Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities – September 2023
September 4, 2023
Welcome to Cumbria CVS’s Health and Wellbeing News, Events and Opportunities for September 23. 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.
To catch up on our News, Events & Opportunities from August 2023, click here
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
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – Update on what is happening across Integrated Care Communities in North Cumbria
As many of you are aware here in North Cumbria we operate 8 local Integrated Care Communities (ICCs). ICCs bring together individuals from key organisations and bodies to work on a Neighbourhood footprint (30 to 50,000 people) to improve the heath and wellbeing of their local community.
Since 2019 our third sector have had 2 representatives at each ICC representing our sector and getting involved in delivering improved services.
Since early 2023 all ICCs across North Cumbria have been undergoing a refresh and refocus exercise. Click here to read the document to find out how all this work is going.
WESTMORLAND & FURNESS COUNCIL area – Expansion of Community Catalysts project
A new free development programme has launched to help people set up working for themselves offering care and support to older and disabled people locally.
You could offer any kind of help at home such as: cleaning, cooking, shopping, trips out, support to dress and wash, DIY, gardening and more.
The programme is coordinated by Community Catalysts in partnership with Westmorland and Furness Council; and supports people to make sure their care and support business is set up safely, legally and sustainably.
Leave your details at Community Catalysts’ website and your local catalysts Jade and Hannah will be in touch for a chat to tell you more.
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – Mental Health Provider Forum 27/09/2023 10.30am-12.30pm – followed by a FREE sandwich lunch – Morton Community Centre
Come and join us for our regular update about all things to do with mental health provision and services.
To date we have confirmation of the following speakers who will be joining us:
- Karen Dutton – Lets Talk Bereavement, Let’s Talk Bereavement project update
- Vanessa – Trauma Informed Cumbria, discussing Trauma Informed Cumbria’s first learning events.
- Sam Joughin – Together We CIC – Together We NEW eating disorder service
- Jonathan Ashworth – Cumberland Council – Discussing relevant issues for people within ASC
To book a place please follow the Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-health-provider-forum-tickets-681455199847
COUNTYWIDE – Remedi Cumbria Showcase Event 28th September 2023 between 10am-12pm Penrith
A chance to find out more about Remedi’s work across Cumbria, to hear directly from people with lived experience of Remedi and to introduce their vision for future services.
Refreshments on arrival.
Remedi is a National Charity that aims to offer victims of crime the opportunity to engage in a restorative intervention with the person responsible.
For more information please email ylyc@remediuk.org
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – Community Mental Health Transformation Conference October 2023
10th October 2023 Mental Health Day 9.30am-4.30pm People First, Carlisle
This World Mental Health Day celebrate the work that has been undertaken as part of Community Mental Health Transformation in North Cumbria.
Discuss with colleagues from across the system how we can meet the challenges facing us to ensure that we deliver sustainable community based solutions to support the mental health needs of our population.
A wide range of speakers and workshop to showcase the amazing work being undertaken in our region and promote discussion as well as generating ideas on how we move forward.
To sign up visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/673601890387
WESTMORLAND & FURNESS COUNCIL area – NEW SURVEY Have your say on accessible communication from GP’s dentists and pharmacists
Healthwatch Westmorland and Furness are carrying out a new project looking at the accessibility of information and advice provided by GPs, dentists and pharmacies.
They want to hear your views on accessible information, the advice you received and whether your access needs were met when visiting your local health services.
The focus of this survey will be to find out how easy and accessible information and advice provision is for people with a range of impairments when communicating with GP’s, dentists and pharmacies.
Healthwatch would particularly like to hear the views of those with a disability, their carers, personal assistants, and parents.
Access the survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HWWaFcom
NORTH CUMBRIA NHS area – Women’s Health Conference October 2023
In August 2022, the first ever Women’s Health Strategy for England was published, marking a reset in the way in which the government looks at women’s health. The strategy sets out the national 10-year ambitions for boosting the health and wellbeing of women and girls, and for improving how the health and care system engages and listens to all women and girls.
The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care System and the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities are co-hosting a Women’s Health Conference in the North East on Thursday 19th October 2023.
Part of the conference aim is to:
- Celebrate and showcase work from across the region in line with the national women’s health strategy published last year
The organizers are looking for people/organisations to submit ideas for presentations. Click here to open form to apply.
