About Shropshire Choices Asc
People2People is an independent social work and OT practice operating in Shropshire. We're a social enterprise that works in partnership with local people and using person centred approaches to promote independence and reduce bureaucracy.
Shropshire Choices Asc Description
We believe in giving the right response, guidance and information to people at the right time and in the right way. We encourage and enable people to look to the community around them and to find out what is already available that they can benefit from and to strengthen these networks of support and advice. This involves us reaching out to all the other organisations, charities and community groups that are currently in Shropshire.
At People2people we aim to provide this as well as having professional social workers and occupational therapists for those people who do need more support. Our staff are trained in person centred approaches and understand the importance of having good conversations and understanding what matters to someone.
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As of April 2017 all adult social care social media in Shropshire will be managed by Shropshire Choices. If you don't already, sign up to follow www.facebook.com/ShropshireChoices/ and Twitter @ShropChoices.
The People2People website will also be closing on 31st March 2017. Information about People2People social work and occupational therapy services, Let's Talk Local, and wider adult social care support in Shropshire can instead be found on Shropshire Choices website.
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Shropshire Choices, Shropshire Council’s website for social care has been relaunched with a new look and a more user friendly interface.
The easy-to-navigate website is a one-stop shop of information, giving adults and carers, more choice and control over their social care and health needs. The site aims to improve access to quality local information, and promote the ability for people to help themselves in their local communities.
www.shropshirechoices.org.uk
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Do you provide services which help and support people in Oswestry?
Shropshire Together is looking for partners from all sectors, including GP surgeries (including nurses, ccc’s), Pharmacies, Health and Social Care services, Fire Service and Voluntary and Community Organisations, to help them develop and deliver ‘Social Referrals’ in Oswestry.
Social Referrals is just that - a referral given by health or care worker such as Community Mental Health Teams or a GP practice or a S...ocial Worker for non-clinical services such as employment support, benefits advice, volunteering opportunities, walking or health groups, peer support groups, foodbanks, healthy eating, arts activities and much more.
In Oswestry we recognise that there is a considerable amount of community support and effective signposting, but, unlike signposting, a social referral will support a person to access the non-clinical support and interventions and monitor progress.
If you think your organisation could offer or receive referrals please attend this event (details below), where we will discuss thoughts so far, ask for your views, understand what community support is available in Oswestry and understand what we need to do to make this happen.
Come and help us to develop and shape Social Referring for Oswestry
Where: Oswestry - TBC When: 8th February Time: 4:00- 6:00 Please contact Hayley Barnett-Hook to book your place Hayley.Barnett-Hook@shropshire.gov.u k or 01743 253934
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Have you got your tickets yet for the greatest LGBT History festival in the country? Excitement is mounting for Shrewsbury's second hosting of the National Festival of LGBT History17-19 February 2017!
News from our partners at Shropshire Council encourgaing carers to look after their own health too...
People who care for loved ones in Shropshire are being urged not to neglect their own health this winter.
Shropshire’s public health team and adult social care team are sending a message to carers that it’s only by looking after their own health that they can continue their vital role caring for partners, relatives and friends who are ill, frail or have disabilities.
... Winter illness can be hard to avoid but there are some simple steps people can take to look after themselves, which in turn will help to protect those they care for.
Read the full artical and find out more http://shropshire.gov.uk/…/shropshire-c arers-must-look-aft…/
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Support Healthwatch Shropshire - January Hot Topic 'Care at Home'
On 14 December, a group of people living in Market Drayton came together with staff and volunteers from People2People to launch a new memory social group.
The launch was a great success with information, discussion, festive activities and song, and sharing of inspirational personal stories about living with dementia.
The memory group is designed to support people with any type of dementia and to provide a place where people with dementia can support and help one another.
... Full story http://www.people2peoplecic.org.uk/news/< br> See More
Join us on Wednesday 14th December at Raven House, Market Drayton for launch of new Memory Social Group - entertainment and refershments included - should be a good morning - see you there!
Shropshire Partners in Care and the People2People Team are working together to raise awareness of Self-Care amongst unpaid carers and the people that they care for.
Last week was national ‘Self-Care’ Week and we attended ‘Let’s Talk Local’ at Raven House in Market Drayton to meet with family carers and volunteers to talk about some of the local and national resources available to carers and the people that they care for...
