New Domestic Abuse Support Funding in Cornwall
Domestic Abuse funding being awarded in Cornwall – First Light and The Women’s Centre Cornwall benefiting.
Help Us Help You South West Survey
#HelpUsHelpYou by sharing your thoughts and experience of health and care services in #SouthWest and how they have adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic, in a survey.
Think 111 campaign – make the right choice for healthcare
@Think 111′ is a new campaign from the NHS, urging people to think twice about which healthcare service they choose, to avoid pressure on the health service as lockdown eases.
Herbert Protocol around searching for missing people with dementia
This week sees the launch of the Herbert Protocol, designed to help find missing people with dementia, as fast as possible. Do you know anyone who needs to be registered?
Updates around COVID-19 regulations
A summary of the current guidance, as lockdown eases, and the changes coming in after 4 July, and in August, for people shielding, and businesses reopening.
Sustaining wellbeing
CornWELL Festivals share their thoughts around wellbeing, as we leave lockdown, and encouraging kindness, wherever we are. Take a moment to evaluate your own mental health…
Exceptions to mask guidance
Find out about the exceptions around wearing a mask on public transport – for those who cannot wear them, or are distressed when wearing them.
Helping older men re-connect with the outdoors
TST are launching the Countrymen scheme in Cornwall, to help reconnect ‘outdoorsy’ older men with the outdoors. Find out how to refer older men with health problems to the scheme.
Adult Social Care charging policy changes – new consultation
Cornwall Council has opened a consultation on its Adult Social Care charging policy. A questionnaire is available, and online focus-group events are taking place, to share your views.
New way of organising health and care across the community during COVID-19
A new way of organising health and care across the community has helped people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly receive integrated, person-centred services since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capturing Covid-19 Related Learning in Cornwall & the Isles Of Scilly
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health and Care Partnership is carrying out a survey to learn from the health and care response to the pandemic. All are invited to take part.
COVID-19 funding update – 11 June
Covid-19-related funding opportunities for dairy farmers, heritage buildings and food-aid charities, and organisations supporting older people, people of colour and domestic abuse victims. **New activities funding added.
Free online parenting courses from Cornwall Council
Free parenting courses now available online, to support parents, grandparents and carers of children from birth up to the age of 18.
Carers Week
Carers week – 8-15 June – recognising unpaid carers, and signposting for support. This year’s theme is ‘Making Caring Visible’, so what can your organisation do?
Cornwall Scrubs: when volunteers & their sewing machines come together
Cornwall Scrubs, led by Annie Lucas and a team of volunteers, has sewing and distribution volunteers across the county all working towards ensuring that the NHS staff and healthcare workers in Cornwall have access to scrubs if PPE has not been provided.
Adult Social Care Covid-19 key support links
Cornwall Council has published the latest version of the Adult Social Care Covid-19 key support links document, including support for members of the public, people with health and wellbeing needs, people with specialist needs and people with social care needs.
Video calls from prisons
A new scheme allows for prisoners to hold video calls, helping families and friends keep in touch.
Mobile phones for vulnerable households
Vodaphone is partnering with three charities to launch the Great British Tech Appeal, to receive publicly donated phones and tables for redistribution to families and individuals in need.
Psychological wellbeing leaflets
Mental health support – New psychological support leaflets for adults are available, for those shielding, and in large print, with an Easy Read edition to follow.
Survey around the impact of COVID-19 on the people of Cornwall & IoS
Healthwatch Cornwall is investigating the impact of COVID-19 on the health and wellbeing of the people of Cornwall and the Scillies. Can you help by taking part in their survey, and sharing?