Health & Social Care
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- The council would like to thank a group of seamstresses for their hard work and effort in supporting the NHS during Covid-19.
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- Following the lockdown in Caerphilly, for Torfaen residents who were shielding prior to 16th of August and therefore remain on the Shielding Patient List, there is no change to the advice from the Chief Medical Officer for Wales.
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- Feeling worried or anxious can have a big impact on your health, and for some people life at the moment can be particularly difficult.
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- A Torfaen Social Care project which aims to support digitally excluded residents in Torfaen is once again taking appointments to conduct home visits.
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- An independent external review commissioned by the WLGA of the Sensory and Communication Support Service (SenCom) has been completed.
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- A campaign launches today across Wales to encourage people to contact social services if they are worried that a family member, friend or neighbour is at risk of abuse, neglect and harm.
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- This Carers Week Torfaen Social Care teams continue to support unpaid carers in our communities, having positive conversations with them and offering information and support.
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- For the next two weeks we are celebrating Foster Care Fortnight, which runs from 11-24 May.
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- Since the start of the Coronavirus lockdown back in March, more than 470 vulnerable residents across the borough have received vital support from the Council, which has enabled them to stay safe at home.
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- Today (27/04/2020), in response to Covid-19, Torfaen Council have launched 'Torfaen Community Support', a Mobile App to help quickly and easily link Torfaen's most vulnerable residents with volunteers who can help support them.
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- This week, Torfaen Neighbourhood Services teams alongside other Council colleagues, Community Volunteers, Torfaen Leisure Trust, Bron Afon and Pyramid Hygiene have delivered a large quantity of Free School Meal boxes to households across the borough.
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- As a council, we have been putting together contingency plans for residents who receive Home Care via our Personal Care Team, so that we are able to continue to support people in need.
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- There have been reports of fake Coronavirus emails and text messages being received.
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- The national We Care Wales campaign to attract more people to consider work in the social care sector has recently featured Coleg Gwent students Izzy Evren and Tyne Hughes in their latest campaign drive...
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- This week, five suppliers will end work on Phase 1 of the Govtech Catalyst Challenge.
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- Last week, Torfaen council held an extraordinary council meeting to update councillors on the steps being taken to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Torfaen.
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- Torfaen Personal Care Team are hosting an event on the 21st January 2020 at Cwmbran Library to recruit Support Workers for their Intake/Enablement and Dementia Teams.
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- The Fostering Network has estimated that 550 foster families will be needed in Wales to keep up with the widespread demand.
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- The latest 10-week IFYOUGOIGO programme saw more than 20 local women take part to overcome personal health barriers, resulting in them living more active and healthy lifestyles.
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- Torfaen Social Care has recently launched a new service that will look to combat loneliness and social isolation by coaching residents on how to use new smart technologies in the home.
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- This year's Santa appeal opens on Monday 4 November 2019.
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- This week the official book launch of 'Moli The Cow Who Moo She Was Different' took place at the Serennu Centre in Newport. The book raises awareness and understanding of the Autism Spectrum.
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- Today (), Blaenavon 50+ Forum and Pontypool Senior Active Support Forum have come together for a friendly event at Blaenavon Workmen's Hall to mark International Day of Older Persons, celebrating living well into old age.
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- Torfaen Community Connectors have joined forces with Torfaen Take a Stroll and Torfaen Employability Team to host a series of community 'Walk and Talk Torfaen' events in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Week in October.
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- The South East Wales Shared Lives Scheme offers a unique community based service for adults who need care and support in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen.
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- Torfaen Adult Social Care wants to hear people's views on how the community can work together to tackle loneliness and isolation.
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- Central Cwmbran Well-being Team, based at Canalside Cwmbran are the latest to receive the Dementia Friends award, becoming the first well-being team in Gwent to achieve 'Dementia Friendly' status.
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- More than 130 people attended the suppliers launch of Torfaen's £1.2 million GovTech Catalyst challenge.
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- Across Torfaen the Gwent Regional Partnership Team have been developing a Dementia Friendly Community for the last few years and have been awarded Dementia Friendly status by Alzheimer's Society.
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- With Foster Care Fortnight 2019 just around the corner, Torfaen Fostering teams are looking to recruit new mainstream foster carers that would love to make a positive difference in children's lives.
