Shelagh’s Sewing Circle is a volunteer group that sews and delivers cotton face masks made from donated fabric, absolutely free of cost.
So far they have made over 44,000 mask!
If your group/organisation could benefit from some face masks, please order on the Shelagh’s Sewing Circle website HERE
Hearing Help UK provides practical help, information and support to the Hearing-Impaired community, to enable them to enjoy the highest quality of life possible. Hearing Help UK do this through the provision of; information, advice, support, advocacy, social activities, outreach activities, assistive listening devices, hearing loops and volunteering opportunities in Amber Valley, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, High Peak, North East Derbyshire and South Derbyshire.
Hearing Help UK are currently recruiting, click on the links below to find out more and apply.
Closing date for both posts is 14th September 2020
You can find out more about Hearing Help UK by visiting their website HERE.
Healthwatch Derbyshire are currently conducting a piece of work around digital health appointment. During the Covid pandemic there has been a significant rise in the use of digital services in place of face-to-face services, such as telephone appointments, video consultations, text messaging and others. Healthwatch aims to highlight where virtual appointments may not have met the needs of patients and help to provide understanding for the reasons why people had not engaged with services in a virtual format.
Do you live in Chesterfield?
Do you work or study in Chesterfield?
Do you care about Chesterfield?
Your Life, Your Chesterfield is a fun and interactive way to get together to talk about the big things and the little things, what we love about our lives and what we don’t, what we value about Chesterfield and what could be better. It’s absolutely free to attend.
What’s important to us all in Chesterfield? It could be about…
If you join us, you can be sure that:
We’ll be walking a path together: this event is the first of several opportunities for us to talk together about what matters in our lives.
Who are we and why are we doing this?
We are a partnership of organisations working together to support communities in Chesterfield. We want to build bridges between people, communities and services, so we can shape Chesterfield together in a more joined up way.
When is it?
The first session is repeated – you can choose your preferred date:
Tuesday 8th September 10.30am-12.30pm OR
Thursday 17th September 12.30pm-2.30pm
Funding Talk: Fat Beehive Foundation
Thursday, August 20, 2020 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Fat Beehive Foundation Grant for Digital Services
Improving your digital presence can be transformational, but it’s really tough to secure funding in this area. The Fat Beehive Foundation exists to change that, offering small grants of up to £2,500 to charities with a turnover of less than £1 million.
Come and find out more about what they fund and how to apply.
Book via Eventbrite HERE
Find out more about The Fat Beehive Foundation and the funding they offer by visiting their website HERE
Derbyshire’s leading GP for cancer prevention is urging residents to act if they have any concerns they may have symptoms.
Dr Louise Merriman, Clinical Lead for Cancer for NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) joins health professionals from across the country in the call to action following a decrease in people visiting their GP with cancer concerns in the wake of Covid-19.
Latest county figures show ‘two week wait’ referrals – requests from GPs for an urgent hospital appointment for a patient who has symptoms that might indicate cancer – are now at around 85% of pre-Covid level.
Dr Merriman, a partner GP at Springs Medical Centre, Clowne, said it is vital everyone with cancer concerns seeks advice as soon as possible as delays in diagnosis and treatment can affect the outcomes for patients.
She said: “Do not hesitate to contact your GP is you have any worries about symptoms associated with cancer.
“The NHS website has a detailed section you can check at www.nhs.uk/conditions/cancer/symptoms/ but signs to look out for include the sudden appearance of a lump, blood in your urine, a change to your usual bowel habits or unexplained weight loss.
“If you have any of these, contact your GP immediately.”
To reduce the risk of cancers not being diagnosed and treated as quickly as they would have been prior to Covid-19, the CCG is working with NHS health care providers to:
Dr Merriman added: “We really appreciate the support of the public in protecting the NHS while we all fight Covid-19, but the NHS is – and always has been – open for business.
“Nobody should risk their health because they feel like they don’t want to take up valuable appointment time.
“And if you’re worried about visiting your practice because of the risks of contracting Covid-19 you should know that stringent infection and prevention control measures are in place to keep patients and staff safe and well.
“We’re continuing to work with all our frontline partners to make sure patients are seen quickly, and that those receiving a cancer diagnosis get the best course of treatment for them, to support their quality of life and lead to recovery wherever possible.”
