Wales: The Once for Wales Health Profile

 
Are you a person with a learning disability who wants your voice to be heard? Are you a parent or carer who advocates for people with additional needs? Are you a care professional who can support reasonable adjustments? The Health Profile is here to help.

The Health Profile is a booklet owned by people with a learning disability to share important information about themselves and their health. It makes it easier for them to communicate, improving their experiences and helping them to get safe healthcare when they need it.

The Health Profile can be given to healthcare staff, like doctors and nurses, to help them give the right patient-centred care at the right time. It can be used at any appointment, including clinical places like hospitals or in the community at places like GP surgeries.

The Health Profile forms can be filled in by an individual person with a learning disability or with the help of someone who knows them well, such as friends, family, carers, or support staff.

For more information please visit the website here.

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Barry: NEW Explore & More Sensory Playgroup every fortnight during term time in Barry

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*NEW* Explore & More Sensory Playgroup

Monday 12 May, 2 June, 16 June, 30 June, 14 July (every fortnight during term time) 1pm to 2pm

Ysgol Sant Baruc, Stryd Sant Baruc, Ffordd Y Mileniwm, Barry CF62 5EB

The Vale of Glamorgan Visual Impairment Team have set up this playgroup. It's a chance for your little one to explore, play and have fun. They will look at visual development skills, social interaction with others, amongst many other things. It is a chance for you to relax and get to know other parents in the area.

Click here for more information on the website.

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Catterick: Catterick Integrated Care Centre and The Town Centre Regeneration Project Drop in at North HIVE Hub 28th April

Come along to North HIVE Hub on 28th April anytime between 1000 - 1600hrs to talk to representatives from the CICC and Town Centre Projects.  

Also this is an opportunity to visit the North HIVE Hub to see how we support Serving Personnel and their families.

Information provided by North HIVE Hub

Shorncliffe: Army Welfare Service Junior Youth Club Shornecliffe Community Centre Mondays 1630-1800hrs

 Information Provided by South East HIVE Hub

Shorncliffe: Army Welfare Service Shorncliffe Dance Club Every Tuesday Term Times 1630 - 1730hrs

 

Information provided by South East HIVE Hub

Grantham: Connect to Support Lincolnshire - Armed Forces Community Directory

Following extensive research this directory was co-produced with input from service families, HIVE’s and veterans’ associations. It was without exception that people wanted a directory where they could find not only national information, but regional and local information where they could seek help, support and advice.

We have now produced this simple but effective directory which lists a wide range of national, regional and local organisations providing support and advice to the Lincolnshire Armed Forces Community. It should not be taken as an exhaustive list of all services on offer across the UK. lincolnshire.connecttosupport.org/armed-forces-community-directory/

Information provided by Grantham HIVE

DIO Service Family Accommodation (SFA) Communications Update – 17 Apr

Defence Secretary commits to improving homes for Service families

Earlier today, Defence Secretary John Healey announced a new Consumer Charter to improve SFA for personnel and families. This forms part of the Defence Housing Review that is underway following the MOD’s landmark deal to bring 36,000 UK SFA homes back under our ownership.

The Charter outlines a list of commitments we will be making to improve our accommodation service offer for you, including:

• A more robust move-in standard so that you can have confidence that the home you are moving into will be ready on time and will be clean and functional.

• Providing you with improved, clearer information ahead of your move, including photographs and floor plans when you apply for SFA.  

• More reliable repairs, including a requirement to complete urgent repairs within a set timeline consistent with Awaab’s Law, and an online portal for service personnel to manage repairs. 

• Raising the minimum standard of SFA with a new programme of works targeted at the worst homes, with up to 1,000 refurbished.

• Better and clearer communication for you, including a named housing officer for every service family who you can contact for specific housing related queries. 

• A revised, streamlined complaints process that will look to shorten the process to two stages so that Service Personnel and families have a quicker resolution.

• Modernising our policies to allow more freedom for you to make improvements, giving you a greater sense of pride in your homes. 

Wiltshire: Waste vehicle fire – please recycle batteries and electricals safely

 

One of Wiltshire Council's waste collection vehicles caught fire while out on its rounds in Trowbridge recently. Thanks to the prompt actions of the crew, fire service, the police there was thankfully no injuries or significant damage to the vehicle. Colleagues from the Street Scene service also assisted in the immediate clean up.

Incidents like this provides a good opportunity to remind everyone to never put batteries or electricals in any of your household bins. Batteries and electricals contaminating bins can cause fires, so it is important to recycle them properly.

In Wiltshire we provide a kerbside collection service to help you recycle these types of items safely and conveniently.

You can easily recycle batteries by leaving them in a clear sealed bag on top of your blue-lidded bin or next to your blue sack on collection day. Small electricals can be presented for collection in a supermarket carrier bag by the side of the blue-lidded recycling bin, or blue recycling sack.

More information about battery and small electricals collections

Information provided by Colerne and Lyneham HIVE

Midlands Air Festival - 30 May - 1 June

 

Full details can be found HERE

Scotland: Forces Children Scotland child friendly emotional cycle of deployment

Work started earlier this year with children and young people to co-create a child-friendly emotional cycle of deployment resource to explain the emotional cycle of deployment.

The children and young people have developed the visual of a rollercoaster to help explain their experiences of the different stages of the cycle.

The Deployment Rollercoaster can be accessed here:
https://forceschildrenscotland.org.uk/the-deployment-rollercoaster/

The Deployment Rollercoaster allows children, young people and adults to see that all emotions are valid and it ok to feel different emotions throughout the deployment cycle. The rollercoaster is supported by accessible resources for children, young people and parents to help support their child’s mental health and wellbeing at each stage of the ride.

We invite you to explore this online resource and let us know your thoughts and would welcome an opportunity to meet with you to talk or discuss opportunities to promote the use of this resource in your setting.

Information provided by Leuchars HIVE