In this issue:
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.
Are you interested in joining our board?
Can you help improve health and social care services in Tameside? Do you want to guide the work of Healthwatch? If so, we want to hear from you!
Healthwatch Tameside provides an independent consumer focus for local people using NHS and social care services in Tameside. We gather the views of local patients, service users, and families to review the quality of health and social care services and shape how services are designed and delivered.
We are looking to appoint additional advisory board members. For more information please see www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/news/2023-07-05/healthwatch-tameside-are-recruiting-advisory-board-members
Hospital appointments
Have you had any appointments recently? Did they go ahead, or were they cancelled or postponed? Or maybe you are on a long waiting list.
Please tell us about it by completing our health and care experiences survey at www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/share-your-views
If you haven't needed to visit hospital, you can also tell us about any other health or care services you have used recently (or tried to use).
If you know someone with a story to tell, who doesn't have access to the internet, they can give us a call on 0161 667 2526 and leave a message. We will call them back.
Health and wellbeing in Tameside
An extra event has been arranged by the Partnership Engagement (PEN) network. There will be a presentation, followed by a discussion, about how they will improve people’s health through health and social care services. In the longer term, a new Health & Wellbeing Strategy and Locality Plan is being developed.
This will be an online event, on Thursday 24th August, from 6:00pm - 7:00pm.
For more information, and to book a free place, see www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/partnership-engagement-network-health-and-wellbeing-tickets-680738676707?aff=oddtdtcreator
Big Ask campaign
Kooth are running a summer holiday campaign.
They have received hundreds of important questions from young people about all things mental health and wellbeing and Dr Kerry will be responding to these questions through a mix of videos and written tips that will be posted on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter as well as releasing a series of brand new blogs and live forums on www.kooth.com/
The schedule for the live forums is:
Friday 4 August - 7.30pm - 9pm - Finding support when experiencing racism or discrimination
Monday 7 August - 7.30pm - 9pm - Tackling loneliness this summer
Wednesday 16 August - 7.30pm - 9pm - Feeling overwhelmed by what we see on social media
Friday 25 August - 7.30pm - 9pm - Challenging stereotypes around masculinity and strength
Monday 28 August - 7.30pm - 9pm - Unmasking neurodiversity and learning difficulties
Parent and carer panels
Tameside Council are looking for additional panel members at each of their Family Hubs.
To find out who can be part of a panel, and how you can help services, have a look at www.tameside.gov.uk/FamilyHubs
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