Useful Guidance:
NHS – www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Staffs County Council – www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Newsroom/Articles/2020/03-March/Coronavirus-advice.aspx
Stoke on Trent Council – www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article/577/statement_on_coronavirus
Direct Payments Advice – www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-people-receiving-direct-payments/coronavirus-covid-19-
University Hospital North Midlands – www.uhnm.nhs.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/
NHS 111 – 111.nhs.uk/covid-19
Home care Guidance – www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-residential-care-supported-living-and-home-care-guidance/covid-19-guidance-on-home-care-provision
Using direct payments during the coronavirus outbreak: full guidance for people receiving direct payments and personal assistants – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-people-receiving-direct-payments/coronavirus-covid-19-qa-for-people-receiving-a-personal-budget-or-personal-health-budget>
Information for Children and Families
The Family Fund has received extra funding worth 10 million from the Department for Education to
provide grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or seriously ill children in England this year
This emergency funding has been provided in response to the crisis presented by the Coronavirus pandemic and will help more parents and carers to look after their children Families can apply for grants to make their lives easier while implementing social distancing measures, including computers and tablets, outdoor play equipment and sensory toys