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Health and housing: Together we can change lives and help the NHS

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As hundreds of health professionals gather in Liverpool for NHS Confed, Riverside’s Head of Health and Care, Boaz Elieli, reflects on ambitious plans we have to develop new models of care… How can housing solutions help tackle some of the key issues facing NHS providers? At a fringe session this morning, on a panel with

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Allpay direct debit transactions on Friday 8 December

On Friday 8 December, a fault with the Allpay payment service meant that duplicate payments were taken from some customers’ bank accounts. This was a system-wide fault with Allpay. This incident affects customers who have signed up to Direct Debit and were due to have payments taken from their accounts on 7 December only. Allpay’s

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Recent website service disruption

Riverside News Update

Following a technical issue, we may not have received your enquiry if you sent it to us by filling out a form on our website between Friday 23 March and Tuesday 27 March. If you contacted us in this way during this period, please submit a new form or call us on 0345 111 0000.

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A view into the ‘Bi Bubble’

Jenny Crocker, Service Manager, talks about her experience at BiCon, the UK’s biggest gathering of bisexuals, their friends, partners and anyone with a positive interest in bisexuality.

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Stronger together

By Michael Gill, Service Manager As a gay man it might come as a surprise to say I’d never taken part in a Pride march before so I was feeling nervous about what to expect when I came to this weekend’s celebrations in Liverpool. I arrived early at the meeting point and got to experience

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World AIDS Day

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Lyn Bowker, Equality and Diversity Manager, looks at the importance of World AIDS Day and explores the significance of the red ribbon logo.

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Riverside leaps up LGBT top 100 employers list

Riverside has leaped 24 places, from 60 to 36, in Stonewall’s league table of LGBT-friendly employers.

We were also second within the housing sector and held onto our title as the best gay-friendly housing association in the North West for the fifth year in succession.

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LGBT hate crime on the rise

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During National Hate Crime Awareness Week, Mark Cook, Care and Support Regional Manager, looks at a new report suggesting LGBT people are still experiencing high levels of abuse in the UK.

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Cumbria-based Impact HA selects Riverside as preferred partner

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Impact Housing Association has started partnership talks with Riverside with a view to the Cumbria- based housing provider joining The Riverside Group later in the year. To improve long-term prospects for their homes, tenants and staff, Impact has approached a carefully selected number of housing associations with which to explore a partnership for the future.

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