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Shaping General Practice (GP) Services for the next 5 years Survey
Your local NHS is working hard to plan GP services to make sure they meet the needs of patients now and in the future. We need your help to really understand what would work well for patients and carers. We would like you to give your views on: Your current experience of access to GP […]
6 July 2017Nottinghamshire Carers Services: User Survey 2017
Please help us to understand what carers think of our services by completing a short survey Nottinghamshire County Council is asking carers to complete a short survey about the services they use and what they think of them. The survey asks questions about services provided directly by the Council and also about services provided by […]
5 July 2017Volunteers Week Celebration
On Sunday 11th June over 150 volunteers attended the Volunteer Celebration event at Newark Castle. The event was organised by Newark and Sherwood District Council and Newark and Sherwood Volunteer Centre to say thank you and celebrate the work done across the borough by our amazing volunteers. This year, the sun was shining and it […]
23 June 2017Support Worker Vacancy – Newark Emmaus Trust
Newark Emmaus Trust (NET) are currently advertising a vacancy for a part-time Support Worker for 24 hours per week. The post holder will be part of the Support Worker Team working across our core and cluster accommodation in Newark with responsibilities specifically for Client Engagement working directly with our resident group to develop and improve […]
22 June 2017Let’s celebrate the difference small charities make – NCVO
To mark the start of Small Charity Week, a time to celebrate the work of the organisations that make up most of our sector. We’re joining in the celebrations by sharing stories of the great work that you and others do and by highlighting the difference that you make. If you would like to know […]
20 June 2017Four new Living Wage Friendly Funders announced
More charities will be able to pay staff the Living Wage now that four new grant-making organisations have joined the Living Wage Foundation’s scheme for charity funders. The Coutts Foundation, the Goodall Foundation, Money Advice Trust and Millfield House Foundation have all received recognition as Living Wage Friendly Funders. The scheme recognises funders that commit […]
15 June 2017CQC’s Next Phase of Regulation
Today we are launching the second consultation on proposed changes to how we regulate health and social care services share your views here at http://www.cqc.org.uk/nextphase Background Our strategy for 2016 to 2021, Shaping the future, published in May 2016, set out an ambitious vision for a more targeted, responsive and collaborative approach to regulation, so […]
15 June 2017Newark & Sherwood CVS Boosted By Donations From The Santander Foundation
Newark & Sherwood CVS has received £ 4393.50 to fund their accredited Volunteer Centre to provide support into volunteering for unemployed people in Ollerton as a stepping stone into employment. The donation was provided by the Santander Foundation, which offers Discovery Grants to UK registered charities for projects that help disadvantaged people in local communities. […]
15 June 2017More Newark patients treated closer to home as Sherwood Forest Hospitals expands day cases
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has increased the number of day case procedures it offers at Newark Hospital. Minister Ward became a day case unit in 2014, providing medical and surgical procedures between 7am and 10pm Monday to Friday. New procedures introduced at the unit include referrals from the Urgent Care Centre, also on […]
13 June 2017Friends Against Scams for Group Organisations
Friends Against Scams A National Trading Standards Scams Team Initiative. (www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk) Are you involved with: A Luncheon Club? A Retirement Home / Sheltered Housing? A U3A Group? The WI? Another Similar Community Group? Consumers lose £5-£10 billion to scams each year! Friends Against Scams aims to protect and prevent people from becoming victims of […]
12 June 2017