Senior councillors shared their shock when the situation was raised at a budget meeting. And they promised to look into the decision that will lead to Rise being replaced by Victim Support and the social housing provider Stonewater. Rise has run refuge and helpline services in Brighton and Hove for the past 26 years. Domestic abuse survivors put together a website and started a petition which was signed by more than 20,000 people in just six days. Last week, councillors were told in a briefing that the bids to run the domestic violence and abuse support services were evaluated by officials from Brighton and Hove City Council as well as representatives of Sussex Police and the Office of the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner.
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Protestors carrying a banner for Rise during a previous demonstration SURVIVORS of domestic violence have been left devastated after a charity that has helped vulnerable people for more than 25 years lost a £5 million contract. A petition has been started after Rise lost its contract with Brighton and Hove City Council, East Sussex County Council and the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner during a retendering process. Within 24 hours of the petition being launched on Saturday, it had received more than 2,500 signatures, enough to secure a debate at a meeting of the full council in Brighton and Hove - with the leader of the council also pledging to meet with the charity.
THE NHS is urging those who have not had their flu vaccination yet to get the jab as soon as possible . Tens of thousands of people in Sussex remain unprotected and are at risk of serious health complications if they catch the flu. The Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said it is even more important for those who are eligible to get the jab this year, as those who are at high risk from Covid-19 are also most at risk from the flu. Fewer people than normal have had the vaccination so far this winter amid the pandemic, and pregnant women and those with long-term health conditions are advised to protect themselves.
Health Chief Alistair Hill said Covid-19 deaths are at their highest in Brighton even as cases start to fall DEATHS from Covid-19 are currently at their highest in Brighton and Hove and are likely to remain high over the next few weeks. The news came as the city’s director of public health Alistair Hill said the number of cases, dated from a positive test, is coming down across the city. But the lag from cases to deaths means it will still be some time before they also start to fall. Data presented to Brighton and Hove City Councils Health and Wellbeing Board on Tuesday 26 January, showed cases peaked from late March to early May, and again from mid-December to 15 January.