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30th July 2022

Decision support tools: making a decision about a health condition

These decision support tools are designed to support shared decision making between people and a clinician. People may find they are useful before, during or between consultations depending on their care pathway. These tools have been developed in accordance with The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence standards framework for shared decision making support tools, including patient decision aids. You can find all of the decision support tools by clicking this link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/decision-support-tools-making-a-decision-about-a-health-condition/

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14th July 2022

Job opportunity: Health Facilitator / Clinical Support Worker

Job summary The Primary Liaison Learning Disability Team is going through an exciting period of change and development. The team has recently been highly commended for Clinical Achievement in the Trust’s Staff Excellence Awards with the LD&A service being rated Good by the CQC. The team is expanding and we are recruiting three, B3 Health Facilitators across Suffolk to support the qualified nursing staff in delivering the service. You will be pivotal in ensuring people with a learning disability have…

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10th July 2022

An animation explaining how the NHS in England works and how is it changing

What are the key organisations that make up the NHS? And how can they collaborate with partners in the health and care system to deliver joined-up care? Watch the animation from the King’s Fund to find out. Video not displaying? Click this link to watch the animation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blapgFKXv0I&ab_channel=TheKing%27sFund

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21st June 2022

Thursday 23 June: Suffolk Learning Disability Strategy – My Health focus group

The ‘My Health focus group’ is a co-produced meeting, part the Suffolk Learning Disability Strategy 2021/22 About this event The Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board would like to invite self-advocates, families and carers, provider organisations, key organisations, and wider partnership members to an online meeting for the 2nd My Health focus group. The refresh of this strategy maintains our commitment to work together with partners across Suffolk, to work in new and different ways to ensure that people with learning…

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10th June 2022

How does the NHS in England work and how is it changing?

What are the key organisations that make up the NHS? And how can they collaborate with partners in the health and care system to deliver joined-up care? Watch the animation from the King’s Fund to find out. Video not displaying? Click this link to watch the animation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blapgFKXv0I&ab_channel=TheKing%27sFund

young man with a crutch sitting in the drivers seat of a car

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30th April 2022

Driving Mobility – helping with assisted driving and accessibility

Supported by the Department for Transport, Driving Mobility co-ordinate 20 independent driving and mobility assessment centres across the UK. These centres provide professional assessments and information so people with restricted mobility and disabilities can drive safely and maintain personal independence. Which centre can I attend? You can attend whichever Centre is the most convenient for you through a recommendation by your GP or healthcare professional. Alternatively, some Centres enable you to self-refer. Although independent, the Centres are recognised by other mobility organisations including…

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11th April 2022

Driving Mobility – helping you with assisted driving, accessibility and independent living

Supported by the Department for Transport, Driving Mobility co-ordinate 20 independent driving and mobility assessment centres across the UK. These centres provide professional assessments and information so people with restricted mobility and disabilities can drive safely and maintain personal independence. Which centre can I attend? You can attend whichever Centre is the most convenient for you through a recommendation by your GP or healthcare professional. Alternatively, some Centres enable you to self-refer. Although independent, the Centres are recognised by other mobility organisations including…

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27th January 2022

Learning Disabilities and Autism Workforce Review

Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated care system are planning a Learning Disabilities and Autism Workforce Review. The ICS are looking to work with an organisation to deliver this project. Full details are in the PDF below, and key dates to deliver this work are listed below. Please feel free to forward details of this opportunity to any suitable organisation who you think may be interested in undertaking the work.

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8th December 2021

Christmas Veg Boxes from Growing Places

Growing Places provide local, organic and seasonal vegetables and produce that are low in food miles and high in freshness. When you buy from Growing Places, you’re helping us to support people with disabilities and/or disadvantages. Growing Places is part of Realise Futures CIC, a company operating across Suffolk and Essex combining commercial trade of products and services alongside work placements, employment and training opportunities. “We are offering our bumper veg box deliveries again this year! Our bumper Christmas veg boxes…

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6th December 2021

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that comes and goes in a seasonal pattern. SAD is sometimes known as “winter depression” because the symptoms are usually more apparent and more severe during the winter. A few people with SAD may have symptoms during the summer and feel better during the winter. Symptoms of SAD Symptoms of SAD can include: a persistent low mood a loss of pleasure or interest in normal everyday activities irritability feelings of despair, guilt…

