by Hannah Danson | 18 Apr 2019 | Criminal justice / community safety, Equality and diversity, Health care and wellbeing |
ARC UK is launching a new user-led project on domestic abuse and learning disability/autism, which is taking place in Cornwall & Devon over the next two years. ‘Us Too’ is funded by Comic Relief and builds on a successful pilot that took place in...
by Hannah Danson | 11 Apr 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
A handful of stories around health and wellbeing from the news recently. HPV vaccine linked to dramatic drop in cervical disease Researchers in Scotland have reported a dramatic drop in cases of cervical disease reported in women who have had the vaccination for Human...
by Hannah Danson | 10 Apr 2019 | Education and training, Employment and skills, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector |
Frontline Immigration Advice Project Refugee Action is running a Frontline Immigration Advice Project, which is offering high quality advice to vulnerable migrants, aiming to prevent injustice and destitution. The project trains advisers and supporting organisations...
by Hannah Danson | 4 Apr 2019 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing, Housing and related services |
A selection of education-related news stories recently. Home Educated children – consultation Following a significant rise in the numbers of children being home educated, and concerns around the safety of some of these children – and the robustness...
by Hannah Danson | 3 Apr 2019 | Health care and wellbeing, Older people |
A selection of recent news stories around disabilities The Autism Act 10-year renewal – Have your say! This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Autism Act in England and the National Autism Society is working with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism...
by Hannah Danson | 1 Apr 2019 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing |
A brief update on some health-related stories that have been in the news recently. Children’s Centres warning The Local Government Association has warned that underfunding will cause more Children’s Centres to close, with over 1,000 having closed in the last decade...
by Hannah Danson | 29 Mar 2019 | Culture and recreation, Environment and nature, Health care and wellbeing |
A selection of the awareness-raising and celebration events during April. Other occasions are available… The whole month Stress awareness month Increasing public awareness about the causes of, and cures for, stress. According to the Mental Health Foundation,...
by Hannah Danson | 29 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Highstreet chemist Superdrug is offering free breast cancer checks in stores, to show people how to check for the early signs of breast cancer. Superdrug is working with breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel? to launch no-touch consultations from 19 March. People...
by Hannah Danson | 28 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Veterans and armed forces personnel who need mental health care are being ‘failed by the system’ according to MPs. In a report published last month, the Commons Defence Select Committee said that from an NHS budget of more than £150bn, less than £10m a year had been...
by Hannah Danson | 25 Mar 2019 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing |
Cornwall Sports Partnership (CSP) funded by Public Health Cornwall and working with the Youth Sport Trust (YST) launch Healthy Movers in Cornwall to encourage young people aged 3 to 5 to move more! The Healthy Movers programme will work with Early Years settings in...
by Hannah Danson | 22 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Virgin Trains has adopted a communication card for passengers with invisible disabilities. The JAM card allows customers to discretely ask for ‘just a minute’, when interacting with train staff. It is expected that those with learning disabilities, a...
by Hannah Danson | 21 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Cornwall Hospice Care is offering new free services to those affected by a terminal illness and their carers. They are all quite different with the aim of having something in reasonable distance for all patients to get to by the end of the year. Some offer Therapy...
by Hannah Danson | 20 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Following the launch last week of the Public Health campaign encouraging more women to get cervical smears, the service is reported to be in meltdown. The reason is because the campaign has coincided with the planned restructure of the laboratories which process the...
by Hannah Danson | 19 Mar 2019 | Advice advocacy and legal, Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing |
Inspire Cornwall CIC, the social enterprise behind the original paper DadPad, has launched the DadPad app, a resource for new dads. Cornwall Council and NHS Kernow commissioned the Cornwall-specific version of the app, full of information about about becoming a...
by Hannah Danson | 18 Mar 2019 | Children and young people, Education and training, Health care and wellbeing |
Cornwall Council has announced that it will be building a special school in Bodmin, with 65 places for children aged 5-16. The school will become a centre of excellence for pupils who have Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and education, health and care...
by Hannah Danson | 15 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing, Older people |
We have recently come across an interesting blog on the Alzheimer’s Society website, around talking with people who have dementia. The blog is entitled ‘I want to go home’ – what to say to someone with dementia in care. The main points are to...
by Hannah Danson | 14 Mar 2019 | Children and young people, Health care and wellbeing |
The RecordMeNow app is designed for use by people who are dying, or losing their mental capacity, to record messages for their loved ones, especially for parents with young children. The app prompts with questions about the small mundane things about a person’s...
by Hannah Danson | 14 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Staff and patients have been asked for their views on proposals to help the NHS deliver Its long term plan for England and Wales. This plan was published on 7 January 2019, and sets out how health and care services across England will work together over the next...
by Hannah Danson | 13 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing, Public sector, VSF news |
A new system is being proposed for health and social care in Cornwall. The ‘Shaping Our Future’ system is being set up by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health and Social Care Partnership and will involve the NHS, Cornwall Council and the voluntary sector. The...
by Hannah Danson | 11 Mar 2019 | Health care and wellbeing |
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting new volunteer experts to help lead their award-winning 6-week self-management programme for people living with long term health conditions. The Expert Patient Programme operates in towns across Cornwall, and the...
