Phone numbers and contact details for support for our vulnerable residents: Updated Friday 17th April 2020
Phone numbers and contact details for support for our vulnerable residents:
Updated Friday 17th April 2020
Organisation | Contact | Help offered |
Local Authority working in conjunction with Community Action IW – co-ordinating local efforts |
01983 823600 – open 9am to 5pm everyday
(Please do not ring The Riverside Centre number as The Riverside is closed)
Website: www.iowcoronavirus.co.uk
E mail: contact.centre@iow.gov.uk
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Support to access groceries and medication.
Volunteers also needed – Isle of Wight Coronavirus Community Help Group on Facebook |
Citizens Advice |
03444 111444
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Issues around money, benefits, housing or employment
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West Wight Coronavirus Support
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01983 752168 |
Support to access groceries and medication. Volunteers also needed
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Age UK IW |
01982 525282 |
Message says “If you are not an existing client and have concerns about coronavirus” and redirects you to 01983 823600
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Priority Service Registers | Electricity:
0800 316 5457 (0800 316 5457 text phone) www.ssen.co.uk/PriorityServicesRegister/
Water: 0330 303 0277 http://www.southernwater.co.uk/register-for-individual-needs
Gas: 0800 072 8625 or 0800 294 8604 if you’re a Pay As You Go customer. Or you can contact by textphone on 18001 0800 072 8626. https://www.britishgas.co.uk/Priority-Service-Register
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Ensures vulnerable people are prioritised in the event of water or electricity outage or problems with their gas supply. |
Carers IW
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Carers IW Tel Calls – 533173 9-4pm Mon – Fri & 10-4pm Sat-Sun for urgent calls only
Carers IW Video Calls Attend Anywhere – confidential – through NHS network
Carers IW Emails We will look at our info@carersiw.org.uk regularly
Carers IW Carers Assessments We will offer these via the telephone or video call.
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Advice and support for unpaid Carers
Advice and support for unpaid Carers
Given the current guidance, all face-to-face meetings, home visits, gym, groups and events will be suspended until further notice.
However, in order to support carers in the community we will be able to respond in other ways. If you feel the need to have a regular telephone call with us, please do ask.
For carers caring for those with high anxiety or dementia, it may be beneficial to avoid watching the news so to reduce their anxieties, if you are struggling with any aspect of their illness please do ring us.
If you have no access to online shopping or friends and family who can help you get shopping, but we are a small team, so we are looking at supporting the vulnerable of our carers, then please contact us and we may be able to assist you or put you in contact with someone who can, then contact us on one of the ways listed.
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Pan Together |
Please phone 01983 248 170 between 9 am and 5 pm seven days a week or email enquiries@pantogether.org.uk
We are also looking for volunteers, particularly younger adults, to help us provide this service. Please contact us.
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For those most affected by self-isolation who live within Pan, Pan Meadows and Barton and have little support Pan Together will be offering: a ‘special of the day’ meal delivery service for £4 per meal. Order by 10.30 am for a delivery between 11.30 am and 1.30 pm;
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Coronavirus Ryde Support Hub
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You can call 01983 811105 between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday |
Ryde Town Council are working closely with Aspire Ryde and other organisations to help support residents of Ryde and the surrounding areas.
Residents can access:
Please call in order to access these services.
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Ventnor Town Council
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Helpline: (01983) 853775 or 857848 between 09:00 and 16:00 Monday to Friday only
E-mail: help@ventnortowncouncil.org.uk
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Ventnor Town Council have set up a helpline
If Ventnor residents need – • Help with essential shopping • Collection of prescriptions • Information or advice • Dog walking • Other help
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Action on Hearing Loss (Isle of Wight)
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Ring 01983 529533 or email iow@hearingloss.org.uk
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Action on Hearing Loss are continuing to provide service and support. However, some of their service provision has changed to fall in line with current Government guidelines.
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Wessex Cancer Trust Isle of Wight |
Help line is operational 10 am – 3 pm Mon – Thu on 01983 524186.
You can also email enquiries to: isleofwight@wessexcancer.org.uk
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Support line for people affected by cancer or those who might be supporting somebody affected by cancer
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Daisy Bus services |
Running to timetable and free of charge |
Transport links for Island Cancer patients receiving treatment at QA Hospital, Portsmouth and Southampton General Hospital |
Adult Social Care hotline for PAs for Covid19 queries |
01983 821000 extn 6322 |
Advice for Personal Assistants |
Please note new numbers for contacting People Matter IW:
Lines open 10.00am – 4.00pm Monday to Thursday and 10.00am – 1.00pm on Friday.
Monday and Tuesday – 07946 372 135
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – 07983 527 739
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