Health and Wellbeing

Greater Manchester World Suicide Prevention Day Virtual Event

NHS Greater Manchester Suicide Prevention Programme invite you to join them for a World Suicide Prevention Day.

The theme for the day, which is marked every year on the 10th September, is, ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’ and there are guest speakers to inspire and motivate us all to do what we can to prevent suicide. It promises to be a great event, you won’t want to miss.

Come along and join others to learn how we can all make a difference.

Register here

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Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health

Samaritans And The Power of Listening

Register for this event where discussion will focus on the following;

  • Samaritans - Who We Are What We Do
  •  Listening Challenges At Work
  •  The Samaritans Listening Style
  •  Samaritans vision is that fewer people die by suicide
  •  Listening Challenges at Work
  •  First thoughts your listening challenges
  •  Being heard
  • The Samaritans Listening Style

About the speakers; 

Lloyd's Bank, 42-46 Market Street, Manchester, M1 1PW
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Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health
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Ambulance Community Day

  • Meet your local paramedics, call handlers and patient transport service care assistants
  • Get insight on careers and volunteering take part in first aid demos
  • Browse interactive information stands on ambulance and partner services
  • Enjoy free refreshments

If you would like to find out how the North West Ambulance Service performed in 2023/24, their Annual General Meeting will take place at the same venue on the same day starting at 11am.

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Health and Wellbeing

GM Ethnic Communities Network Event

These meetings are a chance for GM Ethnic Communities Network members and allies to connect, share experiences and learn from one another as well as hear from guest speakers on relevant topics.

Free refreshments and a vegetarian lunch will be provided.

You can find out more about the GM Ethnic Communities Network here

Register here

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People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Community Engagement
Equalities
Health and Wellbeing
Leadership
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Cervical Screening in Ethnically Diverse Groups – have your say

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Are you eligible for cervical screening (now or in the future), identify as Asian, Black or another ethnically diverse group and are 18 years old or over? University of Manchester researchers are conducting a survey on different ways to perform cervical screening. If you are interested click here to access the Participant Information Sheet for further information.

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People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Health and Wellbeing

Live Well Live: Nature for Health

Live Well Lives – online monthly interactive webinars that bring GM's movement for community-led health and wellbeing to life.

How can Nature for Health improve health and wellbeing in communities facing the biggest health inequalities?

Learn more about the involvement and joint working of the health system, the VCSE sector and the natural environment sector in NHS Greater Manchester's Green Social Prescribing (GSP) Programme and the next steps for the programme as it starts to focus on 4 key workstreams:

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Health and Wellbeing

GSK Community Health programme: supporting small charities tackling health inequalities

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The programme is open to registered charities that are at least a year old, located and working in the UK with a total annual income between £20,000 and £150,000. Up to 15 charities will receive up to £10,000, plus access to training and development valued at £3,500.

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Health and Wellbeing

VCFSE representative opportunities NHS Greater Manchester

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The Greater Manchester VCFSE Leadership Group currently has three VCFSE representative recruitment processes open.

These are voluntary positions that ensure the sector's voice is represented. The type of board, membership and frequency of meetings is outlined in each of the expressions of interest (EOI) that can be found via the links below.

NHS GM People and Culture Health and Care Group
Closes 26 July 2024, 5pm

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Health and Wellbeing

Manchester Measuring Inequalities Toolkit

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The Manchester Measuring Inequalities Toolkit was produced as part of the Making Manchester Fairer Programme by the University of Manchester in partnership with the Manchester City Council Department of Public Health.

This online course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of inequality measurements. Throughout the seven-section programme, participants can explore various topics related to inequality measures, ranging from fundamental concepts to advanced measurements.

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Health and Wellbeing
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