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Cyril Flint Befrienders Accumulator Challenge

21 Mar 2019 - 11:48 by michelle.foster

Calling all local businesses and community groups. Are you up for the challenge? Cyril Flint Befrienders

Get involved with the Cyril Flint Befrienders Accumulator Challenge 2019 and compete alongside other local companies, organisations, schools and local groups in a bid to win recognition for: Most Funds Raised; Most Innovative Idea; and Best Publicity Piece.

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Social prescribing and community-based support: Summary guide

21 Mar 2019 - 11:46 by michelle.foster

NHS England has released a guide for people and organisations leading local implementation of social prescribing. It is designed to increase understanding of what good social prescribing looks like and how it can improve outcomes for people; to help with the commissioning of local social prescribing connector schemes; and to support collaborative working amongst all local partners at a ‘place-based’ local level. NHS England

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My MS My Needs Survey 2019

15 Mar 2019 - 10:52 by michelle.foster

The MS Society have launched their third My MS My Needs survey. Fill it in and tell them what it’s like living with MS in the UK today.

My MS My Needs is one of the largest surveys of people affected by MS in the UK. It asks whether you are getting the treatments, services and support that you need.

By completing this you’ll help make sure that the work the MS Society does is focused on what’s most important.

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New campaign launched to help tens of thousands more Greater Manchester smokers to quit

13 Mar 2019 - 14:36 by michelle.foster

A major new campaign to encourage smokers in Greater Manchester to quit is to be launched on National No Smoking Day (13 March). 

The new ‘exsmoker’ campaign centres on the real life experiences of former smokers from across Greater Manchester, providing a positive message that you can stop smoking.

While reminding smokers of the serious health impacts of tobacco, the focus is more on the personal benefits of quitting, as experienced by these local residents.

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Macmillan needs your help in putting people at the heart of delivering their strategy

8 Mar 2019 - 11:41 by michelle.foster

Are you living with cancer or been affected by it as a carer or family member? Macmillan Cancer Support

Then Macmillan would like to work in partnership with you so that they can deliver better services and support to people right now and in the future.

Would you like to help find new ways for people living with cancer to raise issues that are important with Macmillan and hold us to account?

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Research on behalf of GreaterSport

8 Mar 2019 - 11:00 by michelle.foster

GreaterSport is conducting research to understand more about residents of Greater Manchester and physical activity. This will inform the campaign they are undertaking to help them achieve their target of getting 75% of GM residents active. greatersport

GreaterSport have commissioned an independent research agency, to conduct a survey to understand the experiences of GM residents.

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How accessible are NHS health screening tests?

8 Mar 2019 - 10:59 by michelle.foster

Breakthrough UK is working with Manchester Health and Care Commissioning to understand disabled people’s experiences of accessing NHS Health Screening Programmes. What works well? What are the barriers? What needs to change? Sharing your experiences will assist commissioners to make future screening as accessible as possible to local disabled people.

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Manchester Cares free Social Clubs for people aged 65 and over

8 Mar 2019 - 10:48 by michelle.foster

Manchester Cares are running free Social Clubs for people aged 65 and over. All events are hosted by younger people in their 20s and 30s who want to meet you and hear your stories. Each event is free and refreshments will be provided. Clubs with limited capacity have a lottery system in place to make sure it is as fair as possible.

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A ‘call out’ to the BME community to assist with a photographic campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer

8 Mar 2019 - 10:45 by michelle.foster

This is a call out to the BEM/BAME community for individuals that have gone through prostate cancer/investigation journey.

Ian Smith is a freelance photographer, and, looking to continue/develop his work surrounding the awareness and early diagnosis of prostate cancer. To continue his work, Ian would like to invite subjects with a lived experience of prostate cancer, or, prostate investigation.

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Manchester Relief in Need, Children's Relief in Need and Manchester District Nursing Institution funds

21 Feb 2019 - 10:46 by michelle.foster

The Manchester Relief in Need, Children's Relief in Need and Manchester District Nursing Institution funds are to help Manchester-based third sector groups who are working with individuals and families in need.

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