The farm giving disabled people the chance to experience rural life

July 14, 2013   Carers, disability, Downs syndrome, learning difficulties, mental health

Medicine comes in many different forms

11:00am Sunday 14th July 2013 in News By Maria Court

 Paula with Will Payne and volunteers and participants at High Mead Farm

Medicine comes in many different forms. Whittling wood, tending the land, caring for animals and feeling the sun on your skin can do wonders for physical and mental wellbeing.

Providing that therapy for many members of the community is High Mead Farm near Longham.

Since last autumn the four-acre plot has offered a supported work environment for people with learning and physical difficulties as well as youngsters who are out of work or who have been excluded from school.

Will Payne and Mark Gregory took over the land, which was in a run-down state, but with the help of local people it’s back on track to becoming a sustainable farm.

“We wanted to make it accessible to the whole community,” explained Will.

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Have your say on dementia care at King’s Lynn hospital

July 14, 2013   Carers, dementia, Norfolk

West Norfolk residents will be given the chance to have their say on dementia care services in the area at an event being held at Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital next week.

Health news from the Lynn News, lynnnews.co.uk,

Published on the 13 July 2013

Officials say that the Dementia 2gether event, which takes place on Monday, has been organised in response to a high level of public concern in the borough about the condition and will help to influence service development.

Valerie Newton, the hospital’s deputy director of nursing and patient experience, said: “The aim of the event is to give local people current information on dementia and to give them an opportunity to discuss the experiences they have had in relation to dementia at the hospital.

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Bournville College seeks to increase employer participation in online training

July 12, 2013   Carers, internet

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BOURNVILLE COLLEGE SEEKS TO INCREASE EMPLOYER PARTICIPATION IN ONLINE TRAINING TO IMPROVE STANDARDS WITHIN THE CARE SECTOR

  • Care Quality Commission report calls for improvements across a number of areas
  • Bournville College looking at new ways to utilise technology to increase participation in training and skills development across the care sector
  • CPD certified Marshall ACM has designed a range of flexible e-learning modules to engage people working in the care sector and support their CPD

In response to the Care Quality Commission report, Bournville College is looking at ways to utilise learning technology to support necessary improvements in UK care. The technology includes online communication and a new partnership with e-learning experts, Marshall ACM.

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