Lifestyle
Tuesday, December 14th, 2021
Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) need volunteers to help with a mass mystery shop of GP surgeries in England. In recent years, FFT has exposed that GP surgeries routinely broke NHS guidelines by refusing to register a nomadic, Romany or Traveller patient, both before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Tags: continuous cruising, discrimination, Friends Families and Travellers, GP registration, Health, healthcare access, liveaboards, mystery shop, volunteers
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
By mid-February 2021 the Government aimed to have all over-70s and people classed as clinically extremely vulnerable given their first of two vaccinations against Covid-19, but told people they should wait to be invited for their appointment. Now, the NHS wants anyone over 70 or clinically extremely vulnerable who has not had their first jab to contact them to get vaccinated.
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Tags: complaints, continuous cruising, Coronavirus, Covid-19 vaccination, enforcement, Friends Families and Travellers, GP registration, Julian House, liveaboards, NHS, Travelling Community Support Service
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Monday, January 25th, 2021
The invitations to attend Coronavirus vaccination appointments for priority groups, which will include everyone over the age of 50, are being generated from the patient records held by doctors’ surgeries. Liveaboard boaters who are not registered with a GP may find that they are not contacted by the NHS with an invitation to have the Covid-19 vaccination.
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Tags: continuous cruising, Covid-19, Covid-19 vaccination, Friends Families and Travellers, GP registration, Health, Julian House, liveaboards, Travelling Community Support Service
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Monday, June 29th, 2020
In a landmark judgement issued on 25th June 2020 (AB v London Borough of Camden (HB) [2020] UKUT 158 (AAC)), the Upper Tribunal has confirmed that Housing Benefit is payable for boat licence fees because the boat licence fee if living aboard is rent.
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Tags: Bargee Traveller's Association, boat licence fees, continuous cruising, housing benefit, judgement, liveaboards, NBTA, Universal Credit, Upper Tribunal, welfare benefits
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Sunday, October 27th, 2019
Professor Richard Yarwood (Plymouth University) and Dr Agatha Herman (Cardiff University) are carrying out research into Canal boat dwelling: Homes, Welfare and Mobile Citizenship on Britain’s Canals. They are particularly interested in issues around homes, families, welfare and citizenship and they would love to hear your stories as these will help them better understand the benefits and challenges you experience.
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Tags: Cardiff University, community, continuous cruising, Lifestyle, liveaboards, Plymouth University, research
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Monday, October 14th, 2019
Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) are carrying out a health survey of liveaboard boaters as part of their campaign to end discrimination in health services. This is the first nationwide health survey of the liveaboard boating community.
You can complete the survey online here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VKWCVHY
Or you can get a paper copy from Sam Worrall, FFT, Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XG. Tel 01273 234777 or 07425 419869 or see www.gypsy-traveller.org
Tags: continuous cruising, discrimination, Friends Families and Travellers, Health, liveaboards, Sam Worrall, survey, traveller's rights
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Monday, March 12th, 2018
Liveaboard boaters are invited to a Community Basic Life Support and Defibrillator training session in Great Bedwyn Village Hall, Frog Lane, Great Bedwyn on Thursday 15th March 2018 at 6.45pm for a 7.15pm start.
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Tags: community, defibrillator, GP registration, Great Bedwyn, Health, life support, Old School Surgery
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017
As part of a joint community arts project focusing on mental health, well-being and mindfulness, Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service is holding a number of craft workshops for liveaboard boaters who need support with these issues.
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Tags: arts and culture, Avoncliff, canal ministries, Julian House, Litania, mental health, Sophie Shenstone, Travelling Community Support Service, wellbeing, willow sculpture
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Monday, September 11th, 2017
Wiltshire Council’s plans to develop land at Devizes Wharf will affect boaters. Plans for a footpath between Lock 50 and the Wharf Theatre could reduce mooring space and adversely impact all boaters. Please attend the Devizes Area Board meeting on 18th September and make your concerns known.
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Tags: boating, continuous cruising, Devizes Area Board, Devizes Wharf, Housing and Planning Act 2016, liveaboards, moorings, Wiltshire County Council
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