Members of the Forum had a great time at the Chairman’s Tea Party at the Majestic Hotel on May 15th. The party, hosted by Councillor Bernard Bateman, Chairman of the North Yorkshire County Council, was to celebrate his year in office and work with local voluntary organisations.
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Are you a Dementia Friend?
Dementia Friends have received increasing publicity recently ….. perhaps you’ve seen the television advertisements. The project was started by the Alzheimer’s Society and is supported by NYCC. The project aims to increase the public’s awareness of dementia and highlights how individuals can help people suffering from dementia to live well. To find out more, visit one of the Alzheimer’s Society drop-ins at Harrogate library or watch and interact with this on-line video.
Advice on paying for long-term care
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) has launched a new initiative called ‘PayingForCare’ to assist people in planning for long-term care. The system provides access to independent information about:
- financial matters: claiming state benefits and advice on funding care
- legal matters: Power of Attorney and wills
- different types of care which may be needed
For further information telephone 0808 208 9994 or visit the ‘PayingForCare‘ website.
If you would like a free copy of the care services directory, which also includes details of the ‘PayingForCare’ scheme, please call 01609 780780
Keen to learn about computers?
Starting Tuesday 13th May, Harrogate library is organising a free 4 week course to introduce absolute beginners to the use of computers. The course will cover mouse and keyboard skills, word processing and internet searching.Places are limited, so don’t delay!
Please visit the library or telephone 08450 349520 to book your place.
Mental Health Week May 12th – 19th
The focus for this year’s mental Health week is anxiety. Visit the Mental Health Foundation website or click here for further information about recognising and managing anxiety.
All NHS staff to receive dementia care training
Following Health Education England’s (HEE) publication Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing Vision and Strategy last year, the Government has now mandated HEE with ensuring that dementia care training programmes are available for all NHS staff within four years. Continue reading
Annoyed by 0800 calls which are not ‘free’?
Good news for mobile phone users! Giff-Gaff and ‘3’ now both offer free calls to 0800 numbers. For further information about how to reduce the charges to 0800 numbers, via other networks please click here.
Forum publicity event success
Today the Forum had a stall in the foyer of Harrogate hospital to publicise the activities of the Forum. Even though people were either rushing to appointments or to beat the parking charges, many of them did stop to show an interest. It was great to meet them all and welcome them to our next meeting on May 29th (see ‘Forum events’ page).
Our next publicity event was on April 23rd at the HealthWatch Event at the Crown Hotel in Harrogate 10am – 4pm. Thank you for coming and see us!
HMRC tax refunds scam
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a warning about a scam involving telephone calls and e-mails requesting a payment or offering a rebate. HMRC states that it would not use e-mail communications for payments or refunds.
For information about other scams click here.
Warning about cancer hoax e-mail
Harrogate and District CCG has issued a warning about a hoax e-mail, which patients might receive. The e-mail, which appears to come from the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), suggests that the patient might have been diagnosed with cancer following a blood test. Anyone receiving the e-mail is advised to delete it and not open any links or attachments associated with it. Meanwhile NICE is endeavouring to stop the e-mail.