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- Rough sleeping in Wales has increased in recent years, becoming more of a visible presence in our towns and communities.
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- Tech companies are invited to attend a launch event for our £1.25m GovTech Catalyst challenge on data and technology and adult social
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- Across Gwent, young people with autism and their siblings have been getting creative by putting pen to paper, writing their very own story book to raise awareness of autism.
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- Last week, 18 pupils from Nant Celyn Primary ASD base celebrated Austism Awareness week by promoting their very own autism awareness campaign.
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- Last week Torfaen Council introduced a new policy to help rough sleepers access temporary accommodation.
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- Today (7/3/2019), The Wales School for Social Care Research and The Gwent Regional Partnership Team launched an interactive event that brings together home carers from across Gwent and beyond to celebrate the innovation, commitment and good practice of care staff through the sharing of stories and magic moments.
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- Wales will need thousands more people to work in caring roles with adults and children by 2030 if it is to keep pace with the growing demand for care services and provide support for communities across the country.
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- The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has launched a landmark television public awareness campaign to ensure victims and survivors of child sexual abuse have the opportunity to be heard at the Truth Project.
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- Cooking for a partner with food allergy can seem like a daunting task, especially on a romantic occasion like Valentine's Day, when you want everything to be special and you really don't want to get it wrong!
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- The Lifeline service in Torfaen is currently trialling the use of new smart technology in order to support the most vulnerable people across the borough to overcome the challenges they face daily.
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- Technology businesses will be invited to develop solutions that could transform adult social care services in Torfaen and potentially world-wide, after the council successful secured £1.25 million from a UK Government digital innovation fund.
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- The Safe Places Organisation has received £50,000 of National Lottery funding to expand the Safe Places National Network across the UK.
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- Nationwide Building Society in Pontypool is one of the latest organisations in Torfaen to gain their 'Working Towards being Dementia Friendly' status.
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- 21-year-old James Matthews from Ponthir has recently been awarded the 'Young Volunteer of the Year award' at the annual National Volunteering Matters AGM awards ceremony in London
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- The deadline date for Torfaen Christmas Santa Appeal is Monday 3 December 2018.
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- This year's Torfaen Christmas Santa Appeal opens on Thursday 1 November 2018.
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- International Day of Older People; this year we are celebrating the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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- On October 1 2018 it will be 'International Older People's Day'. The theme this year is, 'Older People who Champion Human Rights', celebrating people who make a positive difference to other people's lives.
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- A landmark new national well-being website will be launched across Wales this week at the Royal Welsh Show.
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- Torfaen Family Information Service is leading the way in helping parents find suitable childcare.
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- Blaenavon has had its commitment to becoming a Dementia Friendly Town recognised with an award from the Alzheimer's society.
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- Foster Care Fortnight' is a National Campaign raising the profile of fostering and shows how foster care transforms lives of children and young people.
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- Torfaen Council were one the many organisations in Gwent at the launch of the Charter at Greenmeadow Golf Club in Cwmbran on 25th April.
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- Today a group of young women from Torfaen received certificates from St John's Ambulance for achieving their basic first aid qualifications.
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- A Cwmbran man defies the odds during a Sports Relief challenge at Newport Velodrome.
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- A wellbeing event to give the winter blues the boot takes place at Cwmbran Library on Friday 23 February from 11am until 2pm.
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- Today, Tuesday (19.12.17) Torfaen council became the latest council in the UK to sign the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Charter.
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- Torfaen council have entered into a 12 month arrangement for a care & support scheme with the Carers Trust.
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- Bring some Christmas cheer to a child in need with this year's Santa Appeal
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- Torfaen has become the first council in Wales to exempt care leavers from council tax up to the age of 21.
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- Safe Places launched at Cwmbran Centre
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- The Launch Torfaen 'Safe Places' scheme will take place on 9 October, 10am at Gwent Square, Cwmbran.
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- A local resident living in Pontypool turned his life around since receiving support through Torfaen Community Connectors and other local services.
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- Fibromyalgia support event, taking place Friday 22 September, 1:30 to 6:30 at Pontypool active living centre.
