Heatwave advice issued as temperatures climb
Advice has been issued to help the vulnerable to beat the heat, as Devon basks in a heatwave
Health and Wellbeing
Posted on: 20 June 2017 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
Council reminds working parents of new extended entitlement to free childcare
Devon County Council is reminding working parents of children aged three and four that their entitlement to free childcare and early learning will rise from 15 hours to a potential 30 hours per week from September 2017.
Posted on: 15 June 2017 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
Council refocuses social care services to help more people stay independent
Devon County Council has set out how it wants to refocus its social care services on helping more people stay or become independent.
Posted on: 14 June 2017 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
Carers invited to step out for a walk during Carers Week
Carers are statistically more likely to have higher levels of ill-health and social isolation than the rest of the community. During Carers Week next week, carers are invited to take part in any of a number of organised walks in Devon.
Posted on: 7 June 2017 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
Helping people live well with dementia
Devon County Council has commissioned a dementia support worker service from the Alzheimer’s Society and agreed funding for a new Devon Memory Café Consortium, in moves that will develop support in local communities for people with dementia
Posted on: 6 June 2017 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
