1. Free Family First Aid and Family Cookery Courses for Parents and Carers

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    Family Learning Courses from Bury Adult Learning Service.

  2. Think you need to go to A&E? Learn how NHS 111 can help you

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    The NHS wants to make it easier and safer for patients to get the right treatment when they need it, without waiting a long time to be seen in A&E. Find out what this means for you and your loved ones.

  3. Free Mental Capacity Act e-Learning course

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    This CPD-accredited online course explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interests decision-making, and how to support people to make their own decisions.

  4. Healthwatch Bury Healthcare Access Assistance

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    From October 2022 our drop-in support will be changing to a monthly service.

  5. Wheelchair weigh scales now in Bury Central Library

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    Free to use during library opening hours, no appointment necessary.

  6. Start a Career in the NHS

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    Are you 18-30 and looking for a job in the NHS? A career where you can make a difference?

  7. Knife Crime Workshop

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    A free Knife Crime Workshop for young people and families will run on Monday 17th October at Victoria Youth and Community Centre.

  8. Free Event - GP Access for patients with Sensory Loss or Physical Disability

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    We would benefit from your expertise and guidance to assist in the delivery of this project.

  9. Addiction: Support in Bury

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    If you or someone you know struggles with addiction, here are some local and national services that may be able to help.

  10. You’re invited to Healthwatch Bury Annual General Meeting

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    Our Annual General Meeting is taking place on Tuesday 6th December.

  11. Safer Transport Network Workshops

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    Transport for Greater Manchester are running a series of Safer Transport Network Workshops.

  12. Red Rose Social Group

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    Red Rose Social Club meet every Monday afternoon at the Mosses Centre.

  13. How to stay well this winter

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    Tips to help you stay well this winter and get the care you need.

  14. Stay Well this Winter

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    Some important information from the NHS to help you stay well this winter.

  15. Group A Strep - What you need to know

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    Group A streptococcus (GAS) is a common bacteria. Lots of us carry it in our throats and on our skin and it doesn’t always result in illness. However, GAS does cause a number of infections, some mild and some more serious.

  16. Waiting for hospital treatment?

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    While You Wait has information and advice to help you manage your physical and mental wellbeing.

  17. Family Information Service

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    A free service proving information for parents, carers, children and young people and those working with families in Bury.

  18. NHS industrial action

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    NHS tells patients to continue to access emergency care during industrial action.

  19. Have you got a sensory impairment or a mobility issue or care for someone who has?

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    Healthwatch Bury is currently working on a Primary Care project focussing on access to GP services for those with a sensory loss or physical impairment.

  20. Healthwatch Bury Access Assistance

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    Regular drop in session to help you access local health services.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. ‘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.

  25. Board Minutes - 28th June 2022

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    The Board met virtually on Tuesday 28th June 2022.

  26. Board Minutes - 27th September 2022

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    The Board met virtually on 27th September 2022.

  27. 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.

  28. What is womb cancer?

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

  29. Let’s Do It Community Fund

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

  30. Let’s Do It Community Fund

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

  31. Let’s Do It Community Fund

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

  32. £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.

  33. 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.

  34. 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.

  35. 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.

  36. Bury Sexual Health Service

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    Facebook Live with Bury Sexual Health Service.

  37. World Immunisation Week: 24th to 30th April

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    World Immunisation Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed and to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.

  38. Healthwatch Bury Facebook Live for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

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    Knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life.

  39. Coronation Weekend Activities in Bury

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    Coronation activities taking place over the bank holiday weekend.

  40. Type 2 Diabetes prevention week

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    Finding out your risk of type 2 diabetes only takes a few minutes, but it could be the most important thing you do today.

  41. Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish their Annual Report 2022-23

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish its first Annual Report which highlights their activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.

  42. Healthwatch in Greater Manchester Annual Report 2022-23

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    Healthwatch in Greater Manchester publish its first Annual Report which highlights their activities over the past year and the impact the independent network has achieved.

  43. Healthwatch Bury Annual Report 2022-23

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    Our annual report for 2022-2023. Giving a background to what we have been doing, how we have helped people in the borough and contributed to the system.

  44. How do I get a fit note?

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    From 1 July 2022, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can legally certify and issue a statement of fitness for work, or informally known as a ‘fit note’.

  45. What to expect when waiting for care

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    The wait for planned medical care or surgery can be frustrating. That’s why you must get regular, clear and accessible updates to help you plan your next steps while you wait.

  46. CQC publishes reports following inspections at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust it must make further urgent improvements following an inspection of its leadership and three services from January to March.

  47. St John Ambulance BSL emergency first aid film

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    St John Ambulance want to ensure that no one dies through lack of first aid provision.

  48. National survey highlights decline in people’s experience of urgent and emergency care.

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    Findings from a survey of more than 36,000 people who used NHS urgent and emergency care services in September 2022 show that many people had a worse experience than in previous years – particularly those treated in an A&E type department.

  49. NHS to roll out flu vaccines for children from September

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    Millions of children in England will be offered a flu vaccine from September, as the NHS steps up its vaccination programme to protect the country against both flu and covid viruses ahead of winter.

  50. NWAS Patient Transport Service (PTS) and 999 easy read guides

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    North West Ambulance Service have produced an easy read format of their Patient Transport Service (PTS) and 999 guide.