Our response…
At Working Together we have changed the way we deliver services in response to Coronavirus and to Covid-19 guidelines.
We have adjusted our service provision to provide more remote support (online or through telephone or mobile contacts) and we have been issuing regular newsletters – so everyone could feel still connected to the Working Together family.
We are continuing to offer online support sessions and we are also running Covid Safe face-to face sessions at Rockspring – but with reduced numbers of members attending each day – to maintain social distancing guidelines.
If you have any questions about our services or how we are operating at the moment, please contact us
Local Help and Support
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Pulling together Ludlow
Pulling Together Ludlow is a coalition of groups in Ludlow, including the Portcullis and Station Drive GPs, Hands Together Ludlow and the Pulling Together Ludlow Facebook group. They have set up this site to help the community act together deal with the coronavirus. Their emphasis is on connecting people who want to help with people who need help.
They offer a wide range of support including:
- Home food delivery due to illness or through self-isolation
- Delivering lunchtime meals to children receiving free school meals
- Delivering prescriptions in line with local pharmacy guidelines
- Essential pet services such as emergency dog walking
- Telephone befriending and checking on those alone.
Health Advice and Guidance
With all the information that is circulating its sometime difficult to know where to look for the latest advice – so here are some links to government and NHS guides as well as links to more specific help groups for people with learning difficulties and disabilities:
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National Health Advice
Government guidance from Gov.uk
Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates and information in British Sign Language can be accessed on SignHealth’s website:
WhatsApp Information Service
Getting Tested
Guidance on coronavirus testing, including who is eligible for a test and how to get tested:
Latest Public Health England advice on Coronavirus (Covid-19)
- OVID-19: guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable
- COVID-19: guidance on social distancing and for vulnerable people
- COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection
Easy Read Guide – Stay at home: what to do if you or someone you share your home with has coronavirus symptoms:
NHS England
NHS Wales
Children with Autism
National Autistic Society:
People with Learning Disabilities
Mencap:
Local Health Advice
NHS Shropshire
Shropshire Council Guidance
Direct Payments Advice
Questions about Direct Payment during the Coronavirus outbreak:
Other useful links
- Autism West Midlands (Facebook Page)
- Contact, the charity for families with disabled children
- Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA)
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