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FROM BBC TV licensing   Newsletter copy TV Licensing – Over 75 changes Zoom Meetings In August 2020, there was a policy change to the TV Licence for those over 75 and free licences were no longer funded by the government from this date. However, anyone aged 75 or over and receiving Pension Credit is […]

Glaucoma Awareness Week Coordinated by Glaucoma UK will run from 28 June to 4 July 2021   Click here to read how Glaucoma UK will be raising awareness that Glaucoma could be hereditary: Glaucoma[6486]

Refurbishment of Kingston Hospital’s eye emergency clinic The eye emergency clinic in Kingston Hospital’s Royal Eye Unit is being refurbished to create more space and to improve the experience for our patients. The clinic will be closed from 24 May 2021 and will reopen in August 2021. What if I need urgent eye care during […]

Government statutory preferred format Form RNIB AIS notify provider template letter_ 2018[6365]

Customers can now access our new ‘Print On Demand’ service, through which they can request any title they find on the RNIB Bookshare platform and request it in the size and font that they require, to be printed out in hard copy and sent to them at no cost.   Simply do a search at: […]

2021 Census – accessibility   This is the helpline number 0800 141 2021 This number should only be used after you have received the “standard print” information letter, and is likely to be extremely busy. Once you have managed to get through, you can then request a copy of the information letter that meets with […]

See link below for Covid-19 updates from NHS south west London CCG Merton Covid-19 vaccination programme – South West London CCG (swlondonccg.nhs.uk)

Urgent message from Benjamin Tunstall NHS South West London CCG Merton residents are not attending booked vaccination appointments at the Wilson Centre  due to fears about the spread of the South African variant. National media stories have emphasised the need for people living in the Pollards Hill area to stay at home and follow lockdown […]

Merton COVID-19 vaccination programme stakeholder update from The South West London CCG communications team. They have created a COVID-19 vaccination information page for each borough The link to the web page https://swlondonccg.nhs.uk/your-area/merton/merton-covid-19-vaccination-programme-update/   Messages to share  The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are safe and effective. They will give you the best protection against coronavirus  The NHS […]