1. Free Family First Aid Course for Parents and Carers

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    Free 5-week course for parents, grandparents and carers of children under 17.

  2. Breastfeeding Groups in Bury

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    Are you breastfeeding and looking for support, advice or just want to meet other breastfeeding parents for a chat?

  3. People are increasingly avoiding NHS appointments and prescriptions due to cost of living, Healthwatch warns

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    With spiralling costs of living, Healthwatch is warning people are making changes to how they use health and social care services, which can have an adverse impact on their health and wellbeing.

  4. Share your views and experiences of maternity services as a partner

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    Share your views and experiences of maternity services specifically as a partner. You'll also be in with a chance of entering a £50 prize draw!

  5. Information & Advice Survey for Carers

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    The NW ADASS Carers Network want to produce an information and advice quality standards framework that will strengthen information and advice services for Carers across the North West.

  6. NHS tells patients to seek emergency care as needed during latest industrial action

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    The NHS is asking patients to seek emergency care if they need to during industrial action and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most.

  7. National survey shows decline in positive maternity experiences

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    Published today (Wednesday 11 January 2023), the findings of CQC’s latest national maternity survey.

  8. Looking after your health during the Cost of Living crisis.

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    The continuing cost of living crisis is adversely affecting people's physical and mental wellbeing, with vulnerable people and those on lower incomes hit the hardest.

  9. Are you struggling to access health and care services this winter?

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    With the NHS under extra pressure this winter, we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and spot issues affecting support for you and your loved ones.

  10. Wellbeing Circle Bury

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    Free support and activity drop-in sessions for older people.

  11. Learning Disability Day Services in Bury

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    National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) would love to hear from you about Learning Disability Day Services in Bury.

  12. ‘Help Us, Help You’ Cancer - Earlier Diagnosis

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    NHS England has launched a new phase of the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign taking a radically different approach to detecting cancer earlier for patients, when it is easier to treat.

  13. Bury Carers Clinics

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    Bury Carers' Hub offer weekly, fortnightly and monthly Carers Clinics.

  14. Board Minutes - 28th June 2022

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    The Board met virtually on Tuesday 28th June 2022.

  15. Board Minutes - 27th September 2022

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    The Board met virtually on 27th September 2022.

  16. GP Access for patients with Sensory Loss or Physical Disability

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    We want to understand the needs and experiences of patients and invite you to join our online event.

  17. Prevention is the best medicine - what to expect from your smear test

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    Cervical cancer screenings save at least 2,000 lives every year in the UK. Here's what you should expect from your smear test and why these screenings are important.

  18. Free Wellbeing courses at Bury Adult Learning Centre

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    Feeling down, anxious, fed up, experiencing low mood or know someone who is?

  19. SEND Practice Learning Event

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    Would you like to know more about SEND Practice in Bury?

  20. NHS issues final call to come forward for COVID booster

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    The NHS is encouraging people to come forward for their COVID booster before the offer, part of the biggest and most successful programme in health history, ends next month.

  21. What is womb cancer?

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    The main symptom of womb cancer is bleeding after the menopause.

  22. SEND Early Years play and February half-term Events

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    Over the February half term there are some funded activities taking place for SEND children who reside in/access services within Bury.

  23. Looking after family or friends after they leave hospital

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    Useful advice for family and friends of people needing ongoing care or support with day-to-day life.

  24. Transport for Greater Manchester: Concessionary Pass Questionnaire

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    Transport for Greater Manchester, the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Greater Manchester Older People’s network are asking for your time to complete a short questionnaire.

  25. New Prince's Trust Opportunities!

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    Upcoming courses from the Prince's Trust in their latest newsletter.

  26. Dementia Survey Report

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    Over Summer 2022 Healthwatch Bury ran a research project into the experience of individuals living with dementia.

  27. Act F.A.S.T. Call 999 if you see any single one of the signs of a stroke.

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    There are around 100,000 strokes in England, Scotland and Wales every year,with around 33,000 stroke related deaths each year, as well as being a leading cause of disability.

  28. Greater Manchester Older People’s Equality Panel is recruiting!

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    Over the last 10 months the panel has been working hard to establish a position of influence so that decisions affecting older people in Greater Manchester are informed and, when necessary, challenged.

  29. Gambling support for young people

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    Are you worried about your gambling or the gambling of someone close to you?

  30. Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign

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    A little small talk and a simple question like “Hi, where can I get a coffee?” can be all it takes to interrupt someone's suicidal thoughts and could help set them on the journey to recovery.

  31. Tell the CQC what your maternity care was like for you in 2023

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    In 2023, Care Quality Commission are conducting a major survey on mothers and other people’s experience of maternity care.

  32. Get Help in tough times

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    We all want to live our lives without worry and stress but the current tough times are putting a strain on us all.

  33. Pharmacy Survey Report

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    Community pharmacies play an integral part of primary care and are the most accessible health professionals to the public.

  34. Let’s Do It Community Fund

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    Healthwatch Bury Health Advice and Assistance Programme: Quarter 1 January 2022 to March 2022.

  35. Let’s Do It Community Fund

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    Healthwatch Bury Health Advice and Assistance Programme: Quarter 2 April - June 2022.

  36. Let’s Do It Community Fund

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    Healthwatch Bury Health Advice and Assistance Programme: Quarter 3 July - September 2022.

  37. Five big issues people with cancer in the UK are concerned about right now

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    Macmillan Cancer Support are currently working on a project to spread the word on the issues facing people with cancer in the UK.

  38. Information and advice for the public ahead of industrial action by junior doctors

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    Industrial action by junior doctors and dentists working in hospitals is taking place for 72 hours from 7am on Monday March 12th to 7am on Thursday March 16th and will impact all hospitals across Greater Manchester and some GP services

  39. £25 million for women's health hub expansion

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    Women across the country to benefit from better access to care for essential services for menstrual problems, contraception, pelvic pain and menopause care.

  40. 'This Girl Can With You': New phase of campaign launches

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    This Girl Can, Sport England’s flagship campaign to help women get active, is turning its attention to tackling the exercise ‘Enjoyment Gap’ – as it reveals 2.4 million fewer women than men enjoy sport and physical activity.

  41. NHS prescription charges to increase from 1 April

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    NHS prescription charges to increase by 3.2% from 1 April.

  42. Pharmacy Bank Holiday Opening Hours

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    The Easter Bank Holiday Opening Hours between Easter and May 2023 for pharmacies in GM are now available.

  43. Doing digital in later life: a practical guide

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    The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Good Things Foundation have joined forces to produce a brand-new practical guide to support more people to get online and benefit from doing digital in later life.

  44. Smiling matters: Oral health in care homes

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    CQC has published its latest update on oral health in care homes.

  45. Healthwatch Bury Park Bench Surgeries

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    Join us for a chat about all things health and care related at one of our park bench surgeries.

  46. Free Wellbeing courses at Bury Adult Learning Centre in April

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    Feeling down, anxious, fed up, experiencing low mood or know someone who is?

  47. Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to make care better

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    We mark the difference the public has made in improving NHS and social care services.

  48. The 2023 Covid-19 spring vaccination programme

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    The 2023 spring Covid-19 vaccination programme will begin on Monday April 3.

  49. Employment related courses starting in April

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    Bury Adult Learning Service are offering two courses focused on enabling you to update your skills and build your confidence to find, apply for and prepare to start your new job.