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- Cwmbran Centre has become the latest venue to join the campaign to make Torfaen a dementia friendly community.
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- Torfaen Council is urging local communities and businesses to work together during Carers Week 2017 to help make the borough more 'carer friendly'.
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- Following on from the launch of Torfaen council's 'More Than A Job' campaign last year, Torfaen will be supporting the Fostering Network's annual campaign 'Foster Care Fortnight' taking place 8 May to 21 May 2017.
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- The Dewis website will be officially launched in Torfaen on Friday 10 March.
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- Our annual Santa Appeal helps young people in Torfaen who are experiencing poverty and have little or no contact with their families.
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- If you would like to make a difference to the lives of young people in Torfaen, we are seeking volunteers, aged 18+
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- Today (18.10.2016), Torfaen councillors discussed the Council's participation in schemes to resettle refugees and vulnerable children.
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- Do you think you could be a MIST carer?
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- As part of fostering fortnight (16-29 May), Torfaen's family placement team will be holding a meet and greet this Friday.
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- The Children's Commissioner for Wales visited some of Torfaen's young people in foster care last week.
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- A missing person's protocol for people living with Dementia will be used in Gwent for the first time following a partnership between five Gwent local authorities and Gwent Police
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- Do you think you could spare a few hours a week, learn new skills and make new friends? Sight Cymru would like to hear from you if you are interested in volunteering your time
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- Former Torfaen foster carers Carol and Kate Johnson have told their story in support of LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week (7th-13th March 2016).
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- Today (Monday 7th March) marks the start of LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, a national campaign run by New Family Social
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- Today marks the start of Fostering February, a month-long campaign which raises awareness about the role of a foster carer, and to dispel myths and misconceptions about fostering
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- Yesterday (Thursday, January 28th) was Young Carers Awareness Day 2016, a national campaign day to recognise young carers in the UK who work continuously to provide care and support to their loved ones.
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- Today is Young Carers Awareness Day 2016, a national campaign day to recognise young carers in the UK who work continuously to provide care and support to their loved ones.
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- An Abersychan couple have spoken about how rewarding they have found foster caring during the last five years.
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- Monthly health and wellbeing drop-in sessions will take place at the World Heritage Centre in Blaenavon on the first Thursday of every month, from 2pm until 4pm, starting Thursday 7 January.
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- Torfaen council has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the need to recruit more foster carers in 2016
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- Staff from Torfaen council's Older Persons and Disabled Persons teams have been fundraising for vulnerable adults receiving support from social services who are alone and in need at Christmas across the borough.
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- Over 700 gifts will be given to children in Torfaen thanks to the council's Santa appeal this year.
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- Torfaen council is consulting on a proposal to establish a financial cap on the usual maximum expenditure on packages of care
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- A Torfaen pensioner has praised the food delivery service she receives from Torfaen council
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- A New Inn woman has praised the food delivery service she receives from Torfaen council.
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- Donations are needed for this year's Santa appeal
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- Today (19 October) is the start of National Adoption Week (19-25 October), and the campaign this year is 'Too Old at 4?'
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- A new scheme to create a Dementia Friendly Community in Pontypool was launched at Pontypool Museum on Friday (16 October).
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- Pontypool town centre is to pilot a new approach to supporting people living with dementia and their carers.
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- The team behind the successful 'PA Online Guidebook' were shortlisted for The British Association of Social Workers Cymru Awards.
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- A free online learning resource to support the induction and continued professional development of Direct Payments Personal Assistants (PAs) was launched today (Thursday 17) at The Power Station in Cwmbran
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- Torfaen's Community Meals provide a valuable service which assists people to remain living with comfort, security and safety in their own home.
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- Torfaen Social Care and Housing officers and Services for Independent Living have collaborated with Project Managers from Unison, and leading author Dr Neil Thompson, to create an accessible, online learning resource to support the induction and continued professional development of Direct Payments Personal Assistants (PAs).
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- Pauline Reed, who works as a Support Worker in the Dementia Team at Torfaen council, is retiring at the age of 74.
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- A council employee who volunteers for a charity providing sporting opportunities to young people in disadvantaged areas, has visited parliament to share the success of the charity with MPs.
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- Torfaen council has invested in five electric vans for its community meals service.
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