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Covid Restrictions

06/07/2021 by Nigel Bishop

Working Together: Covid restrictions update

06/07/2021

Dear members, families, carers, volunteers and staff

As you may be aware, the government has now announced the ending of legal Covid restrictions from 19 July. 

At Working Together the safety of our members, volunteers and staff remains our top priority and, in line with government advice to ‘maintain caution’, we be continuing with our existing Covid Safe procedures in the immediate term. 

This will include staff and volunteers continuing to wear face masks at all times inside and asking members who are able to, to wear masks when moving around the building and where social distancing isn’t possible. 

We will no longer be allocating members to a specific room only but we will still be ensuring that we make the best use of all the space we have available to aid social distancing.

We will also continue with our temperature checks, regular hand washing and additional ventilation and cleaning measures. 

We encourage members, where possible, to follow government recommendations and test twice a week using the simple Lateral Flow testing. We are happy to provide advice and support with this and this is especially important if members are attending more than one day service. 

The number of Covid cases is rising significantly in Shropshire and there is every likelihood that more of us will come into close contact with someone who is Covid positive. 

Whilst we are in a different place to late January (when we closed our doors for face-to-face services because of the high number of cases in Shropshire) because many members, volunteers and staff are now double vaccinated, it is still worth remembering that having been ‘double jabbed’ does not remove the risk of someone being Covid positive – and therefore being infectious to others. 

Also, according to scientific evidence, being vaccinated twice is just over 80% effective against becoming seriously unwell with Covid, but this figure is slightly lower in some people who are classed as Clinical Extremely Vulnerable.  

We would continue to ask that if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, whatever your vaccination status, you inform Working Together at the earliest opportunity. If this is the case, please do not attend face to face services until a PCR test has been undertaken and the results have been returned as negative, or until the end of the government’s recommended period of self-isolation has been completed (currently 10 days).

Working Together can give you advice and support on taking PCR tests.   

The government’s announcement is of course very good news and a step on the road to normality, but the Prime Minister has also been clear that Coronavirus ‘continues to carry risks to you and your family’ and he says that ‘we cannot simply revert instantly from Monday 19th July to life as it was before Covid.’. 

At Working Together, we will continue to err on the side of caution to ensure we keep our members, volunteers and staff as safe as we can.

We will keep our procedures under regular review and thank you again for your support with this. 

Chief Officer

Background information…

  • How to stay safe and help prevent the spread from 19 July

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Covid-19

Face-to-Face Services

18/01/2021 by Nigel Bishop

18/01/2021

Last week, Shropshire Council announced that they would not be delivering building based day centre provision for at least the next 14 days.

Their reasoning behind this is is the result of:

“the infection  rates in our communities now presents a greater risk to the people we support, their families and our staff.“

Based this decision and our own concerns about the increasing infection rate we have also suspended our face to face services.

We will of course continue and extend our online outreach and telephone support and keep the situation under regular review.

Chief Officer

Stay Home, Protect the NHS
Stay Home, Protect the NHS

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Covid-19, Shropshire Council

Covid-19: Public Health

14/12/2020 by Nigel Bishop

14/12/2020

From Shropshire Council

A message from the Director of Public Health

Rachel Robinson, Shropshire’s director of public health has said:

“Christmas is going to feel very different for all of us this year, and I know everyone has made enormous sacrifices over the past 12 months. The news that the rules are being relaxed over the festive period will be welcomed by many, but I would urge everyone to think very carefully before they take advantage of the more lenient rules, and to act responsibly.”

“We need to keep doing all the things designed to keep us safe – respecting social distancing, washing hands, wearing face-coverings, self-isolating when we are asked to do so, and booking a test if you have symptoms.”

A further video update from Rachel Robinson can be found here: https://newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2020/12/coronavirus-video-update-from-our-director-of-public-health-rachel-robinson/

Christmas Bubbles

Between 23 and 27 December, the three households in a “Christmas bubble” can mix indoors and stay overnight.

People who has formed within a bubble, will be allowed to meet each other:

  • In each other’s homes
  • At a place of worship
  • In an outdoor public space, or garden

The bubbles will be fixed, so you will not be able to mix with two households on Christmas Day and two different ones on Boxing Day. Households in your Christmas bubble can’t bubble with anyone else. If a person has coronavirus symptoms or is self-isolating, then they cannot join a bubble.

For more information about forming a Christmas bubble with friends and family, please visit here – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-a-christmas-bubble-with-friends-and-family/making-a-christmas-bubble-with-friends-and-family

Support for Vulnerable Households

For many Shropshire residents, the ongoing pandemic poses challenges that stretch beyond a reduction in the freedoms that we’re accustomed to, and the obvious risk to health. The financial implications of the virus continue to impose difficulties and hardship across the county. Therefore, the recently established COVID Winter Grant scheme will go a long way to ensuring that families don’t go hungry this winter.

