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…Sheffield City Council (SCC) would like to hear from families who have a child with special educational needs and/or a disability about any concerns they have regarding the return to school in September. They would also like to hear about any…
…Good news for anyone with a food intolerance. Asda has lowered prices across 62 Asda ‘Free From’ products ensuring customers don’t have to pay more for the food they love in store or online. With a 78% decrease in the price of Free…
…The Government has announced that tens of thousands of people claiming the main benefit for long-term sickness, Employment Support Allowance (ESA), will no longer face repeated medical assessments in order to keep their payments. The BBC reports…
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…Omar Alawajee, a PhD student at the University of Strathclyde, is studying the challenges autism or deafness can bring to a child’s health and social environment. Omar is conducting research exploring whether online computer games,…
/blog/help-with-minecraft-research-for-ipad-prize-draw-2017-06-19
…A new Dementia Toolkit has been developed through the IDEAL research programme research based at the University of Exeter and co-produced with a group of people living with dementia and carers. The online toolkit has been developed for people…
…NHS England and NHS Improvement Learning Disability and Autism Programme is inviting family carers to take part in a workshop. This free online training has been designed to help carers of people with a learning disability and/or autism easily…
/blog/carers-workshops-identifying-early-signs-of-worsening-health-2021-02-22
…The Special Olympics is coming to Sheffield from 7 to 12 August 2017. If you are interested in volunteering at the Games you can find out more in this newly published Volunteer Information Pack . You can also register online. Volunteer Role…
/blog/volunteering-opportunities-for-the-2017-special-olympics-2016-11-08
…Ever wanted to offer help to a neighbour like clearing snow or shopping but not sure the best way to go about it?. Sheffield City Council has produced a new Snow your neighbour you care card to help you to offer help to older people this winter.…
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…A number of people have expressed concern about the care that they or a relative/friend have received at home and so Healthwatch Sheffield is researching this. Care at home can include anything from help with shopping, cleaning, personal care,…