Health
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, 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, July 17th, 2017
The Julian House Travelling Community Support Service have written this excellent information leaflet about Weil’s Disease, and have persuaded CRT to put it on some of the notice boards on the K&A. You can download it here weils disease leaflet 2
Tags: angling, canal users, canoeing, Health, health and safety, Julian House, leptospirosis, liveaboards, swimming, Travelling Community Support Service, Weils disease
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Sunday, April 30th, 2017
The Julian House Travelling Community Support Service outreach boat Litania will be at Darlington Wharf, Bath on Tuesday 2nd May from 12 noon until 4pm.
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Tags: canal ministries, community, dental care, dentist, food parcels, Health, Julian House, Litania, Travelling Community Support Service, welfare
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Monday, December 12th, 2016
Tomorrow, Tuesday 13th December, Julian House Travelling Community Support Service will be out on the canal aboard the Canal Ministries narrowboat Litania. They are using the boat for an outreach trip on the canal rather than the usual minibus, as it is much easier to reach people.
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Tags: canal ministries, community, food parcels, Health, Julian House, Litania, Travelling Community Support Service, welfare
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2015
The Gypsy, Traveller, Boater & Roma Community Support Service in BaNES, run by Julian House, is on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/GRTBSupport
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Tags: BaNES, continuous cruising, Health, Julian House, liveaboards, traveller's rights
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