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2019 GSK IMPACT Awards – Core funding and free training for health charities

27 Jul 2018 - 10:56 by michelle.foster

GSK’s IMPACT Awards reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health. Organisations must be at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK, with income between £80,000 and £2.5 million. Up to 20 awards will be made ranging from £3,000 to £40,000 plus free training valued at up to £6,000. Organisations will also have a film made, receive help with press and publicity and be given a set of promotional materials.

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South Manchester GP Federation / Manchester Primary Care Partnership South Neighbourhood meetings

20 Jul 2018 - 10:48 by michelle.foster

South Manchester GP Federation / Manchester Primary Care Partnership invite you to their August Neighbourhood Partnership meetings (formerly called wider stakeholder meetings) for South Manchester.

The dates and times of the meetings are:

Didsbury, Chorlton and Burnage Neighbourhood Partnership – 2 August 2018 at 1.30pm

Withington and Fallowfield Neighbourhood Partnership – 9 August 2018 at 1.30pm

Wythenshawe and Northenden Neighbourhood Partnership – 16 August 2018 at 1.30pm

Wythenshawe Neighbourhood Partnership – 30 August 2018 at 1.30pm

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Inquiry into the Challenge of Care at Home

13 Jul 2018 - 09:37 by michelle.foster

Your opportunity to improve Care at Home services in Greater Manchester. Shared Future CIC

Shared Future CIC are seeking caring professionals to join their innovative Inquiry into Care at Home.

Shared Future CIC are also seeking commissioners, NHS leaders and public health specialists to support the Inquiry Oversight Panel.

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Creative Support befriending opportunities

13 Jul 2018 - 09:35 by michelle.foster

Creative Support provides health and social care for people with support needs across England. Creative Support

A lot of the service users are, in some way, socially isolated, so to help the service users have more social engagement Creative Support have created a befriending referral scheme where service users can refer themselves for a Volunteer Befriender.

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LGBT Carers have your say

6 Jul 2018 - 09:47 by michelle.foster

The Manchester Carers Network want to know what support information and advice you need.

Manchester Carers Network, a group of 21 voluntary organisations who provide information, advice and support to carers, is working with LGBT Foundation, who deliver support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, with an aim of understanding the views of LGBT carers and learning how they can help improve access to services, support and information that is relevant and beneficial to them as a carer.

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Review of Health and Justice

6 Jul 2018 - 09:43 by michelle.foster

Professor Eddie Kane, Director Centre for Health and Justice, at University of Nottingham is nearing the end of a review of service for three cohorts of victims of crime on behalf of GMCA: Sexual Violence and Abuse Victims/Survivors; Victims/Survivors of Domestic Violence; and Young People.

The University of Nottingham and Centre for Mental Health are carrying out a review of services in Greater Manchester and they want to hear what people who use these services have to say.

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Served in the UK Armed Forces? Now living or working in Manchester? Your input is needed

29 Jun 2018 - 10:53 by michelle.foster

Come along for a brew, some cake and a chat about your City with staff from the Royal British Legion and Walking with the Wounded any time between 10.30am and 12.30pm on 6 July 2018 at Ziferblat, 23 Edge Street, Manchester, M4 1HW.

If you left the Forces and came to Manchester to live or work, they want to hear from you.

Whether it’s housing support, advice on employment, community involvement or social care, your views can help Manchester Council to shape services in Manchester.

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Carers Federation Virtual Learning Environment

29 Jun 2018 - 10:48 by michelle.foster

Carers Federation are a City and Guilds Approved Training Centre and are investing in new technologies to improve and increase their training portfolio and make learning much more flexible and manageable for the learner. Carers Federation Virtual Learning Environment

The new virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is due to go live in August 2018.

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