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Community Explorers are working in partnership with South Manchester CCG to map out community groups, services and buildings that offer support to local people. The idea is to use local assets more effectively to improve health and well-being.
You are invited to attend the launch of the Manchester NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) mental health grants programme developed in association with Macc.
The launch is taking place on: 
Wednesday 25 May 2016, 1pm-3.30pm
At Halle St Peters, 40 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6BF
Hundreds of people from across Greater Manchester will be remembering their loved ones as part of a very special appeal this Spring, in support of local charity St Ann’s Hospice.
The Forget-Me-Not appeal gives people the chance to receive a special wooden keepsake and, if they wish, to attend a service to remember friends or family members they can no longer be with, whilst making a donation to St Ann’s.
Do you get help from health professionals for feeling anxious, feeling stressed or feeling low? The Care Quality Commission (CQC) wants to hear about your experiences of health and social care for a public awareness campaign they’ll be running this summer. 
The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.
The NHS England Asylum Health National pilot is based in Greater Manchester.
Do you have experience of issues relating to dementia?
Manchester Carers Forum runs a carer support service where volunteers visit people who are caring for someone with dementia. Manchester Carers Forum are looking for people who can use their experience to support and befriend others.
Join the supportive team of volunteers and make a difference to the lives of dementia carers.
For further information and to express an interest, contact Jackie Moran on 0161 819 2226 / 0781 309 1797.
On 29 March the Care Quality Commission (CQC)launched a campaign to encourage older people and their loved ones to feedback about the quality of health and social care they have received. 
CQC are encouraging older people to feedback on their care, as research has shown that older people are far less likely to complain about services and are less aware of the ways they can share their views.
Janet Linacre, Chief Officer of Manchester Care and Repair has written an article for Public Finance where she discusses the benefits and disadvantages of Health and Social Care devolution in Greater Manchester. Her major concern is that "in attempting to achieve universality of services across Greater Manchester we will see a race to the bottom rather than an improvement in provision across the board".
Would you like to learn new skills to help you make the most of your retirement years?
Have you recently retired and are struggling to adjust?
Did you retire a while ago and feel life is less rewarding than you’d like?
Are you approaching retirement with worries about the future?
• Lift your mood
• Boost your confidence
• Meet new people and share experiences
• Learn to better handle worries and fears
• Experience different relaxation techniques
• Gain new skills and take action
The purpose of the study is to better understand the day to day lives of people living with one or more physical health conditions and who also have low mood. This is to help work out better ways to support people who have these conditions. In particular, the study is to find out about people’s daily activities and any activities they may do with friends and family.
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