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Short Term Care Consultation
03 August 2020
Sheffield City Council have launched a survey asking for your views about short-term care for older people. The information from this survey will be used to help Sheffield City Council produce a short-term care strategy for older people. The survey closes on 25th September.The consultation is primarily for unpaid carers, social care workers and anyone using short-term care to complete.
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Shielders Returning to Work Could Face Unacceptable Risk
03 August 2020
Government support for shielding came to an end on 1 August. Following new guidance clinically extremely vulnerable people will no longer receive food boxes and medicine deliveries and can return to work as long as the workplace is Covid-secure. The changes have raised concerns among Disabled People’s Organisations that a one size fits all approach to stopping shielding could leave some people with no option but to return to unsafe public transport and work places, which put them at an unacceptably high risk of catching the virus”.
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Council Announce Three New Coronavirus Testing Centres
03 August 2020
The first of three local Coronavirus testing units opened on 29 July and is based at Alderson Road Car Park in Sharrow. The unit will be operating from 8am-8pm for a three month period, allowing people with symptoms to get tested for free.Tests can be arranged by calling 119, can be booked or you can walk-in without an appointment.
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COVID-19 Independent Living Survey
30 July 2020
Shaping Our Lives has launched a new survey asking d/Deaf and Disabled people what impact the COVID-19 lockdown has had on their independent living. There are 10 sections in the survey and many of the questions have a choice of answers. You are able to skip any question you wish and all answers will be kept anonymous. The findings will be used to tell people in national and local government the support d/Deaf and disabled people need to get back to living independently, feeling safe and confident.
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NHS Communication Methods Should Support Disabled People
30 July 2020
New research by Healthwatch England has found that some patients receiving remote consultations found them to be inaccessible. It suggests that there should be no blanket roll out of video conferencing and urged the NHS “to use the right blend of communication for specific patients, blending text, phone, email, video and in-person.”
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Coronavirus and SEND Survey Report
30 July 2020
The Special Needs Jungle decided to carry out a Coronavirus and SEND survey after hearing parental accounts of risk assessments being utilised by schools during lockdown, to prevent children with SEND returning to school. They wanted to determine how widespread this was, as well as other experiences of families mid-pandemic. Their report claims that many families received little or nothing from their child’s school and that 75% of schools ignored Government risk assessment guidance during the lockdown, with parents and young people often left out of the risk assessment process.
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Call to 'Be Kind' to People Who Are Exempt from Wearing Face Coverings
29 July 2020
The government has produced new guidance and a new range of exemption cards calling for the public and businesses to be mindful of and act sensitively towards people who are exempt from wearing a face covering. This comes at a time when charities are asking the government to listen to and better understand the concerns of disabled people and to do more to promote awareness around who is exempt from the face mask rules following reports of disabled people facing hostility from the public and businesses. Please get in touch with us to let us know about your experience, whatever it is, and if we can help at all by contacting a service provider on your behalf or helping you to report any incident where you felt threatened.
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Free Business Workshops in August
29 July 2020
Do you need any top tips for starting up a business or planning for survival, reopening hospitality, or how to sell online? Business Sheffield are offering an extensive programme of FREE online workshops, training sessions and networking events.Using video meeting platform Zoom, their sessions are hosted by experienced business advisors and/or industry experts.
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Jamie's 500 Miles Without A Voice Fundraiser
29 July 2020
Communication aid user Jamie Preece , a volunteer with Sheffield Cycling 4 All , is going a long way to help an organisation for others in a similar position. Jamie, has cerebral palsy and it is only in the last few years that he has started using Augmentative and Alternative Communication. His 500 Miles Without A Voice fundraiser during August will raise money for Communication Matters.
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Finding Out The Personal Impacts Of Covid-19
23 July 2020
The health impacts of coronavirus are well-known but how has the crisis affected the rest of your life? Public Health have developed a questionnaire to support their understanding of the positive and negative impacts of Covid19 in Sheffield.It should take around 10-15 min to complete the questionnaire and you have until the end of August to do so if you’d like to take part.
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