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Calling All LGB&T Carers! 0

Calling All LGB&T Carers!20/09/11

 

Do you identify as LGB or T? Do you help to support/care for someone due to their illness or disability? E.g. Cooking, cleaning, dressing them.  If so, another LGBT carer ...

VAT Rise Will Hit Charity Social Care Services 0

VAT Rise Will Hit Charity Social Care Services07/01/11

 

Today’s rise in VAT to 20% will cut the amount of social care that charities can deliver, Sue Ryder Care has warned. The charity, which supports people with end-of-life and ...

Free ‘Family Counselling’ – Derbyshire Friend and Relate Working Together 0

Free ‘Family Counselling’ – Derbyshire Friend and Relate Working Together05/01/11

 

From January to March 2011, Relate and Derbyshire Friend are working together to provide any Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender person who works or lives in Derby the opportunity to ...

Derby Age UK nominated for Pink Paper Award – please vote! 0

Derby Age UK nominated for Pink Paper Award – please vote!16/12/10

 

Age UK Derby and Derbyshire Older Peoples Human Rights Group have been successful in the nomination stages of the Pink Paper Awards and thank you to everyone who nominated us. ...

Derbyshire Friend Working With Relate To Provide Free Family Counselling 0

Derbyshire Friend Working With Relate To Provide Free Family Counselling30/11/10

 

From January to March 2011 Relate and Derbyshire Friend are working together to provide any Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual  or Transgender person  who works or lives in Derby the opportunity to ...

Gay Labour Group Questions Cameron’s HIV Support 0

Gay Labour Group Questions Cameron’s HIV Support30/11/10

 

LGBT Labour has questioned David Cameron’s message of responsibility for World AIDS Day. The prime minister, writing in Boyz magazine this week, said people must have responsibility for themselves and ...

Socio-Economic Duty To Be Scrapped 0

Socio-Economic Duty To Be Scrapped25/11/10

 

Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality Theresa May has today announced that the socio-economic duty, which was created as part of the 2010 Equality Act, will be scrapped. ...

Help your LGB&T Communities – Send A Letter To A Decision Maker 0

Help your LGB&T Communities – Send A Letter To A Decision Maker29/10/10

 

Please see the message below from Paul Martin – Chief Executive of the Lesbian & Gay Foundation People across the UK are still weighing up how last week’s Comprehensive Spending ...

HIV Hardship Fund To Be Re-Opened 0

HIV Hardship Fund To Be Re-Opened25/10/10

 

A national Hardship Fund for people with HIV on low incomes is to be re-opened. The Hardship Fund was operated by Crusaid until the charity merged with Terrence Higgins Trust ...

Guides To Health & Social Care Personal Budgets 0

Guides To Health & Social Care Personal Budgets15/10/10

 

The introduction of Personal Budgets in the fields of health and social care will offer an opportunity for service users to take greater control over their lives and the third ...