IARCH is now an independent charity and provides services throughout Harrogate District and neighbouring areas of Yorkshire.
ARCH continues to provide neighbour mediation at no cost to all residents of the Harrogate District and now also provides mediation for young people and families (intra-family) and the various forms of commercial mediation – including family, employment & workplace, property, education, financial services and professional negligence.
Remap is a charity which produces aids and equipment for people with disabilities where there are no suitable commercial alternatives. This service is provided free of charge to the client, and is delivered entirely by volunteers.
Good Neighbours’ schemes are being rolled out across North Yorkshire to offer practical support to people living in rural areas.
Good Neighbours schemes are so-called because they offer low-level help to older and vulnerable people within a community, are volunteer-led by local residents (i.e. neighbours), and contribute towards a greater quality of life for all in rural areas.
‘A guide to exploring the internet safely’
This was a really interesting presentation about the internet. Peter Morris from the University of Oxford started with a brief overview of how he became involved with computers and then went on to demonstrate how the internet enhanced his daily life. Following this, Jordan Booth from Barclays Digital Eagles described their work in helping people to access the internet, together with helpful tips for staying safe on-line. Judging by the number of questions from the audience, this was a popular presentation.
Harrogate District Over 50s Forum meeting at St Paul’s, Victoria Avenue, HG1 1EL (opposite Harrogate library) July 23rd 2-4pm.
Read all about the activities of the forum in our latest newsletter. Find out what we have been doing and also our plans for social events between now and Christmas.
‘The Voice’ is available on our ‘Publications‘ page.
St Marks Church in Harrogate has produced a report called Minding the Gaps.
This comprehensive survey of the unmet social needs of the Harrogate area is now available online at http://smch.org.uk/minding-the-gaps-2/
End of life care could be improved for up to 355,000 people a year in England, according to a report published recently by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. The report highlights tragic cases where people’s suffering could have been avoided or lessened with the right care and treatment, as they approached the end of their lives.
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman makes final decisions on complaints about the NHS in England, including where there is a dispute about what happened. The Ombudsman service identified a range of issues with end of life care from its casework. Continue reading
The NHS works hard to provide a high quality service but sometimes things do go wrong and people may wish to raise a complaint.
The NHS Complaints Advocacy Service in North Yorkshire is provided by Cloverleaf Advocacy. The service is available to anyone who is a resident of North Yorkshire. The NHS Complaints Advocacy Service is for those who wish to have support to make a Complaint about a service they have received from the NHS. The service is free, confidential and independent.
HARCVS is in the process of setting up a voluntary car driver service for Harrogate, Knaresborough and the surrounding villages which will provide a door-to-door service on non-urgent journeys for essential trips, as well as to attend medical appointments, lunch clubs, day centres etc. We anticipate it will be operational by the end of the summer.
This is a reminder that the roll out of 4G mobile phone services continues across Harrogate District and could possibly cause disruption to TV reception.
Here is some information to help you help others
The likelihood of this happening is very low and will only affect Freeview TV – anyone who receives TV via cable or satellite is most unlikely to experience any problems. Continue reading