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Adult Social Care Recruitment Event
08 February 2023
Sheffield City Council and the DWP have partnered to put on an Adult Social Care recruitment event at Sheffield Town Hall on 21st February from 11am to 2pm. Roles include Activities Worker, Care Worker, Personal Assistant, Shared Lives Carer and Advocacy Worker.No qualifications are needed to apply.
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Barriers Over Online Access To GP Practices
08 February 2023
Some patients in Sheffield are facing ‘significant barriers’ to accessing GP practices online, a new report has said.The report is the work of Healthwatch Sheffield, who set up a GP website health check, which analysed 74 GP practice websites, finding a widely varying picture across the city.
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Sheffield Local Plan - Make Your Voice Heard
03 February 2023
If you are interested in contributing your thoughts to Sheffield’s Draft Local Plan you can do so individually, come along to the next Access Liaison Group meeting on the 8th of February at 10am on Zoom, or email your thoughts to us at Disability Sheffield by 10th of February.
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Providing Positive Change
02 February 2023
If you are jobless or economically inactive and want to make changes to improve your future prospects, the courses in Opportunity Sheffield’s e-brochure may help you find a way forward. A Mind Apart, Autism Plus,Down2U Physiotherapy and a Zest4Life are amongst the courses available.
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Events For LGBT History Month
02 February 2023
Founded in 2005 by Schools OUT UK, LGBT+ History Month takes place every February. Film screenings,talks, concerts, shows, comedy and club nights are all lined up to mark the month in Sheffield.
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Healthwatch Sheffield Work Priorities
01 February 2023
Healthwatch Sheffield is dedicated to helping improve health and social care services in Sheffield. If you’d like to have your say on what you think Healthwatch Sheffield should focus on over the next 2 years, please complete their new Work Priorities Survey 2023-2025 or attend a meeting on 21st (online) and 28th (in person) of February.
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Call to Write to your MP about Prepayment Meters
27 January 2023
A campaign call has gone out for disabled people to write to their MP over the forced installation of prepayment meters on vulnerable energy customers. The Action Network is asking you to write and help them to put pressure on the government about this important issue that needs to be addressed.
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Prepayment Meter Scandal Must End
24 January 2023
Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has written to energy suppliers calling on them to stop the harmful and anxiety inducing practice of forcibly moving consumers over to prepayment meters without taking every step to support vulnerable consumers in difficulty.This follows after pressure from the voluntary sector, including Citizens Advice calling on energy companies to stop the practice.
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Connect Through Creativity Callout
24 January 2023
Criptic Arts are looking for online facilitators to deliver creative and engaging events over Zoom in spoken English or BSL for a year-long series of weekly workshops and activities called Connect through Creativity. This opportunity is only open to deaf and disabled people.
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Mental Health Support Hub Launch
20 January 2023
The national charity Mental Health Matters is launching a Support Hub at 44 Bank Street, Sheffield S1 2DS on 31 January from 2 – 4.30 pm. Drop in to learn more about the service and meet the staff team along with other local organisations who provide mental health support.
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