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Early Warning Meeting End September/Early October 2010 About Personal Budgets The Doncaster Direct Payments Peer Support Group, which is a small independent voluntary group that supports people on or with an interest in Direct Payments/Personal Budgets, is organising an informal afternoon meeting for anyone interested more

Health Fitness Sessions - Tom Hill ClubTool Box Tom Hill Club Tool Box has been awarded grant funding through Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities to deliver a programme of Health and Fitness sessions. Sessions include General Fitness, Boxercise, Taekwondo and Self Defence. There is a Women only session on Friday. more

Doncaster Fibromyalgia Support Group Awareness Stall and Event As part of the National Fibromylagia Awareness Week, Doncaster Fibromyalgia Support Group is holding an information stall and event in Doncaster market place. more

Free Gym Now Open in Askern! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take your First Steps 2 Fitness. North Doncaster Development Trust is delivering a project to offer a free mobile gym at Askern’s ‘Alexander House’ for 12 weeks! The gym is for anyone over 16 years old in the Greater Askern area, to help the people who exercise less than 30 minutes a week to get active! more

We’re Aiming Higher! Independent Local Solutions CIC would like the chance to work with local voluntary sector organisations in Doncaster to submit a consortium bid to deliver short breaks for disabled children and young people, funded through Aiming High for Disabled Children. Please contact ILS if you’re interested in working collaboratively on this. more

Department of Health Third Sector Investment Programme: Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund 2011-12 The Department of Health is making funding available to the Third Sector through the Innovation, Excellence and Service Development Fund. Applications must not be for service delivery and must have national significance. Currently funding is available for one year and there is no limit to the amount that can be applied for. more

Doncaster Tobacco Strategy Consultation Comments are being invited on the draft Tobacco Control Strategy for Doncaster. more

Doncaster and District Deaf Society Newsletter The August edition of the Doncaster and District Deaf Society Newsletter is now available to download. more

Health White Paper Consultation Event: 20th September 2010, Leeds The event will give you the opportunity to learn more about the proposed changes through the White Paper as well as having the chance to attend three interactive consultation workshops during the day to discuss issues in depth and to provide feedback directly to those leading on the consultations from the Department of Health. more

Understanding Personalisation This research project was developed in response to concerns about the impact the personalisation agenda will have on frontline third sector organisations (TSOs) and how Local Infrastructure Organisations could support organisations through the period of transition. more

Contract Opportunity: Homes and Jobs for Vulnerable Adults Programme This invitation to tender is for up to seven small projects which: support people with mental health problems and/or a learning disability into paid employment; support people with mental health problems and/or a learning disability into settled accommodation; and help to share, spread and mainstream initiatives and best practice in relation to the accommodation and employment needs of people with mental health problems and/or a learning disability. more

Free learning materials and information for individuals who work in Health and Social Care within Doncaster The Social Care Information and Learning Services (Scils) provides a wide range of learning and development solutions for staff throughout social care, health and children/young people's services. Many of the services are available on-line and can be accessed when needed. Doncaster Local Authority has subscribed to Scils and all Private and Voluntary Sector organisations can access the information for free. more

The Out Hand About Club Are you bored or fed up? Do you want to socialise? New members are welcome at the Out Hand About Club, which offers the opportunity to meet with fellow mental health service users in a relaxed environment. more

Government Plans Major Overhaul to NHS The Government this week launched a new White Paper which will see a radical overhaul of the NHS and see the abolition of the Strategic Health Authorities (SHA) and Primary Care Trusts (PCT). more

Personalisation Forum To help meet the challenges of personalisation and share ideas a number of Voluntary and Community organisations have come together to form the ‘Personalisation Forum’. more

DPFC Coffee Mornings Doncaster Partnership for Carers coffee mornings provide a relaxed atmosphere to have a break away from home, with or without the person you support and care for. more

Carer’s Emergency Contact Scheme Do you care for an adult? What would happen if you had an accident or emergency? The Carer’s Emergency Contact Scheme can help. more

Doncaster Partnership for Carers Newsletter DPFC produces a quarterly newsletter, which is emailed or posted out to all carers, statutory and voluntary agencies on our mailing list and distributed in public places in and around Doncaster, such as libraries and health centres. more

More Dates Announced For Alcohol Awareness and Brief Intervention Training DrugTrain has announced more dates through August and September for their Free 2 day Alcohol Awareness and Brief Intervention Training Courses in Doncaster. more

Council to Consider Introducing Measures to Reduce Alcohol Related Anti-Social Behaviour The Mayor and his Cabinet are being asked to support the introduction of a Designated Public Place Order within the Conisbrough and Denaby Neighbourhood as part of a Partnership approach to tackling alcohol-related Anti-Social Behaviour effectively in the locality. The final decision will need to be taken by Full Council and is proposed to be discussed in early September. more

Registration with the Care Quality Commission Are you a Voluntary Sector provider of residential home care, nursing care or a home care agency for adults? Are you thinking of providing the above services? If the answer is yes then you need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission by 1st October 2010? Go to www.cqc.org.uk for further information or contact Joanne Kelsall at Doncaster CVS on 01032 343300 x246 or jkelsall@doncastercvs.org.uk if you need advice support and training. more