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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.
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.
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
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:
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.
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.
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
'Care and support' is the help some adults need to live as well as possible with any illness or disability they may have. It can include help with things like washing, dressing, eating, getting out and about and keeping in touch with friends or family.
Manchester City Council would like your views on two sets of proposed changes:
Manchester City Council want to change their resource allocation system. This is what Manchester City Council call the way they:
• assess you for social care and support
• work out personal budgets
Manchester City Council want your views on how they do things now and the proposed changes they would like to make.
The changes are in line with the law: The Care Act 2014.
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