Full story http://www.people2peoplecic.org.uk/news/< br>
Healthwatch Shropshire Annual Event 3rd November 2016 - join us and others find out more about partnership working across health and social care
Members of the Making it Real (MiR) South Advisory group met with Philip Dunne (MP for Ludlow) recently. They gave him plenty of food for thought about adult social care in his role as Minister of State at Department of Health.
Read more here http://www.people2peoplecic.org.uk/news/< br>
People2People looking forward to joing Shropshire Housing Support Group for their event on 20th October 2016 - come along and find out more about housing support in Shropshire
https://inews.co.uk/…/jo-brand-new-sitc om-social-workers-i…/
This Health Information Week (4th – 10th July 2016) you’ll find us Healthwatch, NHS Future Fit, and Carers Trust 4 All running drop in sessions in Shropshire’s main libraries – talking about health and wellbeing and the range of information and support available to local people.
Even with the challenges modern life presents, we still need to find time to look after our health, and getting the right information is a good place to start.
... One simple and easy way to get more information and help is to take the easy ‘How Are You?’ online quiz and see if there are any changes you can make – it only takes a couple of minutes.
We completed the quiz - will you? Follow this link http://bit.ly/26u7A8e
Sessions 4 July Bridgnorth Library, 10am – 12pm (not including People2People) 5 July Ludlow Library, 10am – 12pm & Bridgnorth Library, 10am-12pm (only People2people) 6 July Market Drayton Library, 10am – 12pm 7 July Whitchurch Library, 10am – 12pm 7 July Oswestry Library, 1.30pm – 3.30pm 8 July Shrewsbury Library, 10am – 12pm
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Health Information Week 4th – 10th July 20
People2People and other local organisations are joining Shropshire Libraries to take part in a regional campaign to raise awareness about health information that is available to local people.
Health Information Week is held from Monday 4 July to Sunday 10 July 2016, and aims to improve access to quality local information and promote healthier communities.
... People2People, Healthwatch, NHS Future Fit, and Carers Trust 4 All will be running drop in sessions in Shropshire’ main libraries, to benefit the general public and staff by raising awareness of the resources that are available to them.
Details of the sessions as follows: 4 July Bridgnorth Library, 10am – 12pm (not including People2People) 5 July Ludlow Library, 10am – 12pm & Bridgnorth Library, 10am-12pm (only People2people) 6 July Market Drayton Library, 10am – 12pm 7 July Whitchurch Library, 10am – 12pm 7 July Oswestry Library, 1.30pm – 3.30pm 8 July Shrewsbury Library, 10am – 12pm
Libraries will use their Health Zones and displays to highlight their health and well-being information and resources about a range of health issues, during the week-long information campaign
To find out more please follow this link to http://shropshire.gov.uk/…/shropshire-l ibraries-highlighti…/
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Join us and others tomorrow 10am-1pm at Crowmoor Baptist Church, Shrewsbury – last chance to book 01743342162
Last week was National Carers week which gave us a chance to celebrate family members, friends and neighbours in Shropshire who look after someone who needs some support to manage day to day living.
Carers week is an opportunity to focus on carers locally, to highlight what looking after someone else means for the carer; their own life and health and to share this with the wider community.
As well as being rewarding, caring for someone else can be exhausting and so this yea...r’s Carers week focus, ‘Building Carer Friendly Communities’ was exactly what we wanted to talk about when we were out meeting with people across the county last week.
People2People has an exciting new project that aims to identify flexible ways of supporting carers in the community. During Carers Week we were keen to talk to people to get their ideas about how their local neighbourhood could do this - maybe by building on something that is already there or by helping individuals or the community to create something new.
We attended markets in Oswestry and Ludlow, Party in the Park in Whitchurch and other events throughout the county and had the opportunity to chat to all sectors of the community. We had a wonderful response from people who had many suggestions, some big, others little, that could make a difference to carers.
Below is an example of just one such idea from a carer living in south Shropshire: “I care for my mother who lives the other side of the town and every Sunday I have to go across town to make her lunch. I’ve often thought, I bet someone who lives by my mother is doing the same in reverse and coming to my end to do their mothers lunch! Wouldn’t it be good if we could link people up so that I made lunch for someone’s mum who lives by me and they made lunch for my Mum?”
Much like the communities we met last week… Suggestions come in many sizes, little and large.
Big or small - we welcome input and involvement from all people living in Shropshire including, carers, local voluntary groups; businesses; charities, church groups as well as individuals in the community.
Please contact Margarete Davies for more information about the new carers project and to share your ideas.
Call: Margarete Davies 01743 255776 Email: Margarete.Davies@Shropshire.gov.uk