
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Report your experiences during Covid-19
18 May 2020
Have you got something to say about access to care and support or to your treatment during COVID-19? In Control and Disability Rights UK have joined forces to set up a register to record people’s experiences of getting health, social care and treatment during lockdown.
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Join In the Social Distancing Festival from Afar
11 May 2020
This online arts community celebrates and showcases the work of artists around the world who have been affected by the need for social distancing due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).There are many online live streams taking place as part of the Social Distancing Festival. This includes live music, live theatre, comedy and poetry.
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More Tips & Techniques for Managing Anxiety
09 May 2020
Khulisa, a national charity that works with young adults and children with challenging behaviour in schools, prisons and the community have produced a useful toolkit detailing “Tips & Techniques for Managing Anxiety in a Pandemic.The tips takes your through breathing techniques, meditation and mindfulness exercises and setting new regimes and activities to help you keep calm.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Update
27 April 2020
The City’s provider of adult hospital and community health services, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, have provided an update on how they are managing the COVID-19 outbreak to provide reassurance and clarity to people in Sheffield.
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Sheffield Libraries Need your Help to Create a Covid 19 Archive
27 April 2020
The documents that are always of most interest to historians and researchers are the voices of ordinary people. That’s why Sheffield Libraries are encouraging you to record your experiences of these times during the Coronavirus pandemic, as they happen. “Everyone’s experience is relevant – we’d like you to record how you are being affected – family life, work, school, shopping, neighbourhood support networks, exercise etc. Everyone can take part.”
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Mind and Body : How to stay Fit and Healthy at Home
27 April 2020
Nurturing your mental wellbeing and finding ways to exercise and stay active is essential for good physical and mental health. Many organisations have produced dedicated webpages to help you during the Coronavirus outbreak including Every Mind Matters, Sheffield Mind and Move More Sheffield
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