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Social Prescribing Innovators Programme

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Volunteer with us to develop knowledge and skills for social prescribing!

A new initiative is being delivered by the Camden Care Navigation and Social Prescribing Service, hosted by Age UK Camden (AUC) and Voluntary Action Camden. The project aims to develop volunteering within the service as a way to help retain existing social prescribers and to support successful recruitment to new social prescriber roles.

Contact Mandira at mmanandhar@vac.org.uk if you are interested in volunteering on this new venture.

You can view the role description here

Find out more about the Care Navigation and Social Prescribing Service here

Find out more about volunteering with VAC here

 

Long Covid Study

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The Community Links team at VAC are working with the University of Southampton to facilitate a study into Long Covid.

If you had, or think you had, Covid 3 or more months ago and yet continue to experience symptoms that are not explained by any other health conditions the study would like to talk to you about your experiences. Symptoms can include, but are not limited to: exhaustion, memory or concentrations issues, breathlessness, persistent headaches and muscle aches, chest tightness, palpitations, dizziness and sleep disturbance.

As a token of appreciation there is a £15 shopping voucher available for participation.

The Community Links team at VAC can also assist Camden residents with access to the long covid clinic at UCLH.

 

Further Information

For further information please have a read of our Long Covid Study Leaflet and contact Nasrin at nrashid@vac.org.uk or Donna Clutterbuck at LongCovid@soton.ac.uk or on 07721520243 by call or text.

Ukrainian Response Meeting – Tuesday 15th March, 5pm, via ZOOM

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Camden Council would like to invite you to an urgent community meeting to discuss how Camden can support the resettlement of Ukrainian refugees and the wider humanitarian response.

We have all been following the events in Ukraine and devastating humanitarian impact with deep sadness. We know that a large number of people have already been displaced and current intelligence suggests that between 1 million and 5 million Ukrainians could be displaced, although the situation is evolving quickly.

Guidance on the various routes available for Visa support are outlined here. A new ‘Local Sponsorship Scheme’ has been established, which will match people, charities, businesses and community groups to Ukrainians who do not have established families in the country, so they are able to come the UK. Details of the scheme can be found here.

We’d like to hear your views on how Camden might respond to the local sponsorship scheme and about the role you’re able to play in this, and in engaging support for the wider humanitarian response.

We hope that you will be able to attend to provide your valuable insights and input.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday 15th March at 5pm. The meeting can be accessed through this Zoom link.

Best wishes,

Georgia

Cllr Georgia Gould

Leader of Camden Council

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