17/02/2021 Carers Manchester Fortnightly Newsletter
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Carers Manchester Newsletter
Wednesday 17 February 2021 This week we are delighted that the coronavirus vaccine roll-out will include unpaid carers. We are also preparing for Census Day in March.
Our Contact Point phone line - 0161 543 8000 is open Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm, and we are now open until 6pm on Wednesdays.
Email us at [email protected] or fill in our web enquiry form. You can also take a look at our FAQs.
Join our live discussion about caring from our Facebook page on Wednesday 24 February at 10.30am. We'll be talking to a carer about caring during lockdown and the support available.
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Coronavirus Updates Vaccine updates
We welcome the news that unpaid carers in England will now be called forward for their first jabs in this next phase of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.
*Please ensure you are registered with your GP as a carer so you are invited to have your vaccine. Contact your GP for more details*.
Visit our blog for more information on the vaccination programme and how it affects carers, including getting to your appointment, scams, FAQs, carer experiences and more.
Learning Disability UK have published some useful information about Covid-19 vaccines and learning disability groups. This includes when people with learning disabilities are likely to receive the vaccine, BAME groups, carers and more.
If you or the person you care for are aged 70 and over and not had your COVID-19 vaccine yet, please contact the NHS to arrange your appointment. Call 119 or speak to your GP.
Test and Trace explained in 5 different languages
The NHS Test and Trace system remains an important tool to stop the spread of coronavirus. The system works to identify people with the virus and the people they have been in close contact with. Those identified are then told to self-isolate for 10 days to help stop the virus spreading.
Anyone who has coronavirus symptoms must self-isolate and get tested. If they test positive they will be contacted by a NHS contact tracer to share details of those whom they have been near.
BBC Asian Network is helping the South Asian community in the UK to understand how the test-and-trace system works in five languages: Gujarati, Punjabi, Sylheti, Tamil and Urdu.
Travel pass renewals
Transport for Greater Manchester are allowing concessionary pass holders, whose tram and train add-on is due to expire in February or March, to carry on travelling for essential off-peak journeys. If you need to travel, you can continue to use your pass, without renewing, until 31 March 2021.
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Remember, you are entitled to free, off-peak bus travel across England and, if you only use buses, you can choose not to pay to add tram and train.
PPE for carers
The government has updated its guidance on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for people caring for someone outside of their home.
If you do not live with the person or people you care for, you wear PPE when delivering care. The type of PPE recommended varies depending on the type of care being provided. There is also a new scheme to offer PPE to unpaid carers caring for someone outside of their home who are struggling to access it. Click here to find out more.
Claim your warm homes discount
If you have been offered the warm home discount this winter, you will receive the discount automatically from your energy supplier, but if you have received a letter advising you to contact the Warm Homes Discount Helpline to claim the rebate, you must call by Friday 26 February 2021 - 0800 917 1003. Rebates may also be available, direct from energy suppliers for recipients of certain other benefits.
Enhanced testing in Moss Side and Harpurhey
New cases of a new Covid mutation (E484K) have developed from the Kent variant in the Moss Side, Moston and Harpurhey areas of Manchester. Manchester City Council are strongly encouraging people living in certain postcodes of Moss Side, Hulme, Harpurhey, Moston, Whalley Range and Fallowfield to get a Covid test, even if they don't have symptoms.
Have your say on SEND support
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership wants to make sure that parent/carers of children and young people with SEND (aged 0 -25) are supported in 2021 and beyond. They ask if you could share your thoughts, experiences and suggestions in this short survey by Friday 19 February.
If you would like to see the end report please email: [email protected]
FREE online workshops for carers
Tuesday 2 March: https://mailchi.mp/d5036ffa5ae3/carers-manchester-fortnightly-newsletter?e=[UNIQID] 3/8 17/02/2021 Carers Manchester Fortnightly Newsletter Being a Carer Subscribe Past Issues Translate (10am - 12pm) Wednesday 10 March: Welfare and Benefits (10.30am - 12.30pm)
Click here for more information and to book.
Census 2021 is coming…
Census day is Sunday 21 March in England and Wales. The census is a national survey that happens every 10 years and gives the government a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales.
There’s simply nothing else that gives so much detail about us and the society we live in. All kinds of organisations, from local authorities to charities, use the information to help provide the services we all need, including transport, education and healthcare.
This year, census surveys will be completed online but you can complete by post if you prefer. Carers can also complete the survey on behalf of the person they care for. Click here for more information.
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Digital funding for young carers
There are an estimated 700,000 young carers in the UK. One third of young carers in the UK are from low income families and many do not have access to essential technology such as laptops, WIFI or phones. These are vital items all young carers need to fulfil their caring duties.
The Who Cares campaign is proud to launch the new ‘Digi Fund’ aimed at tackling digital poverty for young carers who access services across the UK, including Salford. Click here for more information.
Take part in the StrataStem dementia research project
Are you or the person you care for aged over 65, living in Greater Manchester and with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease?
