by Hannah Danson | 18 Jun 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
As part of our features for Small Charity Week, Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum is interviewing some of our Members, and finding out what makes them, and their organisations, such a vital part of supporting people who are disadvantaged or in need, here in Cornwall....
by Hannah Danson | 14 Jun 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
From 1 August, Weight Watchers (WW) will be delivering the National Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP), known as Healthier You, across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. WW will be the sole provider for the NDPP programme, which will be available free to people who...
by Hannah Danson | 5 Jun 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Updates from the health sector Patient Transport eligibility People travelling to NHS non-emergency healthcare are normally expected to use their own transport or the range of public, community or voluntary transport available locally. Some patients may be eligible...
by Hannah Danson | 3 Jun 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
A little known condition that affects people with sight loss was the focus of an article in the Disabled Living magazine for May. Called Charles Bonnet Syndrome, after the scientist who first documented it, the condition causes vivid visual hallucinations in those...
by Hannah Danson | 3 Jun 2019 | Advice advocacy and legal, Culture and recreation, Equality and diversity, Health care and wellbeing |
We have come across various sources of free items for vulnerable groups, or to support various groups: Emergency Essentials Programme This programme supports families living in severe financial, health and social difficulties, and provides items that meet...
by Claire Watkins | 31 May 2019 | Children and young people, Community support, Culture and recreation, Health care and wellbeing |
A selection of the awareness-raising and celebration events taking place during June. Other occasions are available… The whole of June SANDS (Stillbirth and neonatal death charity) Awareness Month To raise awareness of the facts and impacts relating to neonatal...
by Hannah Danson | 29 May 2019 | Equality and diversity, Health care and wellbeing |
Disabled Motoring UK is asking for help to tackle disabled parking bay abuse at supermarkets. They run a campaign called Baywatch in the month of June, which seeks to address this issue, and ask disabled motorists to count the number of disabled parking bays at their...
by Hannah Danson | 28 May 2019 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Six Local Family Partnerships are being set up, to improve outcomes for children, young people and families across Cornwall. With one in each locality area, the Partnerships are comprised of multi-agency staff from education providers at all levels, early years,...
by Hannah Danson | 28 May 2019 | Advice advocacy and legal, Health care and wellbeing |
Bosence Farm Community is a CQC registered charity that provides residential treatment for substance misuse. As the charity expands its services, it is looking to extend and strengthen its Board of Trustees, and is particularly interested in those with a background...
by Hannah Danson | 21 May 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
A Royal Team Talk: Tackling Mental Health The BBC broadcast a programme on the 19th featuring HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Gareth Southgate, Peter Crouch, Thierry Henry, Danny Rose and Jermaine Jenas joining Dan Walker for a revealing conversation about men’s...
by Hannah Danson | 21 May 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Following the three ‘Shaping our Future’ stakeholder meetings around the plans for healthcare centred around the three local hospitals in Fowey, St Ives and Saltash, some minutes have been published. The events were held at the end of April, and the...
by Hannah Danson | 20 May 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Charity concerns over changes to DWP assessments The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a contract notice announcing its plans for a £3.1 billion revamp of health checks for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and other benefits. The changes will be...
by Hannah Danson | 16 May 2019 | Children and young people, Community support, Funding and grants, Health care and wellbeing |
Funding from national sources for various types of project. Mental Health Bupa UK Foundation – Mental Health Funding Programme 2019 Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations in the UK for practical projects that tackle critical challenges in health and...
by Hannah Danson | 16 May 2019 | Children and young people, Funding and grants, Health care and wellbeing |
Update on new around schools and children’s health Applications open to beat Holiday Hunger this summer Cornwall Council’s Wellbeing and Public Health Team are seeking applications for the 2019 Filling the Holiday Gap grant scheme to provide free enrichment...
by Hannah Danson | 14 May 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
We have been asked to share a survey with our Members, to reach people with long term health conditions – please share! Research author Andreia Ramos Silva is an MSC Student at Liverpool John Moores University, studying Health Psychology. The aim of the survey...
by Hannah Danson | 13 May 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Health news and updates NHS Partnerships podcast NHS England has produced a podcast that “explores the value of a joined-up way of working between systems and the voluntary sector, identifying the benefits of voluntary sector involvement in health and care...
by Hannah Danson | 8 May 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
During the past 18 months the NHS and Cornwall Council have been working with people who live and work in St Ives, Fowey and Saltash to understand what health and care services are needed in the community, as part of work to create a health and care system that’s fit...
by Hannah Danson | 7 May 2019 | Children and young people, Culture and recreation, Health care and wellbeing |
The Wave Project have announced that they have been chosen for a BBC Children in Need funding award focused on children’s mental health. The three-year grant of £296,940 will go towards their Prescription Surf programme, which aims to develop a social prescribing...
by Hannah Danson | 2 May 2019 | Criminal justice / community safety, Health care and wellbeing |
New figures show the extent of Cornwall’s drug problem, with an estimated 2,000 people in the county using crack cocaine and heroin. The report, from Public Health England, looked into six specific areas of the country, and shows that nationally, the use of...
by Hannah Danson | 1 May 2019 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing |
A quick round-up of children’s health stories in the news recently. Childhood obesity under-recognised Many health professionals and parents underestimate the degree to which children are overweight, according to a new study. This news comes alongside figures...
