New ‘Tell Us About Your Care’ website
The regulator for NHS and care services in England – The Care Quality Commission – have acknowledged that they have not focussed on the needs of people living with a disability and the families that support them. To this end, they have asked that people share their experiences of using the NHS and care services. […]
PA Vacancy News
Did you know that the pay rates for some of our PA positions have recently increased? So now is an even better time to start looking into working as a personal assistant. PAs make a massive difference to the disabled people they support. The roles are varied, rewarding & flexible. You can find our current […]
Audio guide to voting at the Local Elections
Did you know that you can listen to news from KCIL on Talking Newspapers? Kingston Talking Newspaper is online at https://listen.talking-news.info/kingston, on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Alexa, and by phone. This week Brian has posted the audio guide to voting at the upcoming elections.
KCIL Coffee Morning – the switch from net Direct Payments to gross Direct Payments
KCIL would like to invite Direct Payment users in the borough of Kingston, to the rescheduled Direct Payment Users Online Coffee Morning, 11.00 Wednesday 31 March. We will be discussing the change from net Direct Payments to gross Direct Payments, which will be happening from June 2021. A ‘net’ Direct Payment means that RBK deducts […]
Wellbeing Tips
KCIL took part in Kingston First’s first-ever Wellbeing Week last week. Team KCIL created a series of wellbeing tip videos about things that they find help them. We posted them on the KCIL Twitter and Facebook accounts; our Participation Advisor Phil was a particular baking success. But wellbeing isn’t just for one week, so you […]
COVID Vaccine Q&A
At KCIL’s February Coffee Morning, we were joined by Melvyn Narraidoo from Royal Borough of Kingston Council, Fergus Keegan from NHS South West London CCG and David Ashley from Mark Bates Ltd. Melvyn gave us an update on PA vaccinations. Fergus answered more of our questions around the coronavirus vaccine. And David responded to questions […]
Access All Areas: KCIL Access Services Launch
KCIL would like to invite you to the launch of their new Access All Areas services. Building on our previous experience as accessibility consultants and incorporating our staff, members, service users, and trustees’ lived experiences. We can help organisations/service providers and employers ensure that they meet their legislated accessibility requirements. From the planning stages of […]
Two new KCIL services to support isolation during COVID-19
KCIL is offering a short term telephone befriending service to people over 18, who feel isolated due to COVID-19. And as being online can help people feel less isolated, we are also offering an IT Support service. Would you like to find out about online food shopping, connect with family and friends, get into YouTube, […]
KCIL Coffee Mornings: COVID-19 Vaccine
We’re talking about the COVID-19 vaccine in the KCIL monthly coffee mornings, this January and February. We’ve invited experts from NHS South West London CCG to answer our questions. You can watch a recording of January coffee morning here. The next coffee morning is 16 February, contact [email protected] for more information.
Access All Areas
Last November KCIL hosted the online Access All Areas Festival where we covered a wide range of disability related topics from physical and sensory impairments, to learning difficulties and mental health issues. You can find out more about the day from our newsletter here. We are planning similar events in 2021, find out more here.