StrataStem is a ground breaking piece of research that can be done in your own home. It is easy to participate and involved a quick phone call followed by a blood sample. The aim is to create a model of Alzheimer's disease, and to use stem cells in research to increase their understanding of the disease, for example; identifying new medications and more.
For more information, please contact Anita Davies (Research Nurse) - 07553 367 830, Lewis Harpin (Research Nurse) - 07918 905 762 or email: [email protected].
StrataStem is locally coordinated from The Dementia Research Centre, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
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We all know that being outside can do wonders for your physical and mental wellbeing, but you don't have to walk for miles to reap the benefits. Get outside, meet new people and take some time out with some free gentle gardening workshops with Power to Change at Ryder Brow Allotment Community Plot #31, Far Lane, Gorton M18 7FF on Mondays, Tuesdays or Saturdays, 10am - 11am until Saturday 13 March.
Email [email protected] or call 07735 806 188 for more details.
Calling all LGBT+ carers
Gaddum and LGBT Foundation have put together a short survey to better understand LGBT+ carer's needs and to look at how services should be improved to better support LGBT+ carers. The findings from the survey will be used to support carers organisations to improve the support they provide to LGBT+ communities.
All valid respondents will be entered into a prize draw to win one of four £25 Amazon vouchers. If you have any questions regarding this survey or would like to provide any further feedback please email [email protected]. The closing date is Sunday 28 February.
Free food delivery service
Manchester Mind are offering a free meal delivery service to people at a time when cooking might not be a priority. The service is for people who have recently been discharged from hospital or any other mental health service, struggling financially or struggling with motivation, or who are unable to get out to the shops.
To make a referral call 0161 769 5732 between 10am and 2pm.
Advice and Resources
https://mailchi.mp/d5036ffa5ae3/carers-manchester-fortnightly-newsletter?e=[UNIQID] 6/8 17/02/2021 Carers Manchester Fortnightly Newsletter Mobilise Contact - For Families with Disabled Subscribe Past Issues Translate Children A free online community for unwaged (0808 808 3555) carers including access to virtual cuppas and daily/weekly emails. A helpline is for parents and carers in any part of the UK with a disabled child aged We Are With You from birth to 25. (0808 801 0750) Greater Manchester Mental Health A helpline providing support and advice to (01204 483071) people aged over 50 worried about their drinking, and their concerned loved ones. A 24/7 helpline for anyone suffering from poor mental health and their carers. Greater Manchester Bereavement Service One Education - Putting Children First (0161 983 0902) (0161 276 0118)
Helps to find support for anyone in A helpline for parents/carers of children Greater Manchester that has been and young people with Special bereaved or affected by a death. Educational Needs and Disabilities and for Early Help professionals within Manchester City Council's emergency Manchester. Monday - Friday, 1pm - 3pm. duty team (0161 234 5001) Public Health England - update their Coronavirus blog page daily. A 24/7 phone line to report abuse, neglect, or a vulnerable person at risk. Buzz - Manchester Health & Wellbeing Service - useful information, resources Manchester Local Offer and helplines around a wide variety of (0161 234 1946) mental health topics.
Coronavirus information and advice for Sign Health - BSL information on SEND families, including education coronavirus. updates, stuff to do, emotional wellbeing, IASM helpline, and finance and benefits CarersUK - advice and guidance for - [email protected]. carers.
Silver Line Doctors of the World - information about (0800 470 80 90) COVID19 in a number of languages.
A confidential, free helpline for older Dementia UK people across the UK. Open 24/7. (0800 888 6678)
Kooth - free online counselling and Free support from dementia specialist emotional well-being support for children Admiral Nurses. The Helpline is open from and young people in Manchester 9am - 9pm Monday - Friday, and 9am - 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Manchester Community Central - advice and guidance including info on how to Women's Aid - women and children at risk volunteer with groups responding to of domestic violence at home during the (COVID-19). coronavirus crisis.
BAME communities - information for Greater Manchester Police - information Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) regarding the impact of Coronavirus on communities during the Coronavirus areas such as: Courts and tribunals, visas https://mailchi.mp/d5036ffa5ae3/carers-manchester-fortnightly-newsletter?e=[UNIQID] 7/8 17/02/2021 Carers Manchester Fortnightly Newsletter (Covid-19) pandemic. and temporary residents, funerals and Subscribe Past Issues Translate places of worship etc.
Network Members
Please follow the below links to explore our network and find out more. If you would like a network booklet with all our information in one place, please let us know via [email protected]
African and Caribbean Mental Health Manchester Carers Centre Services Manchester Carers Forum African Caribbean Care Group Manchester Jewish Federation Alzheimer's Society Moodswings Connect Support North Manchester Black Health Forum Gaddum Stroke Association Himmat Talbot House Indian Senior Citizens Centre Together Dementia Support Lifted Carers Centre Wai Yin Society LMCP Care Link Communities 4 All (Affiliate Member)
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