A full press release on this scheme can be found here – https://newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2020/12/support-families-struggling-winter/

This offer sits alongside a suite of funding opportunities, that have been created to support some of Shropshire’s most vulnerable individuals and households. This includes the Local Support and Prevention Fund (LSPF) and the Local Authority Emergency Grant for Food and Essential Supplies. Families and individuals who are struggling and would like to access help and support can contact the council’s Welfare Support Team on 0345 678 9028.

Work, Skill, Money Guide

Shropshire Council have recently developed a guide which aims to support residents with matters concerning Work, Skills and Money. The guide covers the whole cycle of job loss, financial support, housing, and upskilling for people who are looking for work. The guide can be located via the following link –  https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/coronavirus/information-for-the-public/work-skills-and-money-guide/

Concerns about business compliance to Covid-19 regulations: if there are any concerns about businesses adhering to Covid-19 regulations please email them to advicecompliance@shropshire.gov.uk

Shropshire Councils Covid-19 Helpline 0345 6789 028: this phoneline is designed to receive enquiries and concerns associated with Covid-19, of a non-medical nature.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Covid-19, Shropshire Council

Covid-19 Restrictions

04/11/2020 by Nigel Bishop

04/11/2020

Covid-19 – National Restrictions: 5 November 2020

As you will be aware, new national restrictions have been announced for England starting from 5 November and the Government is now requiring people to stay at home, except for a few specific purposes.

Working Together, including Youth Club and Diversity, will continue to offer face to face sessions at Rockspring centre – as we understand that day opportunities and support, including youth clubs, are included in the government’s definition of a specific purpose.

Keeping our members and staff safe is our top priority and we will continue to follow our Covid Safe procedures –

  • Wash hands – keep washing your hands regularly
  • Cover face – wear a face covering in enclosed spaces
  • Make space – stay at least 2 metres apart – or 1 metre with a face covering or other precautions

We also ask that members continue to confirm that they are free of Covid symptoms before attending each session at Working Together.

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

  • a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
  • a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
  • a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

(Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms)

We also ask that our members, staff and volunteers all continue to follow the new guidelines outside of Working Together – and stick to the rules regarding who you can see and social distancing. This will help to keep us all safe.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:

  • manager@workingtogetherludlow.co.uk

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Covid-19

AGM 2020

26/10/2020 by Nigel Bishop

26/10/2020

Working Together AGM 24/11/2020

This year’s AGM will be on Tues 24th November 7pm. (please note the change of time)

Because of Covid restrictions the meeting will need to be held digitally. Everyone is welcome to join us on Zoom.

  • AGM Agenda 2020 (PDF)
  • AGM Minutes 2019 (PDF)
  • Accounts 30/06/20 (unsigned) (PDF)

Please contact us for the Zoom link and password for the meeting. If you need help to get online please let us know.

We’re planning lots of exciting things to share with you and it will be great to see you.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: AGM, Events

Chief Officer Appointed

21/08/2020 by Nigel Bishop

21/08/2020

Working Together’s new Chief Officer…

Nigel Bishop, Chief Officer

It is with great pleasure that I am able to inform you on behalf of the Trustees, that Nigel Bishop will be the new Chief Officer for Working Together following the recent recruitment process. I am sure you will all join us in congratulating him on his appointment.

Nigel has been the interim manager during an extremely difficult time bringing much needed calmness, sensitivity and stability. The future is going to bring new challenges for everyone but Working Together will continue to find ways to support its members in the best way possible under Nigel’s leadership.

Let’s hope it will not be too long before we can all meet together to celebrate Working Together’s past, present and bright looking future.

Nicola North
Chair of Trustees

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Covid Changes Ahead

30/06/2020 by Nigel Bishop

30/06/2020

With the government’s recent announcements and easing of lockdown more businesses and organisations are now able to re-open their doors, as long as they can demonstrate they are taking the necessary precautions to ensure that they are Covid Safe.

At Working Together we have been talking to Shropshire Council, our insurance company and the Furniture Scheme, to understand what measures will need to be in place for us to go back safely to the
Rockspring Centre.

This is the first step on the journey to, hopefully, being able to open our doors again for face-face activities.

Being Covid Safe is a top priority for our members, our staff and our volunteers and to start with things are likely to have to be a bit different.  We won’t be able to have as many people in the building at any one time because we will need to social distance and we may not be able to offer all the same activities as before until we are sure it’s safe to do so.

Some people might still be shielding or may not be able, or want, to return just yet. For members who need to stay at home we will continue to stay in contact, providing support and activities as we have been doing over the past 15 weeks.

The views of our members, their families and carers are very important to us as we start to plan ahead. We need to understand who might be able to return to Rockspring and what activities you would like us to try to offer safely.

We’ve put together a little questionnaire for you to complete.
Copies can be downloaded here:

  • Member’s Survey (Short) (Word)

or by emailing: manager@workingtogetherludlow.co.uk

We look forward to hearing your views…

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