Three new organisations have joined the Council in the state-of-the-art Manvers Street One Stop Shop to provide their services to up to 1,000 people going through the doors every day.
The Healthy Lifestyle Service from Sirona Care & Health, Terrence Higgins Trust, and the Carers’ Centre join the Council and a range of other partner services already located at the One Stop Shop, such as Age UK, Curo Housing, and Citizens Advice Bureau.
Councillor David Bellotti (Lib-Dem, Lyncombe), Cabinet Member for Community Resources, said, “The One Stop Shop is proving very popular with local people wanting to access useful face-to-face public services all in one place. Bath & North East Somerset Council has set a new standard for customer services in our area and we are very pleased that so many local voluntary and public sector organisations are choosing to have a presence here.”
Details of the new service available are as follows:
- The Healthy Lifestyle Service offer a Stop Smoking service on Tuesday, 8.30am – 1pm (drop-in service), Thursday 1pm – 5pm (appointment only via 01225 831852), and Saturday 10am – 12 noon (drop in service at the Shopmobility entrance);
- Terence Higgins Trust offers help and advice Tuesday 1pm – 5pm by appointment only via [email protected] or call 0117 955 1000;
- The Carers’ Centre offers help and advice for carers, of any age, who provide unpaid help to family or friends who couldn’t manage without their support. Tuesday 9.30am – 1pm (drop-in service).
A full list of all voluntary and public sector partners can be found at www.bathnes.gov.uk/onestopshop
Steve Jones, Regional Manager for Terrence Higgins Trust in the South West, said: “Our new one stop shop is a convenient and confidential place where people with HIV in Bath can go for help and advice. It’s important that people living with or affected by HIV have the support they need to live healthily and happily. This new service is a great way to ensure the people of Bath and North East Somerset have access to that support on their own doorstep.”
The opening times for the One Stop Shop are Monday & Tuesday & Thursday; 8.30am – 5pm; Wednesday 9.30am – 5pm; Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm; Saturday (Shopmobility only) 9.00am – 4.30pm.