The Government have announced the return of a few weak precautions against Covid-19 from next Monday, bringing England broadly back into line with the precautions already in force in Scotland & Wales. However, nowhere has been closed and, incredibly, the Prime Minister is still encouraging people to socialise over Christmas as normal. Read on for more…
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Omicron Update
There were a number of updates yesterday (7 December) about the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19. These come from Government sources across the UK, and summarise official scientific data. Read on for more.
Read MoreCovid-19 Risk Assessment Week Ending 6 December 2021
Sadly, Covid-19 infection levels in Bucks have once again returned to CRITICALLY HIGH levels, with more than 1 in every 50 people now infected. The number of people in hospital remains high and vaccinations are still moving too slowly. With Omicron now feely circulating in Bucks and England, the pandemic in Bucks is becoming more dangerous as we approach Christmas. Read on for more…
Read MoreThe 2021 BuDS AGM
After an extremely successful year, BuDS held its Annual General Meeting on 20th November 2021, to round up the year, and celebrate the achievements of our volunteers, Trustees and staff.
The meeting was held via Microsoft Teams, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, starting at 3pm and finishing at 4.45pm. The AGM was attended by 23 members and 12 guests.
Read MoreInternational Day of Disabled People 2021
Happy International Day of Disabled People!
The world has come a long way since the forced institutionalisation of disabled people in the early 1900s, but there is obviously a long way still to go. This year, International Day of Disabled People is focused on fighting for rights in the post-Covid era.
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit everyone hard, and reductions in health services, financial uncertainty, and health concerns have affected disabled people a lot.
Although we are not quite yet in a post-Covid world, as our weekly updates will show you, BuDS strongly believes that we should always be striving to make places as accessible as possible.
With this in mind, we would like to tell you about some of the work that we have been doing to help fight for better accessibility for disabled people in Buckinghamshire during the Covid-19 pandemic, and hopefully beyond.
Read MoreCovid-19 Risk Assessment Week Ending 29 November 2021
There is more ALARMING Covid-19 news this week for Buckinghamshire. The number of infected people is still RISING FAST, and the number of people in Bucks hospitals with Covid-19 has RISEN by over 10%. Deaths have also risen significantly this week. The risk of catching Covid-19 when out and about in Bucks remains VERY HIGH.
Read on for more.
Read MoreBack in the Saddle – Update 15
I made it as far as Leicester on my virtual exercise bike challenge – going from Lands End to John o’Groats! I virtually ‘dropped in’ to see our favourite Leicester resident. It would have been a great opportunity to play some board games I’m sure.
I may be rather behind my original target of reaching John o’Groats by 24th January, but hey, all things considered, I’m proud of the fact that I’m still going and have now got past the 40% point of the route. Next stop will be Nottingham, which is 43km away. I’ll do another update when I get there.
Read MoreBuDS’ Analysis of the Prime Minister’s Statement about the Omicron variant of Covid-19
The Prime Minister has issued a statement about the Government’s plan now that the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 has reached the UK. Read on for more…
Read MoreNew Variant of Covid-19 – B.1.1.529
Scientists are warning that a new variant of the Covid-19 virus has started to spread very fast in South Africa. The new variant, codenamed B.1.1.529, seems to be much better at spreading that even the Delta and Delta Plus variants we have in the UK now. This means that, when the new variant reaches the UK, there is a risk that it will replace Delta and Delta Plus as the variant which most people catch. Obviously, if the new variant is also more dangerous to people’s health than Delta and Delta Plus, this would be very concerning.
Read MoreEvidence checking for the Fair4All Card
Behind the scenes of evidence checking
Our evidence checkers have a really important role in the Fair4All Card scheme as they make sure that everyone who gets a Fair4All Card is legally entitled to what they have asked for.
Read on to see what Andrew has to say about his role.