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michaux.danzoll
The 2023 Procurement Act came into effect on February 24th, 2025, bringing with it changes to legislation and best practices for local authorities’ contracting procedures. The new act emphasises the consideration of ‘public benefit’ when assessing contract tenders, elevating the opportunity for social enterprises to supply goods and services to government bodies. With the goal of…
anushka.swannell
Michaux Danzoll has written an informative article on the history of Earth Day and the importance of greenspace in our city of Manchester.
"April 22nd marks the celebration of Earth Day, a day honouring nature and raising awareness of the growing human-made threats our world faces, from climate change to biodiversity loss. The modern environmental movement began 55 years ago in response to the…
anushka.swannell
April is Neurodiversity Awareness Month. For April's edition of ‘Just One Thing’ Jessica Draper sat down with Sam Palmer, CEO of Respect for All. Respect for All offers specialist counselling and group support services for autistic and/or learning disabled people and their families and carers who live in Greater Manchester.
Learn from Sam on how to build a neuro-inclusive workforce, on the…
anushka.swannell
Sally Bolton is the founder of SB Wellbeing, a health and fitness coaching programme that specialises in menopause wellness. She is the author of ‘The Menopause Lifestyle Project’ and is also a licensed workplace trainer, giving menopause training to organisations and workforces.
The Just One Thing project is a journalism segment aiming to raise awareness of one social issue/project/event/…
anushka.swannell
March is endometriosis awareness month. At Manchester Community Central we believe in the inclusion and support for all, and menstrual health is a core element of this support. Alongside our menopause policy, we have a menstrual health policy that provides support for our colleagues who may need more flexibility or adjustments to help them excel and achieve even when managing difficult menstrual…
anushka.swannell
To mark LGBT History Month, Jessica Draper has written a really informative article that highlights Transgender Identities Throughout the Centuries, through looking at a global lens.
"Transgender identities are nothing new. Whilst their existence and rights are gaining more attention in the 21st century, they have existed around the world for hundreds of thousands of years. Many cultures…
anushka.swannell
Health Scrutiny Committee
Date: 4th December 2024
Time: 2pm
Location: Council Antechamber, Level 2, Town Hall Extension
By Jessica Draper
On Wednesday 4th December, the committee scrutinised the following public reports:
Mental Health S75 Partnership Agreement
Urgent Update: Adult Mental Health statutory functions and duties from Greater Manchester…
josephine.mcmeeking
A summary of Manchester City Council Health Scrutiny Committee, which met on 9th November 2024
Making Manchester Fairer (MMF) Action Plan
MMF Update Report
Five-year action plan to address health inequalities in Manchester, focusing on social determinants of health.
MMF Community Forum to bring lives experience from local people into the action…
josephine.mcmeeking
On the 25th of November, a voluntary sector assembly (VSA) was held by Macc at St. Thomas Centre in Manchester, bringing together diverse voices to address sexual violence from multiple perspectives, particularly men, the LGBTQ+ community and women from ethnic minority backgrounds. Speakers from We Are Survivors and Saheli contributed valuable insights, while workshops on bystander intervention…
Mike Wild
I originally started writing this over the weekend, wanting to capture my rising sense of anger and anxiety at what we’ve been seeing. I've gone back to it a few times, feeling a need not to just roll out some fairly obvious words at a time like this. This isn’t meant to be a ‘briefing’ or a ‘statement’ - it’s a reflection and some thoughts I would encourage you to consider.
In the last few days…
Anonymous
Thank you to those of you who took the time to complete our Training Needs Analysis survey between September and November 2023. We greatly appreciate the insights that were shared with us. Like with all of our services, Macc is committed to ensuring training provision is accessible and as comprehensive as possible. The feedback received has demonstrated the variety of need that exists for…
josephine.mcmeeking
Housing Retrofit Report:
https://democracy.manchester.gov.uk/documents/s46125/Housing%20Retrofit…;
Considered report highlighting work around council and social housing and private sector housing schemes including energy company obligation grant and great British insulation schemes amongst others. Retrofit portal; any houser in MCR can use to access grants they are eligible for, e.g. boiler…