Coronavirus: Community Support
Coldridge Community Support SPOC Helpline - 07731 894819
Details of what the Medium Alert Level means at work, rest and play can be found here.
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Welcome to our parish website's Coronavirus - Coldridge Community Support page - a 'one stop shop' aimed at signposting relevant local and national on-line resources and news, with the aim of helping residents of Coldridge navigate their way through the current emergency.
Posted IK, 21st March 2020; updated 26th March
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Key On-Line Resources
This section provides links to key on-line resources and trusted sources within the UK which are providing Government & Health guidance, advice or providing notification of local providers/service impacts arising from the developing Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic:-
Central Government & Health Services Resources
UK Central Government: GOV.UK - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Entry Page - what you need to do
GOV.UK COVID-19 3 Tier Alerts: Postcode checker: find out the Local COVID Alert Level in your area <<< NEW 13th October 2020
Public Health England: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance
NHS: Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Condition, Self Isolation, Testing, ..
NHS 111 On-Line: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and NHS 111 Symptom Checker
GOV.UK: Slides and datasets to accompany daily Government coronavirus press conference <<< Data no longer maintained
GOV.UK: Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19 <<< UPDATED 15th October 2020
GOV.UK: Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19) <<< UPDATED 18th September 2020
GOV.UK: Coronavirus (COVID-19) - travel corridors & quarantine rules <<< UPDATED 10th October 2020
Supplementary GOV.UK & NHS Information
Public Health England - Keeping 'Active at Home' booklet
Guidance for Positive Mental Wellbeing
> GOV.UK - Guidance for the public on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus (COVID-19)
> NHS Every Mind Matters <<< UPDATED with New Campaign Launch, 9th September 2020
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Staying Alert and Safe Guidance: Staying Alert and Safe <<< UPDATED 22nd September 2020
Meeting with others safely (social distancing) - Requirements & Guidance for ENGLAND: Meeting with others safely (social distancing) <<< UPDATED 7th October 2020
FAQs to help explain the do's and don'ts under the new guidelines: Coronavirus outbreak FAQs <<< UPDATED 22nd September 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and safer travel guidance: Walking, cycling, and travelling in vehicles or on public transport during the outbreak. <<< UPDATED 14th October 2020
NHS advice on staying at home: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-advice/
Requesting an Isolation Note: https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note
Information from/on Local Services
Local Authority MDDC: Mid-Devon District Council Coronavirus (COVID-19): Council Service Update
Local Authority MDDC - Business: Coronavirus information for businesses, employers and employees
Local Authority Devon County Council: Coronavirus advice in Devon
Devon Communities Together: Helping Devon communities help themselves
Devon County Council - Devon Local Outbreak Management Plan, July 2020
GP Services (Bow/North Tawton): Bow and North Tawton Medical Practice
GP Services (Chumleigh/Winkleigh): Wallingbrook Health Group
Devon & Cornwall Police: Coronavirus Pandemic Response Page (incl. FAQs)
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Business and Working Support Contacts
Businesses: www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19
> Business Support Pages: Coronavirus (COVID-19) support available to businesses
Employees: www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay & www.gov.uk/lay-offs-short-timeworking
HMRC Coronavirus Helpline: 0800 015 9559
HMRC Self-Assessment Payment Helpline: 0300 200 3822
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This list will be extended and/or amended in line with future developments.
Posted 21st March 2020; Updated 26th March, 2nd, 17th, 18th April; 1st, 11th May, 17th July; 1st August; 14th October
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CORONAVIRUS - RELATED NEWS
OCTOBER 2020
GOV.UK - Plan for Jobs: Chancellor increases financial support for businesses and workers
On Thursday 22 October, the Chancellor announced further changes to the UK's COVID-19 Winter Support Plan.
The associated HM Treasury press release (including links to the detailed factsheets) can be viewed here.
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'Connect Me' - Half term travel & vacation advice, don't cause a Halloween nightmare and Exeter's case numbers broadly back to national average
Published 06:34 pm 22nd October.
Click here to access the latest edition of Connect Me to learn more about the topics above PLUS information on a new grants initiative from Devon County Council/NHS Devon aimed to support care providers, personal assistants and carers themselves to develop and provide innovative opportunities that will give other carers a much needed break in the current pandemic.
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Posted 23rd October 2020
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17th October
'Connect Me' - COVID case numbers changing in Exeter, local COVID alert levels introduced and support for active travel measures
Published 06:14 pm 16th October.
The latest weekly COVID-19 related Connect Me bulletin is now available on-line - click here to view.
Learn more about local COVID outbreak numbers, new advice to clinically extremely vunerable within the 3-Tiers alert levels, an update on available financial support initiatives and details of a new hotline launched to report COVID fraudsters..
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Posted 17th October 2020
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15th October
'Connect Me' - Devon is at ‘medium’ alert level. What does that mean?
Published 04:29 pm 14th October.
Devon County Council have issued a special 'Connect Me' bulletin to help explain and set a local context on the new 3-Tier regulations which came into force on 14th October.
Click here to read the bulletin on-line.
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Posted 15th October 2020
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14th October
GOV.UK - Local COVID alert levels now in force in England: what you need to know
Announced earlier this week and introduced today to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, click here to get an overview on these new local COVID alert levels as they apply to England - including what they mean, why they are being introduced and what the different levels are.
Can I check which Tier applies to my area, or where my friends and relatives live?
YES! There is a simple on-line tool on the GOV.UK website which you can use to directly check the current tier applicable to any English postcode. Click on this link to run a check.
If you input a postcode from Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales you will get assistance/link to country specific restrictions.
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Posted 14th October 2020; updated 15th October
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10th October
'Connect Me' - We're not near local lockdown yet, in the know about the numbers and our urgent economic recovery plan unveiled
Published 05:50 pm 9th October.
Click here to access this Friday's edition of Connect Me. The focus on COVID-19 topics continues, this week concentrating on the developing situation with numbers of infections in Exeter, a call-out for people who have had COVID-19 to volunteer to donate plasma and Council preparations for a local economic recovery plan.
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Posted 10th October 2020
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3rd October
'Connect Me' - More testing, additional measures for students and an invitation to breathe easier this winter
Published 05:29 pm 2nd October.
The latest edition of 'Connect Me' from Devon County Council is available on line via this link. You can subscribe directly to Connect Me by following the instructions within this newsletter.
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Posted 3rd October 2020
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Prior Month's Posts now moved to 'The Archives'
All of the articles posted between March and September 2020 are now available on a new page - Coronavirus Community News - The Archives.
This change is intended to simplify structure (and length!) of the main Community Support Page.
Posted 1st June 2020; Updated 1st July; 1st August; 3rd September; 10th, 23rd October
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Page opened to navigation 21st March 2020