VANEL’s Volunteer Managers Network celebrated this year’s National Volunteers Week (1st -7th June) by holding a Volunteer Recruitment Fair in Peoples Park on Friday 2nd June. The event was attended by VANEL Member organisations such as Dementia Awareness, YMCA Humber, and Counting Hope and also served as the launch of VANEL’s latest funding success, ‘The Blue Lights Brigade’.
HealthWatch are holding their fourth AGM on Friday 16th June 2017 at Grimsby’s Central Hall from 10am – 2pm. The event is open to members of the public and will include information stalls and question time with a panel of special guests. Free buffet!
HealthWatch are holding a volunteer recruitment coffee morning on Thursday 1st June to coincide with the start of National Volunteers Week (1st – 7th June). Join them from 10 am – 12 noon at Enterprise Village, Prince Albert Gardens, Grimsby to find out more about volunteering and how you can get involved. Also, don’t miss your chance to have your say on whether or not GPs should charge patients for missed appointments. Read on for details.
The latest news from HealthWatch NEL reports that England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has recommended that Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust should return to special measures following the Care Quality Commission’s latest inspection of its services. Read on to find out more.
Read on to find out about the latest health events/training taking place in North East Lincolnshire.
Macmillan, in Partnership with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust are holding a free six-week self-management course available to anyone living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis. The course starts on Friday 3rd March and is being held between 10am and 12.30pm at St Andrew’s Hospice, Peaks Lane, Grimsby, DN32 9RP.
HealthWatch NEL are holding an Ageing Better Event at Centre4 on Wooten road on the morning of Tuesday 31st January 2017. They would like representatives from groups and organisations working with older people to attend and discuss issues such as reducing social isolation and improving emotional well being. If you would like to attend please contact Donna Blakey. Email: Donna.blakey@nelincs.gov.uk or call 01472 325 414.
Do you suffer from Dementia, or have support (unpaid) a relative, friend or neighbour with the condition? Have your say on Dementia services in England and how they help you/the person you look after by completing a government survey. Read on for full details.
Check out the shiny new look to the healthwatch e-bulletin.
The latest packed edition of the Healthwatch e-bulletin is now available to read.