In this issue:

• Bank holiday weekend medical help
• NWAS Your Call magazine
• Pride in Practice LGBTQ+ Patient Experience Survey 2022
• Tameside women & their families centre
• SENDIASS - new provider
• COVID-19 information

If you have feedback about these topics, or any recent experiences about health or care services you think we should know about, give Healthwatch Tameside a call on 0161 667 2526. Or email info@healthwatchtameside.co.uk

If you want to give us your feedback via one of our surveys, please go to www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/share-your-views

Thank you.

Bank holiday weekend medical help

To find out how you can get the right care in the right place for your health needs over the bank holiday, have a look at www.tameside.gov.uk/Newsroom/Articles/Medical-advice-and-help-over-the-August-bank-holid

For information about mental health support, see www.tameside.gov.uk/mentalhealthsupport

The pharmacies which are open in Tameside are:

Information about pharmacies in all Greater Manchester boroughs can be found at https://greater-manchester.communitypharmacy.org.uk/nhs-contract-information/greater-manchester-pharmacies-opening-hours/

NWAS Your Call magazine

The summer edition of the North West Ambulance Service magazine is now available to read at https://issuu.com/nw_amb/docs/your_call_summer22_draft_5_single

Pride in Practice LGBTQ+ Patient Experience Survey 2022

LGBT Foundation’s Pride in Practice LGBTQ+ Patient Experience Survey 2022 is now open until August 31^st 2022. This survey is for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people to share their experiences of accessing GPs, dentists, pharmacists and optometrists.

You can find out more, and complete the survey at www.lgbt.foundation/pipsurvey2022.

Tameside women & their families centre

The centre is a safe haven providing holistic support to women from different backgrounds. 

They help with social isolation, housing, substance misuse, domestic abuse, finances, parenthood, and more.

For more information, see their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/tamesidewomenscentre

SENDIASS - new provider

Since 12 July 2022, Tameside SENDIASS has been delivered by the Together Trust Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS).

The Together Trust already deliver SENDIASS services across Stockport. They have an experienced team who offer free, confidential and impartial support to parents and carers of children and young people aged between 0 and 25 who have or may have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. 

They also provide independent advice and support directly to young people aged between 16 and 25 who have or may have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Young people can access the service in their own right or with the support of their parents.

For more information, and to find the contact details, see www.togethertrust.org.uk/SENDIASS

COVID-19

NHS England and NHS Improvement have written to the council (in May 2022) and outlined plans for an autumn booster programme to increase population immunity and protection against severe COVID-19 disease, hospitalisation and death over the winter. The interim information is available at www.gov.uk/government/news/jcvi-provides-interim-advice-on-an-autumn-covid-19-booster-programme. We will provide additional information when available.

A leaflet has been produced for adults with suspected or confirmed coronavirus who have not been admitted to hospital. You can read it at www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/12/C1634-suspected-Coronavirus-important-information-to-keep-you-safe-at-home-V8_210422.pdf

For people with symptoms of respiratory illness, including COVID-19, there is information about what to do here www.gov.uk/guidance/people-with-symptoms-of-a-respiratory-infection-including-covid-19

For information about the current rules and guidance see www.tameside.gov.uk/coronavirus