Latest Health & Social Care News
Alzheimer's Society Wrexham branch
The Wrexham branch of the Alzheimer's Society has moved from the Maelor Hospital to:
Room 18
Ty AVOW
21 Egerton Street
Wrexham. LL11 1ND
Telephone: 01978 364859
Email: wrexham@alzheimers.org.uk
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
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Bilingualism, language plans, Welsh medium provision and marketing?
Does your organisation need support with any of these topics? If you do, help is at hand! Estyn Llaw (which is Welsh for ‘helping hand’) has just reached north Wales, with Mari Wiliam being appointed as its first north Wales officer, based in St Asaph.
A little bit of history: Estyn Llaw has been operational mainly in south Wales since 2000, and it is funded primarily by the Welsh Assembly Government, by means of the Welsh Language Board. Estyn Llaw can offer your organisation free advice with developing bilingual material and language plans, it can help you find Welsh medium volunteers, and arrange language awareness training. A more bilingual image can often assist you in fundraising, and help you give better service to Welsh speakers, especially in the care and health sectors.
Any organisation is welcome to e-mail Mari on mari.wiliam@iaith.eu (the ‘wiliam’ has one ‘l’ in case your e-mail gets returned!), or phone 01745 585120/ 07966 936263. Please also visit our website www.estynllaw.org. We look forward to co-operating with the third sector in north Wales!
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Parkinson Disease Society Information and Support Worker
If you or a member of your family has Parkinson’s, you may need one-to-one support to help deal with the condition.
Your Information and Support Worker can provide:
- up-to-date information on Parkinson’s
- emotional support to you and your family
- information about benefits and help with the application process
- information about and links to your local services
- a supporting voice if you need to complain or are having problems getting your needs assessed
- links to other Parkinson Disease Society services, such as our Helpline, website, information resources, and local branches and support groups
Your local contact for North East Wales:
Sara Owen
Tel: 0844 225 3719
Email: sowen@parkinsons.org.uk
THIS SERVICE IS FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL
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Internet Safety website launched to protect children & young peopleThe Welsh Assembly Government has launched a new web page to promote guidelines on positive safe use of the internet in response to a growth in its use amongst children and young people in recent years. The web page aims to educate everybody from head teachers to LEA’s and classroom support staff on how best to utilise the wealth of information the internet can offer. More information is available at:
http://esafety.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/
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Help is at hand: a resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden, traumatic death
This guide is aimed at the wide range of people who are affected by suicide or other sudden, traumatic death. It aims firstly to help people who are unexpectedly bereaved in this way. It also provides information for healthcare and other professionals who come into contact with bereaved people, to assist them in providing help and to suggest how they themselves may find support if they need it. It can be viewed online at:
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Information at hand for those thinking of moving into a new care home
The Welsh Assembly Government’s new guide "Thinking about a care home? -a guide to what you need to know" sets out in clear terms the key stages and issues that someone will encounter in this situation. It highlights the care options available that individuals and their families will wish to consider before making a decision of moving into a care home. The guide is currently being distributed to local authority social service departments, health organisations, hospitals and a range of voluntary organisations throughout Wales. Alternatively it can be downloaded from:
http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/health/publications/socialcare/guidance/2008/carehome/?lang=en
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Mental Health Medication Website
"Choice and Medication" website offering users and carers access to comprehensive information and advice on mental health conditions and medication groups has been launched. There is comprehensive information on over 100 mental health medications or medication groups, advice on 17 mental health conditions, tables comparing the main treatments used, and how the drugs are thought to work.
This website offers people information about medications used in the mental health setting to help people make informed decisions about medication. Anybody can use this public website.
http://www.choiceandmedication.org.uk/
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