Support and resources
‘The Coronavirus pandemic is not by any means over, but gradually life is returning to normal, and organisations, businesses and individuals are finding ways to continue life whilst managing the risk of spreading the virus.
Dorset Race Equality Council has been working harder than ever throughout the crisis with all the local agencies on behalf of our groups and individuals, and all our staff have been working from home. We are now in a position to be able to see clients face to face at our offices in Boscombe when this is required, by prior arrangements only, and we are reassured that procedures are in place to ensure the meeting room is a safe and clean environment for all our staff and clients.
Help is still available for anybody who feels they need help in BCP and Dorset Council areas, although both councils are moving into recovery mode and you can find the latest information on their websites here:
The Corona Virus crisis is now managed through a local outbreak management plan led by Public Health Dorset, which you will find on their websites here:
Barnardo’s has launched a vital new support service which we believe will make a positive difference to the lives of many Black, Asian and minority ethnic children, young people and their families impacted by Covid-19. This is a UK-wide helpline which will focus on issues specifically affecting children, young people and families from Black, Asian …
COVID-19 Guidance: Making a Christmas bubble with friends and family – Easy Read version available here: https://bit.ly/36TDOkP
Today we enter Tier 2 local restrictions. This means that we must: not mix with other households indoors only meet people outdoors in groups of six work from home if possible reduce the number of journeys we makeFor more details visit: http://orlo.uk/pmX7R
BCP Council has teamed up with colleagues at Public Health Dorset and Dorset Council to broadcast together today, after the Government has announced which tier the area will be in once the current national restrictions end on 2 December. Join for the live broadcast via Microsoft Teams from 7pm. You will need to ensure you …
Live COVID-19 broadcast on Thursday 26 November 2020Read More »
The Access to Food Map is up to date, displaying the range of community food initiatives there are across the conurbation. This is being used by the Together We Can Helpline, GPs, Schools, Social Prescribers, Adult Social Care, Children’s Services, Citizen’s Advice and more, to help signpost those who need food support. We are once …
BCP Council – The Access to Food Map is up to dateRead More »
The Together We Can Community (TWC) Resilience Response has been stood up in response to the Lockdown measures now in place. Our existing Covid-19 ‘Together We Can’ community response helpline continues to operates from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. If residents do not have support from family and friends, they can contact us to …
NHS DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAMME There are two main types of diabetes – Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.Type 2 diabetes is far more common than Type 1. In the UK, around 90% of all adults with diabetes have Type 2.Every two minutes someone finds out that they have Type 2 diabetes.There are 3.9 million …
Leading doctors and nurses are making a joint appeal for help to stop the spread of COVID-19, save lives, and protect each other. All local medical directors and nursing directors across Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are making the call in a new open letter. The letter is also signed by the Director for Public …
Leading doctors and nurses make joint COVID-19 callRead More »
At this extraordinarily difficult time, we are all being challenged and moved in ways that seemed unimaginable just weeks ago. Our first priority is always to support people and communities. Funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, has helped us and The Friendly Food Club, to start our …
Message to community venues We know that you have been working extremely hard to keep your venues COVID secure. Under your new operating models, you may not have been used to collecting customer data. From 18th September, the government has made it mandatory for the venues in the sectors listed below to have a system …
Message to community venues re: venues Covid secureRead More »