As part of changes to the General Medical Services contract in England for 2015/16, GP practices are required to expand and improve the provision of online services for patients.  They are also required to promote the online services they provide, which should include:

• Appointment bookings
• Ordering repeat prescriptions
• Amending personal details
• Access to summary information held in patient’s records

A national GP patient survey carried out in England in 2014 found that 34% of patients said their preferred method of booking a GP appointment would be online. However, just a year on, the same survey found that only 6% of patients had booked a GP appointment online.

This questionnaire aims to gain an understanding as to what extent Derbyshire residents are aware of the on-line GP services that are available to them and to find out if people are actually using them.   The results will be analysed to identify possible causes of low-level engagement with online GP services, as well as to identify any potential barriers to accessing them. 

Survey - www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GP-ONLINE-SERVICES

Held at Glossop Volunteer Centre on Friday 10 June to 8 July 6-9pm.

The sessions covers:
Session 1   Equality, diversity and inclusion
Session 2   First Aid
Session 3   Keeping yourself safe
Session 4   Health and safety
Session 5   Person centred approach

For more information contact the Glossop Volunteer Centre on 01457 865722 or email Janice@vcglossop.org.uk  

www.derbyshire.gov.uk/passport

Friday 20 May 13:00 – 15:30 at Buxton Methodist Church.

All Welcome. Chill out chat, meet your friends and make new ones.
Refreshments provided.

Forthcoming dates for 2016: 17 June, 15 July, 19 August, 16 September.

Over the last 3 years, Grassroots Giving has donated £241,500 to 483 clubs and groups.  Looking back at previous winners this has included cricket, football, hockey, swimming, triathlon, tennis, archery, athletics and cross country, sailing, netball, running, boxing, table tennis, rowing, roller hockey, croquet, rugby, Korfball, Disability Athletics… 

www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/news/2016/05/the-skipton-building-societys-grassroots-giving-scheme-is-back

Other recent Derbyshire Sport funding news items include:

• The M&S Energy Fund
• The Peoples Postcode Trust
• The Bring Joy Foundation
• Sporting Heritage funding

www.derbyshiresport.co.uk/funding-news

• Help raise awareness of dementia and make Derbyshire more dementia-friendly 
• Attend your local event
• Learn more about dementia
• Find out about local dementia services
• Find out how you can join your local Dementia Action Alliance

Events will be held all over Derbyshire:  

High Peak event: Wednesday 18 May (10am- 12noon), Dementia Friends Roadshow, Buxton Library, Buxton, SK17 9HW

Derbyshire Dales: Wednesday 18 May (1.30- 3.30pm). Dementia Friends Roadshow, Ashbourne Library, Ashbourne, DE6 1DA

For more information or to confirm your attendance for an event please contact Paul Miles by email paul.miles@derbyshire.gov.uk or phone 07966 993 596

To qualify for an award the applicant must be able to demonstrate that any funding from the Town Council will benefit the Parish, or residents of the Parish.

Applications can be downloaded from the Town Council's website in the Document Archive or from the Town Council Office, Spring Bank, New Mills, SK22 4AT

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 25 May 2016.

We can print the following:

• A5 flyers, A4 and A3 posters
• Newsletters, Booklets / Annual Reports - A5 or A4
• Information leaflets - A4 or A5 two fold
• Certificates, tickets, bookmarks etc on card

The photocopier folds and staples booklets of up to 15 sheets of 90g paper.

All can be done in either black and white, colour or a mixture of both.

Our members’ rate for printing is:

Black & white per sheet
A4 single sided 5p
A4 double sided 7p
A3 single sided 9p
A3 double sided 14p

Colour
A4 single sided 20p
A4 double sided 30p
A3 single sided 35p
A3 double sided 60p 

Please note: 10% discount on printing 200+ copies

We regularly print double sided A5 booklets in black and white.

• 100 A5 booklets consisting of 6 A4 sheets would be £42
• 200 booklets with a 10% discount would cost £75.60
• 100 A4 double sided newsletters in black and white consisting of 2 double sided A3 sheets will cost £28
• 200 newsletters with a 10% discount will cost £50.40.

To ask for an estimate or arrange printing contact Jackie on 01663 736436 or jackie@highpeakcvs.org.uk

Applicants must have identified specific organisational development, have a clear plan of activities and an idea of what they hope to achieve. They must also meet one or more of the outcomes.

Applications may now be submitted at any time.

www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-programmes/enable

Grants are available for between £10,000 and £25,000 per year for two or three years, with the opportunity for continuation funding for a further period of up to six years in total.

Round 3 is open to applications with a deadline of 27 May 2016 (5pm).

www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/our-programmes/invest

The Postcode Community Trust's Community Grants scheme has opened to applications from registered charities and community groups in England, Scotland and Wales for projects that advance community development.

The Postcode Community Trust provides short-term, designated funding to good causes in Great Britain that promote community development and demonstrate positive change through access and engagement.

The Trust seeks to help groups participate more fully in activities within their community, especially for those who may feel isolated through disability or age. The Trust wants to help them overcome these barriers in creative and sustainable ways. Projects should help people gain better access to community facilities, community activities and strengthen communities in ways that are different, sustainable and reach a wide number of people.

Funding is available for activities that:

• Work in innovative ways to relieve older people's isolation.
• Support people looking after others.
• Enhance volunteering opportunities.
• Promote community arts projects.
• Promote team/group sports and activities that benefit communities.
• Provide/enhance places for sport and recreation.
• Promote interaction of different generations.
• Promote a community's social history.

Grassroots organisations, local charities and non-profit community businesses that are seeking to effect positive change within their local area in England, Scotland and Wales are eligible to apply.

Grants range from £500 to £20,000 for those in Scotland and England and up to £10,000 for those in Wales.

The deadline for applications to Round 2 is 31 May 2016.

www.postcodecommunitytrust.org.uk/applying-for-a-grant