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  • Yorkshire Ambulance Service are looking for people to join their Critical Friends Network

    14 May 2018

    If you’ve had some contact with the ambulance service within the last three years and would like to help develop and improve their services, the Yorkshire Ambulance Service would like to hear from you.

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  • DWP Easy Read Report about ESA and PIP Assessments

    14 May 2018

    The Department for Work and Pensions has published an Easy Read version of the government’s reply to the House of Commons Committee of MPs who have been looking into how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are assessed. Documents written in an Easy Read format are written in a way that makes them more accessible to people with learning disabilities.

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  • Deaf Awareness Week : 14 - 20 May

    10 May 2018

    To help you to better support Deaf and hearing impaired people, we have produced some helpful posters to encourage you to raise awareness and play an active role in supporting and including the deaf community in whatever you do during and after Deaf Awareness Week.

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  • Supertram Rail Replacement - Suspensions to Service

    03 May 2018

    The process of replacing Supertram rails throughout Sheffield will begin in late May and run through to mid September.This will mean that replacement bus services will operate where tram services are suspended. Make sure you know when your area will be affected.

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  • Petition to end prescription charges for people with long-term conditions

    03 May 2018

    The Prescription Charges Coalition is calling on the Government to urgently reform the prescription charge exemption criteria in England and make prescriptions free for people living with long-term conditions.

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  • 'Get Started with Radio' with Hallam FM and the Prince's Trust

    03 May 2018

    Spend a week at the Hallam FM studio, use professional broadcasting equipment,create a podcast and share it with guests as part of the final challenge. This exciting course is available to 16 – 25 year olds living in and around South Yorkshire, who are not in full-time employment, education or training.

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  • Celebrating Disability Sport in Sheffield

    03 May 2018

    This new video showcases the fantastic range of disability sports opportunities available to people of all ages and abilities across Sheffield. Find out how to get involved in Disability Sports Network meetings.

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  • Survey On Personal Health Budgets

    03 May 2018

    If you receive a personal health budget or integrated personal budget, NHS England is seeking your views in what they hope will become an annual survey. There’s also an opportunity to celebrate your PHB story at an event in London on 9 May.

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  • Call For New Members of Health Advisory Group

    02 May 2018

    Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of all Sheffield citizens? Healthwatch Sheffield is looking for volunteers to become members of their new strategic advisory group, particularly people who identify or have worked with communities whose voices are not always heard. This includes disabled people, especially if you have experience of health and/or social care as a service user or carer.

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