News Updates
COVID19 Update
Norfolk and Suffolk Staff Support line - The COVID-19 support service across Norfolk and Suffolk helping health and care staff cope with the immense pressures of working during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service, run in partnership by Suffolk MIND and Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), gives all health and care staff rapid access to mental health support from local mental health specialists. Specially trained Suffolk MIND call handlers will offer emotional support, signposting and referral into the dedicated COVID support clinical team run by NSFT if treatment is needed. Health and care staff can call the confidential COVID-19 support service on 0300 123 1335 - Monday to Friday 09:30 – 16:30.
New Members Area
We have now been able to add an extra page on our website, for all employees to use to access our Policies and Procedures, and training booklets, so it is easy to access when on the go, and means less travelling to the offices now that fuel is so expensive! We hope it proves effectively and liked by all!
Social Care Reform
Changes to how care payments are calculated come into play in October 2023. 1. There will be an £86,000 cap on care costs across an individual's lifetime. 2. Anyone with less than £20,000 of assets won't have to pay anything towards their care from their assets. 3. People with between £20,000 and £100,000 of assets will be eligible for some means-tested financial support on a sliding scale. The new upper limit of £100,000 is more than four times the current limit of £23,250. This means more people will be eligible for some state support than before.