Community

Reducing the Risk of Slips, Trips and Falls in the Home

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s private sector housing team is reminding residents of the need to identify and tackle potential hazards that could cause slips, trips and falls in the home....

Free Family Active Session for those with disabilities – Saturday 20 March

West Berkshire Council’s Arts & Leisure Team is holding a special 'Family Active' event designed for anyone with a disability and their relatives on Saturday 20 March...

Be The BIG Difference In The Life Of A Disabled Child And Their Family

People in West Sussex are being asked to be the ‘BIG difference’ by supporting one of the 18 disabled children and their families needing a short break....

Creative sessions are music to the ears of care home residents

Hull City Council’s city arts unit and social care and housing team have come together for a pilot project to improve creative opportunities for older people, by working with professional artists....

Prescription Promise Protest

This Strokecast was recorded on location outside the Houses of Parliament during the Prescription Promise protest....

The Prescription Promise campaign

Are you spending too much on prescriptions? Join our campaign to get free prescriptions in England...

New opportunities for Day Care

North Tyneside Council’s cabinet is set to receive a report on how it is developing new day care opportunities and support for older people....

Brent asks local businesses to support Carers Week 2010

Letters intended to rally the support of local businesses in the borough have been sent to employers across Brent asking them to pledge support to this year's National Carers Week....

Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Nick Clegg urged to reveal Autism Plans in the General Election

The UK Autism Foundation has urged the leaders of the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats to reveal their Autism Plans in the run up to the General Election of 2010....

Celebrating achievement in Social Care, Health and Housing

Carmarthenshire County Council’s Social Care, Health and Housing department has congratulated over 400 staff who have gained new qualifications or picked up long service awards....

Innovative memory service for central London

An innovative approach to mental health services that aims to identify the signs of dementia early and help people stay in their homes for longer will be launched in London this week (Thursday, 25 February). ...

North Tyneside residents are invited to an open meeting of the Learning Disability Partnership Board.

The board is made up of people with learning disabilities, family carers and professionals. ...

It’s easy to turn a blind eye to abuse, don’t let it be you

A new poster and website campaign is being launched in Cumbria to raise awareness about the problem of vulnerable adults being abused in a variety of different ways....

James Morrison to headline Mouth of the Tyne Festival

Major UK pop star James Morrison has been announced today as the headline act for this year’s Mouth of the Tyne Festival....

Town centre drop-in will open doors for people with learning disabilities

A drop-in service opening in Cheltenham next week will give people with learning disabilities more opportunities and put them at the heart of their community....

County’s care homes join the celebrations on day to promote dignity

From pamper days to poetry, bulb planting and bingo, care home residents throughout the county will be enjoying fun activities to celebrate Dignity Action Day (February 25th)....

A prescription to a healthier lifestyle

Just over a year on from when it was first launched an exercise referral scheme known as Re-Active has proved a great success....

Social workers praised following inspection

SOCIAL workers protecting the most vulnerable young people in Liverpool have been praised by government inspectors. ...

Autism Sunday appeal to help UK families and re-build Haiti Autism Clinic

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband and DFID Secretary Douglas Alexander were urged by Ivan Corea of the UK Autism Foundation to help re-build the Autism Clinic in Haiti....

RACE FOR LIFE 2010 - KEY MILESTONES IN PROGRESS

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life has been running now for 16 years, and has raised more than £290 million for Cancer Research UK’s life saving work....

Race For Life Celebrates its Sweet Sixteen

CANCER Research UK’s Race for Life celebrates its 16th birthday as the 2010 series opens for entries on 11th January. ...

New short break schemes for families with disabled children

New short break schemes are on offer for West Sussex families with disabled children....

Regaining Independence goes countywide

The second phase of the Regaining Independence Support Service starts this month, and will be fully operational across West Sussex by the end of March....

Spurs Star David Bentley Gives HOPE to Older People

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder David Bentley, along with Mayor of Enfield Cllr Eleftherios Savva, will join residents at Skinners Court Extra Care Scheme in a range of enjoyable exercise activities to celebrate the launch of Enfield HOPE (Helping Older People Exercise)....

Helping people to live well with dementia