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  • Deaf Awareness Week : 14 - 20 May

    10 May 2018

    To help you to better support Deaf and hearing impaired people, we have produced some helpful posters to encourage you to raise awareness and play an active role in supporting and including the deaf community in whatever you do during and after Deaf Awareness Week.

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  • Supertram Rail Replacement - Suspensions to Service

    03 May 2018

    The process of replacing Supertram rails throughout Sheffield will begin in late May and run through to mid September.This will mean that replacement bus services will operate where tram services are suspended. Make sure you know when your area will be affected.

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  • Petition to end prescription charges for people with long-term conditions

    03 May 2018

    The Prescription Charges Coalition is calling on the Government to urgently reform the prescription charge exemption criteria in England and make prescriptions free for people living with long-term conditions.

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  • 'Get Started with Radio' with Hallam FM and the Prince's Trust

    03 May 2018

    Spend a week at the Hallam FM studio, use professional broadcasting equipment,create a podcast and share it with guests as part of the final challenge. This exciting course is available to 16 – 25 year olds living in and around South Yorkshire, who are not in full-time employment, education or training.

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  • Celebrating Disability Sport in Sheffield

    03 May 2018

    This new video showcases the fantastic range of disability sports opportunities available to people of all ages and abilities across Sheffield. Find out how to get involved in Disability Sports Network meetings.

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  • Survey On Personal Health Budgets

    03 May 2018

    If you receive a personal health budget or integrated personal budget, NHS England is seeking your views in what they hope will become an annual survey. There’s also an opportunity to celebrate your PHB story at an event in London on 9 May.

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  • Call For New Members of Health Advisory Group

    02 May 2018

    Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of all Sheffield citizens? Healthwatch Sheffield is looking for volunteers to become members of their new strategic advisory group, particularly people who identify or have worked with communities whose voices are not always heard. This includes disabled people, especially if you have experience of health and/or social care as a service user or carer.

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  • 'Our Country's Good' - Disability Friendly Theatre comes to Sheffield

    26 April 2018

    This innovative touring production in Sheffield from 12th May – 19th May, has been produced with Ramps on the Moon, an organisation working towards the inclusion and integration of Deaf and disabled individuals in the UK theatre. It features creative use of audio description, signing and captions.

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  • State of Sheffield 2018 Report

    26 April 2018

    If you ever wanted to know what state Sheffield is in – and we don’t meant South Yorkshire! – this latest report, commissioned by the Sheffield City Partnership, looks at how Sheffield is changing over time and how we compare with other major cities in the UK. This year, it covers 5 key areas, which relate to the Board’s work on building a sustainable and inclusive economy.

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  • PIP Assessments To Be Recorded

    25 April 2018

    Following a report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee, the government intends to make recording the PIP assessment a standard part of the process and is exploring potential options to test the recording of assessments, including video recording.

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