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The GSK IMPACT Awards are an annual programme, funded by GSK as part of the company’s commitment to promote community health and wellbeing.
The GSK IMPACT Awards recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing.
Up to ten winners will receive £30,000, with one overall winner receiving £40,000
Up to ten runners-up will receive £3,000
From Monday 17 August a new information and advice service is available for carers in the city of Manchester.
Carers Manchester, is part of the new Carers Pathway in Manchester, a partnership of a range of statutory and voluntary organisations working together to improve services for Manchester’s 62,000 unwaged carers.
COVID-19 has affected us all in so many ways and left us feeling unsettled. The world as we once knew it is no longer quite the same and for those that have unfortunately been infected by the disease, it’s been even more overwhelming to take on board.
Healthwatch Manchester is carrying out a short survey to understand everyone’s experience of the lock down in Manchester.
They especially need to know about the impact it is having on individuals and communities with protected characteristics, such as BAME, LGBTQ+, long term conditions, learning disabilities etc.
Manchester Mind is still here to help during this difficult time. While their face to face advice services are not currently available Manchester Mind are continuing to offer support via telephone and email.
Adult Advice Services
Manchester Mind provide free and impartial advice on welfare benefits, debt and housing to people with mental health needs living in Manchester.
The idea of the diner is to create a welcoming space for anyone to come and get a freshly cooked meal, meet members of their community and find out what’s going on in the area.
The diner is open Wednesdays: 9, 16, 23, 30 September, 12pm-2pm at Northmoor Community Centre, 95-97 Northmoor Road, Longsight, Manchester, M12 5RT.
The meals cost £1 and are takeaway only. There is 2-metre social distancing in place.
The C19 BAME LEARN project aims to understand the mechanisms and factors that can improve inclusion, protection and well-being of health and social care workers (HSCW) from black and minority ethnicity (BAME) backgrounds involved in the provision of health and social care across the spectrum of acute, community and private settings.
GM-THINK is a database that has been designed to try and improve the experiences for people facing multiple disadvantage by helping services to work together and share individual’s information in a quick and safe way.
This role will run from September 2020 – June 2022 and provides a great opportunity to get involved in systems change for people facing multiple disadvantage.
Here are the Manchester Kindness Stories we collected from across the city in June. Don't forget to send your story to [email protected]
See the latest stories on the main Manchester Kindness Stories page
This factsheet can be downloaded as a PDF here
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