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Just to be clear, this is an updated version of a blog that I wrote a couple of years ago (hence the “Part Two”) but the thoughts are still relevant, and I have some stuff to add.
The Pennine Acute Hospital Trust are hosting their annual grading for NHS England (Equality Delivery System) in March, which looks at the care and services patients/service users receive whilst in one of the hospitals.
During the equality events at North Manchester General Hospital, they want to hear your views on whether patients, service users and carers are being treated in a fair way and what the hospitals might need to do to improve.
Have you missed out on a place in this year's Great Manchester Run (10k)?
Don't worry, we've got you covered!..
..sign up now and run for the Spirit of Manchester Fund from Macc (the organisation that coordinates the Spirit of Manchester programme).
Do you look after someone? Manchester Carers Network wants to know what is important to you. 
If you support a relative, partner or friend who due to physical or mental illness, disability, frailty or addiction could not manage without that support - and if you are unwaged for the support you give - you are a carer.
Gorton Community Grocer is a food-sharing project redistributing groceries and toiletries, which opens on 9 February, at Gorton Community Centre, 543 Abbey Hey Lane, M18 8PF. Gorton Community Grocer will be open every Friday 9.30am-12pm. 
All across this country there are families who struggle to put food on the table; children are going to school hungry and parents are skipping meals so that their kids can eat an evening meal. 
The Together Network wants to continue their work to stop this and they’re calling on churches, schools, families, and individuals throughout England to stand up to food poverty – and have some fun in the process.
NHS at 70 will create the first shared social history of the NHS. Through collecting stories and artefacts from NHS patients and workers as well as politicians and the general public, the project will record its unique place in everyday, post-war British life. The 70th anniversary of the NHS in 2018 is a perfect opportunity to celebrate its past and reflect on its present and future.
Volunteering for Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust is immensely rewarding. You can help The Trust go that extra mile in saving lives by raising awareness in your local community about cervical cancer prevention by talking to people, delivering awareness sessions and information stands at health events. There are also opportunities for you to volunteer in GP practices. 
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust is working with Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group to better understand how women from minority ethnic communities living in Manchester feel about cervical screening (smear tests). 
A new campaign to encourage people living in and around Greater Manchester to get more involved with local health research opportunities. 
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