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Love Rugby? Want to tackle HIV?

19 Feb 2016 - 10:22 by michelle.foster

BHA, the health equality charity has been working with groups and communities living with and affected by HIV for 25 years.

As part of their anniversary celebrations RBS has kindly donated two Long Side, Lower Tier tickets to the England v Wales match at Twickenham on 12 March 2016.

BHA are auctioning these to their supporters and all the money will be used in their support work with children and young people.

To place a bid email: [email protected] by Friday 4 March 2016.

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Living with and beyond Cancer Support Group

27 Jan 2016 - 09:26 by michelle.foster

The group has been meeting for two years and new members are always made very welcome. Everyone has had cancer or is living with the condition. There is a lively chat each time on a different theme with everyone sharing and learning from each other.

The group meets in the Post-Graduate Centre at North Manchester General Hospital at 10am-12noon.

Future dates in 2016:
• Thursday 11 February
• Thursday 14 April
• Thursday 9 June
• Thursday 11 August
• Thursday 13 October
• Thursday 8 December

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Stroke survivors launch new creative writing book What’s Your Story? at celebration event in Manchester

22 Jan 2016 - 10:36 by michelle.foster

Stroke survivors from across Manchester launched a new book full of poetry and short stories about their life experiences at Citylabs, Manchester. A short film of the event can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsETDWqvz3s

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Free wellbeing course for people with arthritis, diabetes or heart disease

15 Jan 2016 - 10:49 by michelle.foster

Are you interested in making positive changes to your wellbeing in 2016? Have arthritis, fibromyalgia, back pain, diabetes or heart disease? Improve mood, lower anxiety and stress by coming on this Building a Healthy Future six week wellbeing course.

This course is aimed at improving the wellbeing of anyone with diabetes (1 or 2), arthritis (any type) or heart disease.

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Community Conversations

15 Jan 2016 - 10:45 by michelle.foster

Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) are holding community roadshows taking place between January and March. These will be opportunities for you to come along and share your experiences of using health and care services in Manchester. Learn about the Manchester Locality Plan and decide how you want to be involved.

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Development of a New Lung Health Check Service

8 Jan 2016 - 09:38 by michelle.foster

Can You Spare an Hour? Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups in partnership with Macmillan Cancer would like to talk to members of the public about a new lung health check service to be offered in Manchester.

Discussion groups are taking place on:
25 January 2016 at the Welcome Centre in Cheetham Hill
2 February 2016 at the Inspire Centre in Levenshulme

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Community Pharmacy Greater Manchester

18 Dec 2015 - 16:06 by Nigel Rose

7 local pharmaceutical committees have come together to establish the Greater Manchester Pharmacy provider company. This is a vehicle for holding contracts and has been set up by Community Pharmacy Greater Manchester (CPGM). Community Pharmacy is a key part of integration plans for Health and Social Care services. Download more details here.

CPGM's 5 point plan is:

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Active Citizens in Our Own Health – Community Reporters Training Offer

18 Dec 2015 - 11:01 by michelle.foster

Are you interested in showcasing local examples of patients, VCSE providers and public health services working together to promote health and wellbeing?
Are you interested in taking part in a project that will train representatives (staff or volunteers) from local VCSE organisations to become Community Reporters?

As a result of funding from the Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) the training is FREE and participants will be supported to make a short film about their (or their organisation’s) experiences of health, well-being and health related care.

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Refreshed Health and Wellbeing Strategy – give your comments

18 Dec 2015 - 10:59 by michelle.foster

Manchester City Council’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy is the city’s plan – a 10-year vision – for reducing health inequalities and improving residents' health.

Manchester City Council have refreshed the last version, agreed in 2013, so that it works alongside and supports the plan for health and social care devolution in Greater Manchester.

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Living with and beyond cancer? Friendly support group

18 Dec 2015 - 10:54 by michelle.foster

The Living With and Beyond Cancer group meets every two months at the Post Graduate Centre, North Manchester General Hospital.

Everyone in the group has had cancer or is living with the condition.
Each time there is an informal chat around a different theme, with a Macmillan Professional.
New members are always welcome.

Meetings in 2016 will be taking place at 10am-12noon on:
Thursday 11 February
Thursday 14 April
Thursday 9 June
Thursday 11 August
Thursday 13 October
Thursday 8 December

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