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Patient Information for Devon Provider Services - Devon wide local resources and services

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DEVON CARERS LINK
http://www.devoncarerslink.org/

Devon Cares Information for Carers booklet
The Devon Cares Information for Carers booklet is available to you as a carer when you join your local Devon Carers Link.

In the booklet you will find important information about the services and support available to you.

The booklet is produced by Carers in Devon, which is made up of social care, health and voluntary organisations, who work together to support carers.

You can find out more about Carers in Devon, online at www.carersindevon.org.uk

For further information and help, you can join the Devon Carers Link, which offers:

• Access to Flexible Breaks Grants and Take-a-Break sitting services to give you time off from caring.
• Information and newsletters about local support and training opportunities.
• Help at times of crisis.
• A chance to have a say about matters that affect you as a carer.

Membership of the Devon Carers Link is FREE.

There is an online version of the booklet below. However, as there are so many great advantages of joining the Devon Carers Link, don’t let having access to this version stop you joining!

Expert Patient Programme (EPP)

Use the link above to click through to the EPP page on this website

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LEARNING DISABILITY DEVON
www.learningdisabilitydevon.org.uk

Learning Disability Devon is a website for people with learning disabilities, their families and carers, and staff.

LIVING OPTIONS DEVON
www.livingoptions.org

Living Options Devon is a user-led organisation which exists to ensure people with physical and/or sensory disabilities and Deaf people with sign language can make an active and equal contribution in society.

Forums for Local Disability Groups
The Service User Involvement (previously called outreach) local group forums provide ways for people with a disability to give their views about services.
Local disability group meetings are held every two months in areas throughout Devon. The dates of all meetings can be found on our calendar. We will choose an accessible venue with immediate parking and provide an induction loop and a speedtext operator. We welcome carers and assistance dogs. Travel costs are paid in cash on the day of the meeting. If you have any other concerns about your local support needs please get in touch as we really want you there!

Local Forums in your area:
North and East Devon:

Barnstaple
Honiton
Exeter
Tiverton

South and West Devon:

Kingsbridge/Totnes
Tavistock
Kingsteignton

There are a number of ways for you to contact us:

Address:
Living Options Devon
Isca House
Haven Road
Exeter
EX2 8DS

Telephone: 01392 459222

Fax: 01392 423427

SMS: 07958 517919

Email: info@livingoptions.org

Contact form: click this link to contact Living Options via their online enquiry form.

Registered charity number: 1102489

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MENCAP
www.mencap.org.uk

Mencap is the voice of learning disability.

Everything we do is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

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PALS - Patient Advice and Liaison Service

Use the link above to click through to the PALS page on this website

RING & RIDE
Ring & Ride Schemes operate within a number of towns and rural locations throughout Devon.

They are the main initiative in the provision of public transport for Disabled and Frail Elderly people and provide a local service into local towns to allow potentially house bound people the opportunity to shop and use local amenities.

The difference between a Ring & Ride and a conventional service lies in the flexible routing and the fact that the minibus is specially adapted with a wheelchair lift and removable seats to accommodate wheelchairs.

Passengers book a journey in advance simply by phoning their local scheme Co-ordinator the day before they wish to travel and are picked up at their door with assistance from the driver if necessary.

Ring & Ride Schemes have proved to be a great success and extremely popular with those that use them.

Without the service many Disabled and Frail Elderly people would not be able to get out and about and visit the town centres to do their shopping or make essential trips to the post office, bank etc.

Exeter Ring & Ride
- www.exetercta.co.uk/
8-10 Paris Street, Exeter - 01392 494 001

Tavistock Ring & Ride Scheme
- http://www.tavistock.gov.uk/
65 West St, Tavistock - 01822 618028

Ivybridge Ring & Ride
- http://www.ivybridge.gov.uk/
Douro Court, Brook Rd, Ivybridge - 01752 690444

Totnes & Dartmouth Ring & Ride Scheme
Foxhole, Dartington, Totnes, TQ9 - 01803 867878

Axe Valley & West Dorset Ring & Ride Service
84 High St, Honiton, Devon, EX14 1JW - 01404 46520

West Teignbridge Ring & Ride
Bridge House, Suite 6, Courtenay St, Newton Abbot, TQ12 - 01626 334 428

Ring & Ride & Community Cars
Ockment Centre, North Street, Okehampton, EX20 1AR - 01837 55000

Honiton Ring & Ride
29 New St, Honiton, EX14 - 01404 46529

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