The Government announced earlier this year that, as part of their efforts to combat the Cost of Living crisis, all households will receive £400 off their energy bills this winter. This discount will be applied across a 6-month period, starting in October 2022. This does not need to be paid back to the Government and should be considered similar to a grant. Read on for more.
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Face Mask Offers
Wearing a protective face mask which filters the virus out of the air you breathe is one of the two best ways to protect yourself from Covid (the other is being fully vaccinated). BuDS has managed to secure an exclusive discount for disabled and clinically vulnerable people from Cambridge Masks Co, one of our key partners.
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Read MoreCovid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 14 October 2022
The Covid wave in Bucks continues, although not as quickly last week as before. As of 12 October, we estimate 1 in 35 people in the county were infected with Covid-19. The Covid risk level in Bucks remains EXTREMELY HIGH. In your average busy supermarket, there will now be nine people breathing out Covid for you to catch.
Our advice remains to wear a FFP2 or N95 filter mask in public places (especially hospitals and GP surgeries), breathe clean air, avoid crowds and busy places, work from home if you can, and protect your older and vulnerable relatives and friends. These simple precautions will help save you and your family from serious illness or long-term disability.
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Finally, It All Makes Sense! ADHD And Me
Written by Janneke Elford
Disclaimer: this is a personal blog by a BuDS member. The views expressed are personal and don’t necessarily represent those of BuDS or our Trustees.
Some people have described as a workaholic, I thought I was, and had been all of my working life. My workplace was a constant source of stimulation and I didn’t see or understand my patterns of intensity, compulsion and hyperfocus on tasks. I thought being a workaholic was a good thing, especially for my career. However, this led to bouts of bad mental health and burnouts several times over a long period in my previous employment, and being in a workplace that had a severe lack of empathy was a disaster waiting to happen. To be honest being made redundant from that role was the best thing that could of happened, as it led me to BuDS.
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My Experience of Working Within BuDS
Written by Juliet W.
Disclaimer: this is a personal blog by a BuDS member. The views expressed are personal and don’t necessarily represent those of BuDS or our Trustees.
Our current Grants Fundraiser Juliet sadly left us earlier this summer. However, before she left, she wrote us an excellent blog post on her experience of working within BuDS.
If you would be interested in becoming a member of the BuDS team, we have positions currently available. Find out more by getting in touch.
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My Role as a Reach4Work Project Coordinator
Written by Katie C
Disclaimer: this is a personal blog by a BuDS member. The views expressed are personal and don’t necessarily represent those of BuDS or our Trustees.
I returned to BuDS five months ago, as Project Coordinator for R4W Digital Team. As nervous as I was, I jumped straight in, both feet first and feeling like I had a lot to learn, and many adventures to go on. I received the loveliest warm welcome back, not only from the R4W Digital Team but the entire BuDs Team. There really is a lot more to a website, than what you see on the screen, and being part of the R4W Digital Team has been so incredibly interesting and rewarding. There is a great deal of work to do, and an exciting phase 2 development plan for the rest of 2022, and into 2023. Including continuing to maintain and update the Reach4Work and Bucks Workability websites. With an ongoing and exciting development project, creating an Events App to help make local events more accessible, for disabled people.
Read MoreMy Journey Into Learning Disability Nursing
Written by Ann H
Disclaimer: this is a personal blog by a BuDS member. The views expressed are personal and don’t necessarily represent those of BuDS or our Trustees.
Background
It was the summer of 1975. I had left school and was waiting to go the local technical college to do my A Levels. I was bored and lonely. I lived in an isolated vicarage, in a rural location. I had no friends in the village as I had not gone to the local school. There were few bus services. To make matters worse my grandma who lived with us, had had a fall and was now permanently in a long stay Care of the Elderly unit.
My long-term plans were sorted as long as I got the required exam results. At that time to get into a London Teaching Hospital, you needed to apply years in advance. I had secured a place to do general training at Guy’s in August 1977. I was born there, and mum did her training there, so there was an important family link.
Read MoreCovid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 7 October 2022
The Covid wave here in Bucks continues to grow. As of 5 October, we estimate 1 in 26 people in the county were infected with Covid-19. We are keeping the Covid risk level in Bucks at EXTREMELY HIGH, but we expect to raise it to the highest level next week. In your average busy supermarket, there will now be twelve people breathing out Covid for you to catch.
Our advice remains to wear a FFP2 or N95 filter mask in public places, breathe clean air, avoid crowds and busy places, work from home if you can, and protect your older and vulnerable relatives and friends. These simple precautions will help save you and your family from serious illness or long-term disability.
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Hill Farm & Orchard Glamping Join The Fair4All Card Scheme
Our first visitor attraction joins the Fair4All Card scheme to make glamping easier for disabled people.
Susan Nash, Owner of Hill Farm & Orchard Glamping joined BuDS HR & Project Manager, Janneke Elford to mark the occasion.
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CO2 And Covid-19 – Managing Risk While Out and About
Karen is one of our volunteers on the Covid-19 project, and takes a keen interest in the scientific side of the virus. Here, she writes about how CO2 links to Covid-19, and how she uses this information to manage her risk when out and about.
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