Stop Hate UK has launched a new 24 hour helpline service, Stop Learning Disability Hate Crime, in England and Wales.

The new service is funded by the Ministry of Justice Victim and Witness Fund.

People in England and Wales who have experienced, witnessed or know someone who is experiencing Learning Disability Hate Crime can contact the Stop Learning Disability Hate Crime helpline for support and information.

The helpline is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

It is free to call the Stop Learning Disability Hate Crime helpline from landlines and most mobiles.

The helpline number is below

 T: 0808 802 1155

www.stophateuk.org

For further information or to book a place please contact either Christine or Cive details below.

Christine Fitzsimmons

Fax: 01736 360736

Address: Rock Cottage, Bolitho Road, Heamoor, Penzance TR18 3EH

or contact Clive Thomas

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Fax: 01736 787459

For more information or to book please contact Lea at the Prince's Trust

T: 01752 831555

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For more information or to book on the course please contact Penwith Centre

T. 01736 332772

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Download the booking form here 

If you need any further information please contact Carers Rights

T: 01872 274586

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Set against a backdrop of increased living costs and with Cornwall Council unfairly passing the whole burden of the government imposed Council Tax Scheme to people already on low incomes, we all know the proposed welfare reforms are deeply unfair.

Disability Cornwall are now requesting our MPs to lobby the Government via their respective disability groups, to carry out an Equality Impact Assessment of the cumulative impact of the so called welfare reforms on disabled people, their families and carers.

For further information please contact us direct on the following

T: 01736 756655

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Family Life

Are you the parent of a child with a impairment?

Do you ever feel overwhelmed and stressed?

FREE WORKSHOP with The National Autistic Society (NAS) West Cornwall

If the answer to the above questions is yes, then come along and meet Janice Jenner and Louise Derbyshire from Contact a Family. We will be exploring the topic of stress, how it affects people and strategies to manage it. Additionally we will be looking at the support available for you and your family. There will be the opportunity to share your experiences and meet other parents in a similar situation.

Wednesday 6th February 2013

7.30-9.30pm at Gwel-an-Top Redruth

Booking is essential.

Please contact Janice Jenner to book a place, or to find out more information.

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T: 01209 614588 or 07545 454581

www.naswestcornwall.co.uk

To book on this event please contact us direct

T: 01736 756655

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The new NHS 111 service being introduced across England will be launched in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly on 19 March 2013.

The service will make it easier for people to access local urgent healthcare while taking pressure off the 999 service and local A&E departments.

The easy to remember three digit number will replace NHS Direct and should be called if medical help is needed fast but it's not a 999 emergency. A team of advisers, supported by experienced nurses, will then assess the caller's symptoms, provide relevant advice and direct them to the right local service at that time, helping eliminate 'call backs'.

The introduction of the NHS 111 service is part of the wider revisions to the urgent care system to ensure people receive the right care, from the right person at the right time.

The free to call service, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, is being rolled out across England and is expected to be in operation across the country by October 2013.

NHS 111 will be a simple, free to call, easy to remember number which will make it easier for people in (area) to access the urgent care they require, no matter what time it is or where they are.

So for example if anyone is worried about their child's temperature, needs an urgent prescription or health advice, calling 111 to speak to the team will provide an assessment and help very quickly.

If you have difficulties communicating or hearing, you can use the NHS 111 service through a textphone by calling 18001 111.

Calls are connected to the TextDirect system and the textphone will display messages to tell you what is happening.

A Typetalk Relay Assistant will automatically join the call. They will talk back what you've typed to the NHS 111 adviser and, in return, type back the adviser’s conversation, so you can read it on your textphone's display or computer.

For more information on NHS 111 visit their website link below.

www.nhs.uk/111