Two surveys – business skills and armed forces families
Surveys on business skills in Cornwall and for families of armed forces personnel experiencing addiction
Duke and Duchess of Sussex supporting 15 small charities
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have chosen 15 small charities to support during August – raising awareness of lesser-known issues.
Have your say in Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2020-2030
Stakeholders are invited to comment on the outline Draft Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2020-2030
Volunteers needed – directors, drivers, women and people in Penzance
Volunteers needed – directors, drivers, women and people in Penzance – please share!
Dementia Friends
Find out how you can help people with dementia in your community – free training for staff and volunteers from the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Friends initiative.
NHS news updates
Find out more about Health and Wellbeing Boards’ successes, and the Better Care Fund, which is reopening.
Nominations open for Care and Support Awards in Cornwall
Nominations are open for the Cornwall Adult Health and Social Care Learning Partnership (CAHSC) Care and Support Awards, to be presented in September.
Days and weeks in August
Awareness-raising for breastfeeding, allotments, water poverty, youth, left-handers and humanitarian issues taking place during August.
Preventable ill health – government green paper & consultation
Make sure the sector’s views are heard in the Government’s consultation on Preventable Ill Health.
Summer holidays – useful information
Summer holiday safety and activity information – stay safe online, in the sun, and in the sea, and find out where you can have fun. Also, the Max Card, for families with a disabled child.
Government consultation on statutory sick pay
Find out more about the government’s proposals to reduce ill-health related job loss (including extending sick pay eligibility) and have your say in their consultation.
Travel insurance with pre-existing medical conditions – new FCA proposal
New proposals for fairer travel insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Mental Health as a bargaining chip for prospective Tory leaders
Mental Health has become a hot topic in the Tory leadership contest with Boris Johnson offering a solution to the increasing number of cases of mental ill health.
Making sure you use the right NHS service
Ensuring that you get the right care from the NHS if you are ill or injured, and helping the medical staff to treat those who need more specialist care as soon as they can.
Funding update
Funding announced for the Cornish language, plus opportunities for health charities, architectural heritage, music and the arts, people in Liskeard, cycling and against isolation.
Folic acid in flour – consultation
Take part in the government’s consultation on adding folic acid to flour, to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects forming during pregnancy.
Support for people with eating disorders
Support for the families of people with eating disorders is encouraged, to ensure that sufferers get the best possible support as they recover.
Cancer research controversioal obesity campaign
What are your thoughts on Cancer Research’s new campaign linking obesity to cancer? Many people are concerned that it’s unhelpful, and even untruthful, and should be withdrawn!
CQC asking for your input
Find out the results of the CQC’s survey of inpatients, and their Declare your Care campaign, for July looking at the standards of care received by Black and Minority Ethnic communities.
Staying safe in the sun
If there’s a heatwave… useful advice for keeping cool, how to use sun cream most effectively, plus how to recognise heat exhaustion and what to do about it.