COVID-19 Resources & Information

• Wiltshire Council Well Being Hub : available to anyone who is struggling during this difficult time, i.e. people who are shielding or self-isolating and don’t have a support network around them, or know where to get help. Wiltshire Council’s team can help provide support but also signpost to where additional help is available in their local area – with 100’s of community groups set-up across the county providing invaluable assistance. Contact by: email wellbeinghub@wiltshire.gov.uk or telephone: 0300 003 4576 between 8am-8pm Monday-Friday & 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday

• Up to date information from Wiltshire Council
  • Wiltshire Community Groups Directory
  • Community Support Toolkit
  • Wiltshire Council online interactive map showing what COVID-19 community support is available in your neighbourhood and throughout Wiltshire. 
  • Wiltshire Council Active Communities resource page
  • Essential Worker – Staff Testing – Employer Referrals & Self Referral (May 2020)
    • Presentation with Overview for Employers
    • User guide for employers to register and use the portal
    • Flow diagram for employees needing to book a test
  • Coronavirus (COVID 19): Guidance for people receiving direct payments in Wiltshire (V1: 06.05.2020)
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): During the current state of sustained transmission of COVID-19 this guidance should be used. 
  • Coronavirus Act 2020 and adult social care in Wiltshire : information includes Care Act easements; hospital discharge arrangements and Direct Payments

• Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living COVID-19 Information Pack:

  • Wiltshire CIL letter to Direct Payment Employers
  • Planning for coronavirus (COVID-19) : Letter for Direct Payment Users from Wiltshire Council
  • Advice for PAs: Information for Personal Assistants working with Vulnerable People in the Community
  • What you can do to be prepared (Updated 26.03.2020)
  • Coronavirus Emergency Plan for Home
  • Example Key Worker Letter for Employers (Updated 26.03.2020)
  • Key Worker ID Document
  • Obtaining Isolation Notes
  • Questions and Answers for Social Care (COVID-19) Source: Social Care Institute for Excellence
  • Fish Insurance: Coronavirus – FAQs for those employing carers
  • WCIL User Engagement Covid-19 Resources
  • Top Tips for PA support during COVID-19
  • Where to get help and advice if you have a Direct Payment

• Wiltshire CIL Survey Results (April 2020):  The views of disabled people and their carers during COVID-19.  Views were captured in an online survey set within a timeframe of just one week. 
• Skills for Care
  • COVID-19 Individual Employer and PA information and guidance
  • S4C Covid-19 Testing for PAs
• Mental Health Support (NHS)
• Benefits Information (Independent Living Centre)
• Wiltshire Money Bulletin
• Urgent Eyecare Service (NHS) – Free urgent eyecare services now available at opticians for people across Bath, North East Somerset and Wiltshire: for anyone, whatever age and whether registered with an optician or not.  This is a temporary service and participating practices can be found here.

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