East Riding Councillor David Boynton who also works locally as a Community Nurse, has stated how pleased he is with the response from the community to the Governments request for people to stay at home due to Covid-19.
Cllr Boynton also wants to remind people of the joint initiative between the council and HEY Smile Foundation that has been launched to provide additional help and support for the most vulnerable and in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A community response hub has been established which will cover the whole of the East Riding and will work alongside those existing charities, voluntary organisations and community groups as well as those groups set up on social media platforms to provide coordinated help and support.
For those people living on their own and following Government and NHS guidelines to self-isolate and do not have a network of family, friends, neighbours or carers to call upon, they will be able to call a dedicated telephone number to request support which could include asking for prescriptions or essential food items to be picked up or just a simple telephone call.
The initial calls will be taken by council staff who will process the request for help before forwarding the information on to the HEY Smile Foundation for their team of volunteers, who will be based at nine locations across the East Riding, to action.
The dedicated telephone number is (01482) 393919 and it will be operational between 9am-9pm Monday to Friday and 9am-6pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
It’s important that community groups who feel able to help register with the Hey Smile Foundation this way the community in Beverley can be reassured that help is been provided by approved people and hopefully stop any scams.
