Take care and help reduce risk of spreading bird flu
Bird flu, or avian influenza to give its correct name, is primarily a disease of birds and we are aware of some cases currently in Devon.
The risk to public health is very low as it is not an airborne disease. However, it is really important that you do not touch or pick up any dead or visibly sick birds that you find, and keep dogs away from them too. Full guidance is available on the government website.
If you find dead wild waterfowl (swans, geese or ducks) or other dead wild birds, such as gulls or birds of prey, you should report them to the Defra helpline on 03459 33 55 77.
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A new free and confidential digital mental health and wellbeing service for adults is now available across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay.
Qwell (www.qwell.io), delivered by mental health provider Kooth, will ensure that every adult living in the Devon has access to a choice of support to managing their own emotional health and wellbeing.
Read more about Qwell in Devon in our news centre.
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If you work in social care, there is an introductory webinar about Qwell in Devon at 11:30am to 12:30pm on Wednesday 14 September.
Our Public Health team want to understand what people in Devon think about where, when and how they get contraception.
The survey asks about you, your preferences of different types of contraception, where and when you prefer to get this, emergency contraception and improving services. By completing this, you will be helping to improve contraceptive choices for all.
This survey is designed for women and people with a uterus. Trans, non-binary and intersex individuals are encouraged to complete this survey and comment on your experience of contraceptive services in Devon.
You can give your views completely confidentially and anonymously. The survey is open until Friday 2 September.
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If you're a team leader, manager or senior leader, there are actions you can take to help create and maintain an environment that is inclusive and safe for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
If you are a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, please read the update on how the amount you pay into the NHS Pension Scheme may change from Saturday 1 October 2022.
BBC Spotlight featured our pioneering work with the University of Exeter last Thursday. The IT system we've developed is leading the way across the country by enabling contractors to report the carbon emissions of highway repairs. This project is part of our ambition to be carbon neutral as a council by 2030.
Catch up with the BBC report on the BBC Devon web pages.
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You can now log in directly on Made In Devon to view all the staff discount offers available.
Giant Deckchairs and Friends in Exeter is offering a 10% discount on all orders. They also sell small deckchairs for children, and classic one person deckchairs.
Visit the Made in Devon offer on Devon Discounts to get your access code. Once you've logged in once you can go straight to the offers in future.
(Not logged in on Devon Discounts? Get access here.)
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Most of the fire stations in Devon and Somerset are crewed by on-call firefighters. On-call firefighters do the same emergency work as wholetime firefighters, but they can also have other jobs too.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) urgently need to recruit more on-call firefighters in certain places across Devon and Somerset as they sometimes do not have enough to crew a fire engine in a particular town.
They want to better understand people's perceptions of the on-call fire-fighter role to inform their recruitment campaign so they are running a quick survey.
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Health inequalities, digital mental health services and adult social care recruitment are some of the many collaborative projects highlighted in this month’s One Devon Bulletin.
The One Devon Bulletin showcases teams who are working in an integrated and collaborative way to deliver high quality services.
The 'Team of the month’ is NHS Devon’s health inequalities team while Chime, a social enterprise providing NHS audiology services, is the ‘voluntary sector focus’.
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Further down this bulletin we highlight what's trending on Yammer each week. Yammer is the go-to place for service updates, help with tech queries and to make connections with like-minded individuals from across the Council.
If you’ve not discovered how Yammer can help you, come and join the Digital Change Team’s session ‘Need Help with Yammer?’. You’ll learn all about communities, how to manage your notifications and more. The next session is Wednesday 17 August.
 Start booking your September and October learning through Devon Learning (DeL).
👉 Follow the DeL community on Yammer and discover latest courses on DeL.
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