BaNES health survey research published
The Gypsy, Traveller, Boater, Showman and Roma Health Survey that many boaters took part in last year has been published. It was carried out for Bath and North East Somerset Health Authority by...
View ArticleNHS data sharing – know your rights to opt out
Later this year, the National Health Service (NHS) plans to start selling patient information to drug and insurance companies. This month NHS England is sending a leaflet entitled ‘Better Information...
View ArticleNHS data sale postponed for 6 months
After a concerted campaign by concerned people, NHS England has announced that Care.data, the plan to upload everyone’s medical records to a central database, is being postponed for 6 months. Over...
View ArticleLiveaboard boaters encouraged to apply for outreach job
Julian House in Bath is recruiting two part-time Outreach and Engagement Workers to improve access to health and social care for Gypsies, Travellers and Boat Dwellers. The closing date is 21st...
View ArticleFree boat fire safety checks available
Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service provides free fire safety advice for boaters on the K&A in Wiltshire. This includes free smoke alarms and advice on fitting smoke alarms and the safety of cooking...
View ArticleNew welfare service provides advice and support for liveaboard boaters
The Bath based charity Julian House has recently gained funding to appoint two Gypsy, Traveller and Boater Community Outreach and Engagement Officers. The service is a 15 month pilot project supporting...
View ArticleFirst Aid course for boaters
There will be a first aid course for boaters on 19th April. The course is provided by St John’s Ambulance, and funded by Julian House Gypsy, Traveller and Boater Communities Outreach Project. There are...
View ArticleFundraising canal walk by Alzheimer’s Support
Alzheimer’s Support, a charity that provides services to people with dementia in Wiltshire, is marking its 25th anniversary with a sponsored fundraising walk along the K&A from Bath to Pewsey this...
View ArticleGP practice registers boater at surgery’s address following complaint
A boater recently tried to register as a permanent patient with a GP practice in Bradford on Avon by using the surgery’s own address. The GP initially refused to register the boater using the surgery’s...
View ArticleGypsy, Traveller, Boater & Roma Community Support Service is on Facebook
The Gypsy, Traveller, Boater & Roma Community Support Service in BaNES, run by Julian House, is on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/GRTBSupport The support service recently ran a First Aid...
View ArticleLook out for Travelling Community Support Service outreach boat, tomorrow...
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...
View ArticleOutreach boat to run once a month with free hot food, health checks, food...
The Julian House Travelling Communities Support Service will be running a monthly outreach boat with the Canal Ministries narrowboat Litania on the western K&A. STOP PRESS: ON TUESDAY 7TH MARCH THE...
View ArticleOutreach boat to offer dental checks at Darlington Wharf, 2nd May
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. This month, Dental Hygienist Liz Belringer will...
View ArticleWeil’s Disease – what canal users need to know
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....
View ArticleLiving willow workshop for boaters, Avoncliff, 25th – 26th November
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...
View ArticleBoaters invited to community defibrillator training, Bedwyn, 15th March
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...
View ArticleBoaters encouraged to complete NHS Long Term Plan survey by 30th April
Liveaboard boaters are being encouraged to complete an NHS survey in order to alert GPs, hospitals and clinics to the barriers that we face gaining access to the health services all citizens are...
View ArticleFirst ever nationwide liveaboard boater health survey
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...
View ArticleCoronavirus vaccinations – make sure of your jab by registering with a GP
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’...
View ArticleIf you’re over 70 and have not been invited for a Covid-19 jab, contact NHS now!
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...
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