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Dear friends This is a letter from Jane and Steve. We are the co-chairs of the Selby and District Local Area Group. We hope you had a good Christmas and are feeling ok in these strange times. |
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We are sad that we still can't meet and we miss our meetings. This letter is to help us stay in touch and to let you know what we have been doing. |
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Jodie from KeyRing has been in contact with self-advocates to make sure everyone is OK during lockdown. |
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We continue to enjoy our weekly online quizzes and there have been self-advocacy meetings. These are fun and help us keep in touch with everyone. |
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Self advocates in lockdown During lockdown Self Advocates in Selby have been keeping themselves busy. Sam has written a recipe, 4 blogs and shared his tips on looking after your mental health. |
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Jane has been enjoying phone calls from Jodie every week and has joined in with the quizzes which keep her in touch with everyone. |
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Henry has been busy setting up a folder to keep all his activity sheets. He enjoys regular phone calls from Jodie.
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Tony has enjoyed reading the newsletter from KeyRing and has really liked the activity packs. Everyone is missing being together but trying hard to keep busy and positive. |
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Mental Health and Wellbeing We know lockdown has been hard for lots of people. |
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KeyRing have made some activity packs to help you stay mentally well. They have lots of ideas to keep busy, relax and feel happier. We will send them out to all self-advocates soon. If you are feeling lonely or bored, there are lots of activities happening online. Talk to Jodie from KeyRing if you want to find out more about these. |
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Feeling good Self-advocates from KeyRing and Exclusively Inclusive made a video about how they felt about everything that happened last year. Even though it was a difficult year at times, people still did things that made them feel good. We hope it makes you feel good too.
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Annual health checks The NHS asked self-advocates for feedback about annual health checks for people with a learning disability.
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We have filled in some surveys and spoke to someone from the North Yorkshire CCG at a self-advocates meeting. We hope this will make annual health checks better in our area. |
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Flu jabs It is very important to make sure that we have had our flu jab and annual health check this year. Please make sure you contact your GP's surgery to arrange this if you haven't already. |
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Coronavirus vaccine Lots of people have questions about the coronavirus vaccine. Your NHS will contact you when it is your turn to have the vaccine. All the vaccines in the UK have been tested to make sure they are safe. |
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There is lots of useful information about the vaccine on the Keep Safe website If you do not have the internet, you can ask Jodie for information. |
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NY Partnership Board In 2020 there were no Partnership Board meetings because of coronavirus. The Partnership Board has still been busy with work across North Yorkshire. |
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If you have any questions about anything in this letter, contact: |
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Jodie at KeyRing jodie.sarfraz@keyring.org Or |
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Caroline Ferguson at North Yorkshire County Council caroline.ferguson@northyorks.gov.uk |
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Sadly, we do not know when we will be able to meet together again in 2021. We will listen to the Government and follow advice so that everyone can stay safe.
Take care and stay safe"
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Jane and Steve Co-Chairs - Selby Local Area Group |
