On behalf of Graham Farrant, Chief Executive for BCP Council, and Councillor Bobbie Dove, Lead Member for Equalities, we would like to invite you to an Equality Matters session to attain views from the local community and have a clearer understanding of what the key issues of concern are in relation equality. They are keen …
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Dorset Race Equality Council welcomes the recent conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, U. S. on 25th May 2020. We echo the sentiment that this is not justice, but it is an important step towards accountability. Last summer, the images of a White police officer kneeling on the neck …
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SWRAC supports individuals to thrive through real-life and relevant education programmes. The intention is to provide people with the skills, knowledge and experience to BE resilient, confident & independent, to GROW into education, employment or meaningful activity, LIVE healthily, BE active & responsible citizens and BE safe. Due to continued expansion they are looking for …
Dorset Race Equality Council brings together members of diverse communities with an interest in health, and health commissioners and providers. The community members are known as the Community Health Ambassadors, and in their role, the ambassadors take information out to thier communities and bring information and feedback to the commissioners and providers. The meeting on …
Self-testing is becoming the norm – From 9 April, anyone in England who does not have symptoms can get FREE regular rapid lateral flow tests to check for coronavirus. By testing more people, we can identify and isolate more asymptomatic cases, meaning the virus has fewer chances to spread. Find out more about rapid testing and where …
Vaccination Side effects information in a range of languages: Follow the link below to find out information about what to expect after vaccination in the following languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Gujurati, Hindi, Kurdish, Nepali, Punjabi, Polish, Romanian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian and Urdu https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-what-to-expect-after-vaccination The CCG have this page on …
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BCP Council is asking for your views to help develop the Community and Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Strategy. The new strategy will help to make sure that our area is full of vibrant and connected communities which provide meaningful volunteering opportunities and targeted support to those in need. Many people across the BCP area participate …
Have Your Say: Helping support the local Community and Voluntary SectorRead More »
Information leaflet from the Muslim Doctors Association providing guidance on Covid-19 testing and vaccination during Ramadan.
Prostate cancer affects 1 in 4 men from Black African, Caribbean and Black British communities, which is higher than the 1 in 8 men from other communities. Black men are also less likely to act on their symptoms and visit the doctor, this means that if they have cancer then this can be harder to …
Raising awareness of prostate cancer with and for Black menRead More »
Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group have issued a letter of thanks to the residents of Dorset for all their support and cooperation during the Coronavirus pandemic. The letter says “From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHS has been working flat out to treat patients as they become seriously unwell with the new illness, …