With the situation for businesses and the self-employed changing day by day, Gateshead Council’s website provides a really useful information hub.
If you would benefit from one-to-one advice, have a question, suggestion or offer, the Council’s business support team are on hand to help.
Click here for more information: https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/15047/Advice-for-businesses-and-employers
NHS Volunteer Responders has been set up to support the NHS during the COVID-19 outbreak. To do this we need an ‘army’ of volunteers who can support the 1.5m people in England who are at most risk from the virus to stay well. Our doctors, nurses and other professionals will be able to refer people in to NHS Volunteer Responders and be confident that they have been matched with a reliable, named volunteer.
You can help by signing up for one or more of the tasks listed below. Once you have registered and checks are complete you will be provided a log-in to the GoodSAM Responder app. Switch the app to ‘on duty’, and you’ll see live and local volunteer tasks to pick from nearby.
This programme enables volunteers to provide care or to help a vulnerable person, which is permitted under the new rules announced by the Government on 23rd March 2020. Volunteers may be asked to show the active task they are responding to if asked.
Volunteers must be 18 or over, and fit and well with no symptoms. Those in higher-risk groups (including those over 70, those who are pregnant or with underlying medical conditions) will be able to offer support by telephone.
Charities are providing much of the frontline support in our communities during this crisis, but they need additional funding to continue their work. It is vital that the Chancellor recognises this and provides contingency funding, so they can continue to respond to the needs of our most vulnerable.
I raised this with the Minister yesterday. Listen to my speech here:
Last night the Prime Minister announced strict rules around the movement of people, which we must all take to reduce the spread of the virus.
The message is simple – stay at home to protect our NHS and save lives.
Stay at home
Anyone can spread the virus.
Advice from Gateshead Council in relation to bin collections states:
To help protect our crews and you and your family, we need you to wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds before you do any of the following:
Full information on bin collections can be found here.
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