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Board membership
In a previous ebulletin we mentioned an opportunity to volunteer on the Healthwatch Tameside board. The deadline to receive the completed application form is 18 February 2022.
If you would like to nominate yourself, or you want to find out more about this opportunity, please give us a call on 0161 667 2526, or email info@healthwatchtameside.co.uk.
We can send out the information about the role and the application form by email or by post.
Help Us, Help You - mental health
On 17th January, NHS England and NHS Improvement launched a campaign to promote NHS mental health services, encouraging anyone experiencing feelings such as anxiety, depression or other common mental health concerns to seek help through NHS Talking Therapies (also known as IAPT- Improved Access to Psychological Therapies).
Talking Therapies can be offered in a number of ways including a self-help workbook with therapist support, as an online course, over the phone, one to one or in a group. Appointments with therapists are conducted in confidence and help is available in-person, by video consultation, telephone and interactive text.
For more information see www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/nhs-talking-therapies/
For Tameside and Glossop mental health services see www.tamesideandglossopccg.org/mentalhealth
Learning disability service short break engagement
Pennine Care are developing a new short breaks service for people aged 16 to 24 with a learning disability. It’ll be the first service of its kind in the country for this age group.
People with a learning disability, their family and carers, and professionals are invited to come along to an event to find out more about the service and have your say on planned building designs and layout.
When: Wednesday 2 February 2022, 12pm to 7pm (drop in anytime)
For more details see www.penninecare.nhs.uk/about-us/latest-news/help-develop-our-new-learning-disability-service?fbclid=IwAR26kA7UrWGTAOe1b5mzDZf-13EDQH8fqe8KMnMykknXF6C98_iKcD9FzUs
NWAS newsletter
The latest edition of the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) newsletter is available to read at https://issuu.com/nw_amb/docs/final_hires_your_call-autumn21
Beating bowel cancer together
Some people feel anxious or worried when they're told they need a colonoscopy but it's important to have this test if you're referred.
If you've been asked by your doctor to have a colonoscopy it's because they suspect something isn't quite right about your bowel or colon, and they'd like a specialist to take a closer look.
Most people who have a colonoscopy won’t have bowel cancer. But, if bowel cancer is detected at its earliest stage nearly everybody is treated successfully. To find out more, see www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/diagnosis/hospital-tests/going-for-a-colonoscopy/
PANORAMIC study
The PANORAMIC study is investigating if new antiviral treatments for COVID-19 in the community can reduce the need for hospital admission and help people to get better sooner at home. The nationwide study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, is recruiting volunteers in Greater Manchester to take part in the study through the PANORAMIC website https://www.panoramictrial.org/. More information is available on the website.
To be eligible, people need to be currently experiencing COVID-19 symptoms that started in the last five days, have a positive PCR test for COVID-19, be aged 50 or over, or aged 18 and over with a listed pre-existing condition.
COVID-19
For up-to-date information about the latest rules and guidance see www.tameside.gov.uk/coronavirus
All adults are being offered booster jabs (at least 3 months after the second jab). First and second jabs are also available.
There are regular vaccination hubs around the borough, additional pop-up clinics and a vaccination bus. If you would like more information about the location and opening times for each, see www.tameside.gov.uk/covidvaccine.
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