Local Support

Free Parking Wesbite Launched for NHS Workers

I am delighted to support the BPA’s new website nhs-freeparking.co.uk which will help NHS staff and critical care workers easily find available free parking close to where they need to be. It is one less thing for these amazing healthcare workers to worry about and can save time when their focus is on saving lives.

This is a great collaboration between the British Parking Association and its members Parkopedia, YourParkingSpace and JustPark and is supported by the wider parking community.

For more information please visit nhs-freeparking.co.uk

Scrubs for Stoke

A former Royal Stoke nurse has enlisted a small army of local seamstresses to help her hand-make scrubs for hospital staff as part of a new campaign. Laura and her team are also looking to make face masks to further support staff. The team also want to produce headbands too, with buttons attached to the side so that the the mask can be tied to that, rather than coming into direct contact with a person's skin.

If you want to get involved with Scrubs For Stoke – or make a donation – you can do so via their website here.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council 

 The Council are looking to recruit more members of staff to its team of dedicated team of carers to support vulnerable residents during the coronavirus outbreak.

If you are trustworthy, reliable and compassionate, and feel that this is the job for you, contact the council on:

☎️ 01782 238019

💻 https://www.stoke.gov.uk/jobs

 

Covid-19 Support Network

 A consortium of Local Authority, voluntary organisations and volunteers.  We will be working closely with health colleagues to ensure that the people of Stoke-on-Trent are protected and kept well-informed.

 Please use the helpline if you are sick or self-isolating as a result of the COVID-19 virus and need to ask for help from others. This could be:

  • you need to collect a prescription
  • you would like someone to bring you some shopping
  • you need a gas or electricity meter top-up
  • you are feeling anxious or lonely and need to talk to somebody

Support Staffordshire

Community support effort in Kidsgrove and Talke to aid those who need it most. 

iCare

Thousands of vulnerable residents in Staffordshire rely on personal care in their homes, and this demand will only increase as the Covid-19 pandemic continues across the country. They need more carers to help care for them.

What’s involved?

Vulnerable residents in Staffordshire need personal care in their homes. Depending on each individual’s needs, this could include tasks such as:

  • Helping them out of bed
  • Washing or showering and dressing them
  • Brushing their teeth and hair
  • Preparing meals
  • Helping them to the toilet

To sign up please visit here