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  • Equal Access: Getting it Right for People with Disabilities

    Equal Access: Getting it Right for People with Disabilities

    01 June 2022

    Local authorities across England need to ensure disabled people are at the heart of how their services operate says the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. His latest report shares the learning from his investigations to help councils, and other local services meet their legal duties to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to access their services, whatever their needs.

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  • Disability Sheffield Services Update

    Disability Sheffield Services Update

    08 April 2020

    It’s important to us that we keep you up to date with what’s been happening over the last few weeks at Disability Sheffield. In response to the COVID19 outbreak we have made some changes to the services we provide so that we can better respond to the needs of disabled people we work with. All our staff are working remotely from home to keep in touch with our clients, provide the latest information relating to the Coronavirus and offer some new and practical support for disabled people in Sheffield including people who employ a PA for their social care.

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  • CHC Service Improvement Participation Register

    17 October 2018

    NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group is offering individuals and families who are in receipt of Continuing Healthcare services the opportunity to help set up and be involved in a Service Improvement Participation Register. They are currently recruiting people in receipt of CHC fully funded services and are keen to involve people in receipt of joint packages of care.

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  • 'Not Equal' Deaf Access Workshop

    14 March 2018

    Healthwatch Sheffield is hosting a workshop with Citizen’s Advice Deaf Advice Team and Disability Sheffield, where commissioners and providers of Health and Social Care can share their responses to the recommendations of our ‘Not Equal’ Report. The workshop will take place on Friday 23 March from 10am to 12noon at The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane Sheffield S1 4FW.

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  • Not Equal: The experiences of Deaf people accessing Health and Social Care in Sheffield

    11 January 2018

    Healthwatch Sheffield, in partnership with Citizens Advice Sheffield and Disability Sheffield has carried out an investigation into the experiences of Deaf people accessing health and social care services in the city.Deaf people’s needs are often disregarded when it comes to provision of health and social care in Sheffield, their new report – entitled Not Equal – has revealed.

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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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