Monthly Archives: June 2021

NHS Planned Care Citizen Panel – chance to get involved

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Planned care is also known as ‘routine’ or ‘elective’ care. It is treatment that people decide to have to help manage a health problem, rather than emergency treatment.

As we cautiously progress with the move out of lockdown, planned care services that were temporarily stopped are gradually being brought back in the safest possible way for patients and staff.  The Planned Care Alliance is finalising a strategy for how to work together as a healthcare system to address the increased waiting list.

As part of this West Yorkshire & Harrogate Health Care Partnership would like people who have been affected by delays to planned care to join a new Planned Care Citizen’s panel.  This virtual Panel will be in place for twelve weeks from 21 June to 10 September 2021. They are looking for panel members who are currently waiting for a planned care procedure, or who have a close connection with an adult or child affected by the delays to planned care services as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.e

The hope for the panel is that it will represent people from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate, of all age groups, ethnicities, genders and with experience of different health conditions.

More information and details of how to express interest in joining the panel can be found at https://www.wyhpartnership.co.uk/our-priorities/improving-planned-care/planned-care-citizens-panel.  The deadline to apply is 13th June.

If you’d like to talk to someone about the citizens’ panel, you can call: 01924 317659 during office hours (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm).

THE SHOW MUST GO ON! – LIVE AT THE PALACE THEATRE

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Featuring performances from many great musicals and broadcasting LIVE from the West End on Sunday 6th June at 7pm (Will be available to view for 7 days afterwards)

Presented by Theatre Support Fund+, The Shows Must Go On! and National Theatre Live, the world’s most iconic musicals return to the West End stage with a stunning concert performance that audiences can watch from the comfort of their homes for free.

Optional donations will go to Acting for Others & Fleabag Support Fund.

‘Volunteers Week’ thanks from local Councillors

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Dear all,
Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung wanted me to share this message in relation to ‘Volunteers Week’.

Message to our volunteers from:

Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung,  Cllr Kayleigh Brooks & Cllr Javaid Akhtar
“Just to say a huge thank you to all of you and all the wonderful volunteers we have serving throughout each year and especially in the last very difficult year. We truly appreciate you all and looking forward to when things are normal we can all meet again properly and celebrate being alive and to say thank you to you all” 

World Triathlon comes to Leeds this weekend

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The World Triathlon is being hosted in Leeds for the fifth time this weekend It is taking place over June 5 and June 6, and all of the races start and finish in Roundhay Park for the first time.

This means there will be a number of road closures and the details are on  Leeds City Council’s interactive map.  Information about changes to bus services is  here

Only a limited area, within the park, will remain open to the public – and Leeds City Council is encouraging people to choose one of Leeds’ other great parks instead,  pedestrian access will be available via the entrances at Park Lane, Mansion Lane and Wetherby Road.

Thousands of athletes are set to compete, from amateurs to elites, and for the first time elite paratriathletes will also be taking to the start line, as the event hosts the World Triathlon Para Series.

However, due to Covid-19 restrictions, the event space within Roundhay Park, is limited so if you wanted to go and watch you would need to book a ticket and there are only a few left https://www.festivaloftriathlon.co.uk/enter-now/

‘Volunteers Week’

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About Volunteers' Week – Volunteers' Week

We are delighted to have the spotlight on our volunteers this week (although for us it is all year round), for volunteers week. And this includes those who usually volunteer but were not able to due to Coronavirus. From all at Caring Together we are sending a heartfelt thanks to you all for being a valued part of our organisation and the community. We salute you all and hope you enjoyed your chocolate treat with your thank you card :). We look forward to celebrating together again soon.

Eyes down for Bingo from our new base last Wednesday

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We had bingo in our new premises last week, as well as online. It felt lovely to be slowly using the space as well as being online. It was also an impromptu iPad/Zoom training session beforehand. Those who joined us in the office made themselves at home; got a cuppa and washed up afterwards too 🙂 Prizes will be on their way to the lucky winners in the coming weeks.
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“it was a good afternoon full of surprises and new ways of getting together” .
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If you wish to join us for the next one in June just call me: Lisa 07436 530073, or email: lisa@caringtogether.org.uk.