Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities – July 2026
June 30, 2026
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for July 2026. This page will be updated regularly, so we are delighted you have landed here today and hope that you will keep coming back for updates during the month.
Lots of the News, Events and Opportunities information will also be appearing in our regular Health and Wellbeing Bulletin. This Bulletin is sent out to all current members of our two Networks: Action for Health and the Mental Health Provider Forum. If you have found this page useful why not join either or both Networks by following these links:
News – we will be using this as an opportunity to pick out particularly important/interesting articles from our most recent Bulletin and/or highlighting information that might be time sensitive.
Events – we will be using this as an opportunity to highlight events of interest to organisations interested in health and care issues including Network events. Most of these will be local Cumbria events but some maybe regional.
Opportunities – we will be using this to highlight health and care focused funding and project opportunities, representative roles and working groups you might want to get involved in and much more. These will focus on Cumbria but may also include regional opportunities.
If you’ve seen something you think we should be sharing, let us know! Email us:
Clare Edwards claree@cumbriacvs.org.uk
Holly Ferguson hollyf@cumbriacvs.org.uk
Sarah Penn sarah.penn@cumbriacvs.org.uk
CUMBERLAND COUNCIL area – Pride in Place area Raffles & Morton select NEW Chair – get involved
Great news – a Chair has now been appointed to the Raffles and Morton Neighbourhood Board.
Local business owner Joshua Jenkins will lead the board in directing £20m of investment from the government’s Pride in Place programme.
Could you help? Find out more about Pride in Place and how you can get involved in Raffles and Morton
Click here for more information.
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL area – Better Health Newsletter
April – June 2026 Better Health update from GLL Westmorland and Furness.
Click here to read the newsletter.
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – Staff and volunteer Health & Wellbeing Hub
Working or volunteering in the NHS, social care or similar voluntary sector organisations can be demanding. If things feel tough, whether that is at work or home, you don’t have to deal with it on your own.
The North East and North Cumbria staff wellbeing hub offers free, confidential support for anyone working in health or social care across our region.
The hub provides quick access to one‑to‑one support from an experienced mental health professional, along with up to three short follow-up sessions if needed. It can also help you find other services if you need longer-term support. You can talk about anything affecting your wellbeing, from stress and burnout to personal challenges.
Using the hub is simple and flexible. You can refer yourself and your employer will not be informed. Most appointments are carried out by phone or video, making it easier to fit around work and home life and you will usually hear back within a working day.
To access support, you can complete the online form, email hubstheword@cntw.nhs.uk, or call 0191 223 2030. Appointments will be arranged at a time that suits you.
What the hub offers
The hub gives you quick access to support from trained professionals:
- Talk to a mental health professional – you’ll get a one‑to‑one appointment to discuss what’s going on
- Short-term support sessions – usually up to three follow-up sessions after your first appointment
- Signposting to other services – if you need more or longer-term help, they guide you to the right place
This support is designed to be quick, compassionate, and easy to access, often with fast appointments and no long waiting lists
How it works
- You can self-refer
- It’s confidential, meaning your employer isn’t informed
- Most appointments are done by phone or video, so it’s flexible around your work
- The team aims to get back to you within one working day
What kind of support it covers
The hub can help with a wide range of issues, including:
- Stress or burnout
- Anxiety or low mood
- Work pressures
- Personal or home-related challenges
It also connects you with wider support options if needed, such as therapy or specialist services.
Click here for more information.
COUNTYWIDE – Inclusion health and multiple disadvantage: driving action in a new system landscape
Monday 6 July 2026 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Online
Register to join this learning event organised by NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care and the UK Health Security Agency to support individuals across the health and social care system to drive action on inclusion health and multiple disadvantage.
The session will showcase local best practice and introduce new resources co-developed by national organisations, integrated care boards, local authorities and partners from the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
COUNTYWIDE – Beginners Guide to the Cumbria Observatory – home of all the best data on our county
Do you struggle to find good, reliable data about the people you work with and where they live? Could you do with good, reliable data to support project development or funding applications? Are you interested in learning more about specific issues like housing, employment, crime etc? Why not join us at this session?
7th, July 2026 from 14:00 to 15:00
Online via MS Teams
The Beginners Guide to the Cumbria Observatory will provide a brief introduction to the Cumbria Observatory and talk you through how to find the data and information most useful to you, your organisation and the people you work with.
What is the Cumbria Intelligence Observatory?
The Observatory is a fantastic local website that brings together existing research and analysis resources throughout Cumbria. The site works jointly with partners, to provide information and intelligence. It’s all arrange in easy to locate sections that include:
- Ward profiles
- Population
- Children & Young people
- Housing
- Health & social care
- Crime & community safety
- Deprivation
- Economy & employment
- Environment
- HDRC
You can identify and source detailed profiles of geographic areas including Cumbria as a whole, the unitary council areas of Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness, former districts, wards, LSOAs and a number of other geographies within Cumbria.
If you can’t make the session and/or want to do a bit of research before why not head to the website: https://www.cumbriaobservatory.org.uk/
Click here to book onto the event.
CUMBERLAND COUNCIL area – Pride in Place area Raffles & Morton select NEW Chair – get involved
Great news – a Chair has now been appointed to the Raffles and Morton Neighbourhood Board.
Local business owner Joshua Jenkins will lead the board in directing £20m of investment from the government’s Pride in Place programme.
Could you help? Find out more about Pride in Place and how you can get involved in Raffles and Morton.
Click here for more information.
COUNTYWIDE – New courses by Team Autism
Autism – It’s Part of Me” A CPD Accredited Course – Limited to 6 places per course
Come along to have a better understanding of your Autism and meet others Autistic adults who understand the difficulties you may experience. FREE of Charge
MARYPORT Saturday 25th July 11am – 3pm
The Settlement, High Street, Maryport CA15 6BQ
PENRITH Thursday 6th August 10am – 2pm
Church House, 19-24 Friargate, Penrith CA11 7XR
“Autism – It’s Part of Them”
A CPD Accredited Course for family members of Autistics – Limited to 15 places per course
Come along to have a better understanding of Autism, try the VR Headset Autism simulator to experience the audio and visual difficulties of Autistics and meet others who understand. FREE of Charge
JULY Thursday 9th 10.30am – 2.30pm MARYPORT
At The Settlement, High Street, Maryport CA15 6BQ
JULY Wednesday 15th 10am – 2pm PENRITH
At Church House, 19-24 Friargate, Penrith CA11 7XR
SEPTEMBER Thursday 3rd 10.30am – 2.30pm CARLISLE
At Crosby Street, Carlisle CA1 1DQ
TEXT Susan with date of course you want to attend with your name and email address to 0774835058
CUMBERLAND COUNCIL NHS area – Virtual Dementia Tour Wigton & Workington July 2026
Experience what it may feel like to live with dementia. Guided reflection helps improve care, confidence and understanding.
Book your slot by sending an email stating which day and approx. time you’d
like to attend or pop in on the day and join a session if we have a space :
Joanne Rayson, Age Friendly Co-ordinator
joanne.rayson@ageuknorthcumbria.org.uk
Local services supporting people living with dementia and their carers will be on hand too.
Please arrive 5 or 10 minutes before your slot to complete registration.
Weds 8th July 2026 Water Street car park, Wigton 10am – 4pm
Weds 15th July 2026 Allerdale House car park, Workington 10am – 4pm
