Category Archives: Public

New leaflets online

Posted on October 31, 2012 by admin

We’ve added some new leaflets to the Other Leaflets page. These leaflets were produced by tadea (a member of the County Durham Healthy Homes Partnership and the managing agent for the Hotspots project) and they give details on tadea’s health … Continue reading →

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Energy on Prescription

Posted on July 2, 2012 by admin

The Energy on Prescription project paid the fuel bills of a number of County Durham’s most vulnerable residents between January and March 2012. The project was funded by the Warm Homes Healthy People fund and it was designed to allow … Continue reading →

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Hotspots Feature on the British Lung Foundation Website

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

We recently produced a short article for the British Lung Foundation Breathe Easy Network website for their section for the north of England. You can find it here: British Lung Foundation Hotspots Article. //

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Winter Fuel Payments

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

The Winter Fuel Payment is a tax free payment designed to help older people to keep warm over the winter. It is paid to over 60s (anyone born on or before 5th January 1951). Those people excluded from the Winter … Continue reading →

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CDHHP featured in the Trimdon Times

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

We recently put together an article for the Trimdon Times explaining what we do at the County Durham Healthy Homes Partnership. You can read it online here: Keeping Trimdon Warm with the County Durham Healthy Homes Partnership. //

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Dead Comfortable? Could your electric blanket kill you?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by admin

Here at CDHHP, we understand the importance of keeping warm, especially as the cold weather starts to set in. We also understand why you would want to be warm and comfortable in bed. However, it is important to recognise the … Continue reading →

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To Infi-Knit-y and beyond!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin

In December 2010, we posted about Macmillan Cancer Care’s ‘Infi-Knit’ Campaign. You can read our original article about it here. The campaign involved asking the public to contribute their suggestions of how to keep warm. For each suggestion, a part … Continue reading →

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CDHHP featured in Fuel Debt Advice Bulletin

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

We have had an article featured in NEA’s Fuel Debt Advice Bulletin. The article explains who we are at the County Durham Healthy Homes Partnership and how the Hotspots referral mechanism works.  You can read the article here:FDA Bulletin Aug … Continue reading →

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New pages!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by admin

We have been updating, and we’ve added new pages to the Partners and Public sections of the site. Following Your Referral is a new page in the Public section for anybody who has been referred to us via Hotspots and … Continue reading →

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Warm Front Scheme Eligibility Criteria Changes

Posted on June 1, 2011 by admin

Warm Front are a government funded scheme that provides grants to make your home warmer, healthier and more energy efficient. They are one of the schemes that we sometimes pass clients on to when they are referred to us via … Continue reading →

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