Everyone is horrified by indefensible invasion of Ukraine and there are now a number of ways people in Kent can help from opening up your home to a refugee to donating money to help support an effective humanitarian response to the crisis. More than four million people in Ukraine are expected to be displaced as…
People with mobility equipment they no longer need are being urged to return it to new, dedicated drop-off points at hospitals in Ashford, Canterbury and Margate. This includes NHS or council-loaned equipment such as crutches, commodes, walking frames, raised toilet seats, shower chairs, free-standing toilet frames, perching stools, chair raisers, kitchen trolleys and wheeled walkers.…
KCC’s Virtual School Kent (VSK) has become the first virtual school to be awarded the National Nurturing Virtual School Programme Award. The NurtureUK award follows the school’s completion of the National Nurturing Schools Programme and recognises the high-quality whole school nurturing approach. VSK provides co-ordinated educational services to support both children and professionals, promoting the…
Kent County Council with Partners is bringing together people supported by Adult Social Care, carers, the care market, voluntary sector, Health and national organisations in the first Kent Care Summit on 2 March 2022. Located at the Detling Showground, the focus of the Summit is to share industry insights, people’s experiences of care and support…
People wanting to have a street party to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will not have to pay a road closure application fee.Kent County Council (KCC) is inviting residents to express an interest in closing a road by completing an online form before the deadline of 31st March 2022. Once applications are received, KCC officers…
Views are being sought on a new strategy describing how Kent County Council plans to work with all partners to make welcomed changes towards improving the experiences of unpaid adult carers in Kent in a public consultation launched today (Wednesday 12 January). The Kent Adult Carers Strategy has been developed in collaboration with carers and…
Kent County Council is urging the county’s residents, community groups and businesses to join the worldwide call for the elimination of gender-based violence during 16 days of action from 25 November to 10 December 2021. The global 16 Days of Action movement was launched by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) in 1991. At…
As part of the National Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week (15-21 November), the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board (KMSAB) is calling on organisations and individuals across the region to help raise awareness of how to spot the signs of adult abuse and to report concerns effectively. Whether it’s a sudden change in the appearance…
The council’s commissioned digital care programme project ‘Kara’ has won national recognition at the HTN HealthTech Awards (7 October), winning the Major Project Go Live category. Healthcare transformation consultancy Rethink Partners and pioneers of virtual care Alcove delivered the £1.5million project on behalf of the council last year. By the end of July 2020, they…
Kent County Council (KCC) is pleased to announce that a new provider has won the contract to provide services to disabled people at the much-loved Princess Christian’s Farm and it will remain open in the future. KASBAH (Kent Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus) will take over management of the service on 1 November. The…
National Adoption Week kicks off on Monday 18th, through to Sunday 24thOctober 40,920 adoptions have taken place in England in the past 10 years The week will be dedicated to all those impacted by adoption whose stories are often less heard; adopted people, adopters, birth parents and the Children’s Services workforce An emotive animated short film, created by illustrator and adopter Garry Parsons has…
People looking after a child they are not related to, or who know someone who is, are urged to contact Kent County Council (KCC). This type of arrangements is called Private Fostering and KCC are supporting Private Fostering Week (11-15 October 2021) to raise awareness of professionals and families’ responsibilities. Private fostering arrangements are when…