Health and Wellbeing

NHS England has awarded a community grant to Healthy Me Healthy Communities of Manchester who are delivering excellence in patient and public participation.

Lifeline Project have created infographics covering the following topics, and focus on devolution, health and inequality throughout Greater Manchester:

Do you knit? Would you like to learn? Or would you just like to join in for a chat and a cuppa?

The Macmillan ‘Knit and Natter’ group meets every other Tuesday afternoon at the Macmillan Information and Support Centre at North Manchester General Hospital and is open to everyone affected by cancer.

It’s an opportunity to have some fun, learn new skills and support each other in a friendly and relaxed local setting. All materials and refreshments are provided.

The second newsletter of the Living Longer, Living Better programme is now available. Living Longer, Living Better is the Health and Social Care integration strategy for Manchester. The key project is the development of One Team - 12 patch-based integrated health and social care teams. The project is supported by a practitioner design team and the newsletter gives updates on each of the project work-streams.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of all health and social care in England. They are given powers by the government to register, monitor and inspect all health and care services, and they are interested to hear your views on the care you have received in a health and social care context.

Go along to their public listening event on Tuesday 27 October 2015 about Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, meet their inspectors and share your experience of the services and care provided in the last year.

Living with a long-term condition isn’t always plain sailing and we don’t always get the support that we need.

The Building a Healthy Future course takes place over six weeks, for two hours a week. Learn how to handle stress, how to relax more, make new friends, boost your confidence and improve your overall wellbeing.

The next courses start on 2 November in Cheetham Hill and Harpurhey and on 5 November at Macc in the City Centre or Benchill.

No minimum or maximum age, everyone can benefit from this course.

Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area are looking for new members to join their Trustee Board.

This is an opportunity to contribute to the direction and strategic development of a local charity, supporting people with autism.

Enthusiasm and commitment are crucial, a knowledge of autism is less important than being a team player and playing an active role while in post.

This is an voluntary position, but expenses are reimbursable. The minimum time commitment is four Board meetings a year at the centre in Stretford.

NHS and Manchester City Council are interested in your views on self care. Take your seat at a conversation about self care and how it can be improved.

With views from the general public, community groups and the public sector, these events will shape the plans for self care in Manchester.

Events are taking place on:
Date & Time: Tuesday 6 October 2015, 1pm-4pm including lunch
Venue: Irish World Heritage Centre, 1 Irish Town Way, Cheetham Hill, M8 0AE

Interested in keeping a diary?
NHS Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are looking for patients and/or their carers to take part in keeping an experience diary. The feedback provided will provide valuable insight into your experience of using local NHS health and well-being services.