EVENT: Wiltshire Involvement Network Public Meeting

The Wiltshire Involvement Network invites you to attend their next Public Meeting on:

Monday 18th June 2012 10.30am - 12.30pm followed by the WIN AGM and Core Group Meeting at 1pm.

10.00-10.15am Refreshments

Neeld Hall, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3ER

Speakers From:

RUH

Great Western Hospital

NHS Wiltshire

If you are concerned about or have experiences of:

·       Ambulance response times

·         Hospital discharge

·         Help to Live at Home

Contact the Wiltshire Involvement Network and they will investigate.

For more information contact Lucie Woodruff on 01380 871800 or email

luciewoodruff.wsun@btconnect.com

Please confirm your attendance either by contacting Tracie Clark on 01380 871800 or by emailing winadmin.wsun@btconnect.com

EVENT: Bemerton Heath Info & Fun Day

An invitation to the residents of Bemerton Heath...

We are hosting an information and fun day at the Bemerton Heath Centre on

Wednesday 11th July 


10:30am-1:30pm

Drop-in for...

FUN FOR KIDS (& GROWN-UPS!)

Children's Activities from the Little Folly Children's Centre.

Fantasy cupcake icing lessons (cakes supplied) from Splat Cooking.

Mini Manicures from Lush Therapy.

Face Painting for the over 3's

Hand Massages.

MONEY ADVICE

Free, independent and confidential help with budgeting, debts and legal problems from Wiltshire CAB and Moneytalk.

HEALTH & WELLBEING TIPS

Wiltshire Farm Foods tasters to try.

Trussell Trust foodbank offering short term crisis relief.

Advice on preventing falls in older people.

PERSONAL SAFETY INFO

Wiltshire Fire & Rescue community and home safety information.

Doorstep safety and scam issues.

Bobby Van services for elderly, vulnerable and disadvantaged people.

SUPPORT SERVICES

Carer Support for those caring for an adult or child because of an illness, disability, eating disorder or substance misuse.

Alzheimer's Support: Practical services for people living at home with dementia.

Cranstoun: Support and treatment to those affected by drugs and alcohol use.


EVERYTHING ON THE DAY IS FREE (including tea and cake!)


For more information, freephone 0800 181 4118 or email admin@carersinwiltshire.co.uk

Or just drop-in on the day - we look forward to seeing you.

Social care funding gap in England 'can be plugged'

The funding gap for reforming social care in England could be plugged by raiding the NHS surplus or restricting access to benefits such as the winter fuel allowance, experts say.

A review published last year suggested care costs should be capped, but this would cost an extra £1.7bn a year.

The Nuffield Trust analysis believes this sum could be found from within existing public sector spending.

The think-tank said tax rises could be used too.

But it questioned whether that would be appropriate in the current financial climate and said if they were to be introduced they should be targeted at elderly people.

Full Article on BBC News

NHS Wiltshire considers retending for mental health services

NHS Wiltshire is considering retendering the mental health services in the county because of concerns about the existing provider, Avon and Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP).

It has emerged that in February GPs were so concerned that they requested a performance notice be issued to AWP.

The information, contained in minutes of meetings by the county’s Clinical Commissioning Committees, was presented to a board meeting of NHS Wiltshire and NHS Bath and North East Somerset last week.

The board was told that since February the concerns had been taken onboard by the management of AWP and changes have been made to bring about improvements in services.

Full Article on Wiltshire Times

Nominate Carer Support Wiltshire to be a charity of the year...

First Call Payment Protection's Charities of the Year

The charities with the most votes will receive donations and First Call Payment Protection will link with them on their website.

When someone buys one of their products and picks a charity as a beneficiary it will receive £5 from the sale and they will donate this to the organisation.

Rather than them picking the charities they would like to work with, they are hoping you will write in and tell them who you feel would best benefit from the money and why.

Charities can be nominated via their Facebook page and Twitter account* or you can email charityvote@protection.uk.net.

The closing date for nominations is 12midnight on Friday, August 31, 2012.

Individuals can only vote once for a charity of their choice. Nominations are only accepted from people aged 18 and over and the company's decision on the charities selected is final, no correspondence will be entered into.

*Log on to www.facebook.com/pages/protectionuknet/153820451337226?ref=pb or follow the company on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/protectionUKnet.

Roadshows raise awareness of support available for Wiltshire's unpaid carers

Unpaid carers and staff from GP practices across Wiltshire have been attending local roadshows to help raise awareness of the support available to carers.

Wiltshire Investors in Carers is a scheme which aims to increase awareness of work already being undertaken to support carers in GP practices in the county.

They can work towards bronze, silver and gold accreditation for recognising and supporting carers.

The scheme is run by Carer Support Wiltshire and is jointly funded by Wiltshire Council and NHS Wiltshire.

Full Article on Wiltshire Times

EVENT: Sight Support Day

Join Devizes Library for their Sight Support Day

At Devizes Library

Wednesday 13^th June 

2 - 4.30pm

Support and advice for anyone who is blind or partially sighted from:

Macular Disease Society

Telesensory

Optelec

Wiltshire Blind Association

Wiltshire Sound and Vision Team

RNIB Guide dogs for the Blind

And many more…

For more information call Devizes Library on 01380 726 878