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7th November 2021

Health and Wellbeing event: Hadleigh and the surrounding areas

Abbeycroft Leisure are working with the Babergh District Council, Ipswich & East Suffolk CCG and social prescribers in the Hadleigh area to offer a FREE health and wellbeing event. When is the event? Thursday 25th November at Hadleigh Pool and Leisure, 1-5pm What is the event about? This event is for residents of Hadleigh and surrounding areas, aged 50 and over who would like to know more about small changes in lifestyle that can make a big difference to health. The afternoon…

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11th October 2021

GP Surgeries healthcare team

Going to the GP is not just about seeing a doctor or nurse. Find out more about the new staff available at your GP Surgery. These new staff help to mean that there is more staff with specialist skills, knowledge, and experience when you visit your GP to help you get the right treatment when you need it. The new roles include a Pharmacist, Social Prescriber, Physician Associate, Physiotherapist, Paramedic and General Practice Nurse. You can find out more by…

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25th June 2021

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: Waveney Adult Community Learning Disability Team

You may not know but nestled in Lowestoft is the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) Waveney Adult Community Learning Disability Team. The dedicated team offer services to adults over the age of 25 with a learning disability. They work alongside the Learning Disability Youth and Children Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ensuring effective transitions for individuals approaching 25 and who also need their service. Currently 160 people are open to the service. The small team of 15…

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26th March 2021

Annual Health Check workshop

A virtual online workshop to learn more about Annual Health Checks. Do you live in Suffolk, have a learning disability and are over the age of 14? Then you can have an Annual Health Check. Ace Anglia, in partnership with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are hosting an online workshop over Zoom. The workshop is on Tuesday 6th April, 10 – 11:30 AM. To join the session e-mail Abbie: abbie@aceanglia.com Call or text Abbie: 07949 322812

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19th March 2021

Unpaid carers urged to register for their COVID-19 vaccination appointment

In line with national guidance, appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations are now being offered to eligible, unpaid carers in Suffolk and north east Essex within priority cohort 6. Eligible unpaid carers are identified by the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) which for the purposes of accessing a COVID-19 vaccination is defined as: “Those who are eligible for a carer’s allowance, or those who are the sole or primary carer of an elderly or disabled person who is at increased…

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25th February 2021

COVID-19: All people on learning disabilities registers to be invited for vaccine

All people on the learning disability register with their GP will be invited for Covid vaccine. This change is happening following updated advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The learning disability partnership have made an easy-read booklet about the updated guidance. You can view and download by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3q1UTzz

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27th January 2021

Covid-19 vaccination: What happens at your appointment.

The Learning Disability Partnership have made an easy-read guide that gives information about what happens at a Covid-19 vaccination appointment. You can view/download the guide by clicking here: https://suffolkordinarylives.co.uk/information/covid-19-vaccination-what-happens-at-your-appointment/

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16th December 2020

Noticed an unusual change to your body? Don’t sit it out, get it checked out.

Contact your GP, the NHS is here to help! During this time of COVID-19 there are different ways you can contact your GP to get advice or make an appointment. Suffolk County Council & Essex County Council have produced this helpful guide. You can download by clicking the blue download button below. Alternatively you can click this link: https://suffolkordinarylives.co.uk/information/noticed-an-unusual-change-to-your-body-dont-sit-it-out-get-it-checked-out/

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19th October 2020

Guide to having your flu jab during the coronavirus pandemic

Cold weather and flu can make some health problems worse and even lead to serious complications, especially if you are 65 or older, or if you have a long-term health condition. The best way to avoid getting flu is to have a flu vaccine, which is a free injection. The NHS have made some helpful easy read resources about how to stay well this winter and protect yourself from flu. Please see the link below to an easy-read guide about having your…

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30th September 2020

Learning from Covid-19 March – September 2020

The Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System has made a video about their learning from COVID-19 over the last 6 months. You can watch the film below or click here. What is the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System? The partnership in Suffolk and North East Essex includes all the NHS, local government, other health sector bodies and hospices across the area, working together with community and voluntary sector organisations. It covers many rural areas as…

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12th April 2019

Primary Care Networks

Primary care networks are the new way for local health services to work together to treat populations of around 30-50,000. With the support of NHS England, primary care networks will help practices in England to achieve the objectives set out in the General Practice Forward View, the five year plan for general practice which began in 2016. Learn more here about the General Practice Forward View: https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/gpfv/about/

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17th May 2018

What’s in Store for NHS in Next 5 Years?

The NHS have now published a forward view easy read booklet going through the areas they are looking to make better in the next 5 years. Points of interest in the booklet: Opening new Urgent Treat Centres to reduce number of patients with less serious conditions going to A & E Giving more money to fund primary care. Primary care is the first place you go if you have a health problem, it includes your GP, doctors, surgery. This money can…