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Please continue to be kind and show your respect:
Wear a mask when appropriate
Stay at home if you are ill
Take up the vaccination offer if you’ve not yet done so: www.manchester.gov.uk/getmyjab
Support is available for groups and organisations through the United Kingdom that support young people challenged by abuse and addiction, young carers, and those suffering from 
homelessness.
On 31 January, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) paused the rollout of mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for health and social care staff.
Following a short consultation on the subject to get feedback, DHSC have now confirmed that health and social care staff will not need a Covid-19 vaccination in order to work with patients.
TRC Sexual Abuse and Rape Support Greater Manchester provide a free, confidential and non-judgemental support service run by women for women and girls who have experienced any form of 
rape, sexual abuse or sexual violence, whether now or in the past. The service will listen, support and believe you. You are not alone.
To help reduce carbon emissions, supporting NHS and wider government goals, Transport for Greater Manchester’s Customer Experience team want to learn more about the ways in which patients 
and staff travel to health sites such as hospitals, GPs, clinics and walk-in centres.
Dr Murugesan Raja, who is a Manchester GP and Clinical Lead for Respiratory Medicine at Manchester Health and Care Commissioning answered community questions, which were introduced by 
the presenter of the programme. The questions submitted cover a lot of topics including vaccination questions linked to fertility, 12-15 year olds, the booster and long-term plans around Covid-19. The second stage of the radio package is an interview in Urdu.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unequal impact on populations in the UK, with Greater Manchester experiencing disproportionally high virus-related morbidity and mortality. Although the Covid-19 
vaccination programme has been hugely impactful, uptake of the vaccines has varied across Greater Manchester communities and neighbourhoods.
From 21-27 March, Love to Ride Greater Manchester are challenging riders to pick a pledge and complete it within one week. You’ll be sent helpful tips, tricks and tools to help get you riding towards 
glory.
Choose from:
We have put together a list of articles and resources where you can find information on how to make donations and how to support Ukraine and Ukrainians. You can also find an article which 
discusses the potential impact of the crisis, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Sow the City CIC is providing an exciting new NHS England funded Green Social Prescribing service for the Manchester area. Sow the City are now taking referrals for people to attend sessions this 
spring.
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