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Mole Valley Life and Surrey County Council launch a new service

New courses supporting adults in Surrey, starting January 2025.

British Red Cross and Surrey Prepared are hosting free first aid training sessions.

Citizens Advice Epsom and Ewell helps residents save energy at home

prescribing Social prescribing is a free service run by either your local borough or local voluntary services for residents in Surrey that can explore your own health and wellbeing and put you in touch with a wide range of local services and activities in your community. It’s designed for people like yourself with a range of social, emotional, or practical needs who could benefit from a little help navigating their way through the community-based services and organisations available locally. You can access one to one appointments with a wellbeing adviser or social prescriber where you can talk about…

the home pressures you are under and may even be able to help you access some support for example in-house counselling service. Some employers even have a carer’s policy or a carer support group to support staff in the workplace. Talk to your manager or to someone in HR to see what is in place…

. The advisor will also be able to link you up with a local support group which is a great place to talk with other carers or suggest an online forum if it is very difficult to get out to a support group …

As a parent carer there will be lots of things to think about when you are told your child has a life limiting or life threatening condition. Getting a diagnosis If you have just heard the news that your child has a life-limiting or life-threatening condition you will be in a state of shock and …

involving you and key staff supporting your child. This is likely to include hospital staff, community health staff, social care workers, your GP and you and immediate family. You, your family and your child’s needs should be discussed and a plan drawn up to enable your child to return home safely… transfer plan covering the above issues has been agreed with you before your child is discharged. As part of this planning process ensure you have a lead community children’s nurse or other named key worker and that your GP and other community health services have been informed and a shared care…

service providing free impartial information and signposting for families with children aged 0 to 19 (up to 25 years for those with additional needs). The role of the service is to help families get the most out of the information and services available in the community and online. This could…