Introducing Homeshare UK North East Homeshare UK North East is a charitable organisation that tackles isolation among older people and helps young people with safe, affordable accommodation. Homeshare recently presented their service at a local NHS training event, and we wanted to share it with you. Read on to find out more. Could Homeshare help … Continued
Newcastle Talking Therapies: Free Event on 6th June The Newcastle Talking Therapies service is holding a free event on Tuesday, 6th June. When: Tuesday 6th June, 12pm to 4.30pmWhere: Exhibition Park, Claremont Road, Newcastle, NE2 4PZ Plenty will be going on with games, mindfulness activities, local organisations displaying their services and the Talking Therapies team … Continued
Gosforth and Jesmond Community Groups May/June 2023 Here are the upcoming dates and locations for the Community Peer Support groups run by Everyturn Mental Health (formally Mental Health Concern) on behalf of our Primary Care Network. All groups are free to attend. Group Information Location Dates Time Arts and Crafts Jesmond All abilities welcome St … Continued
NHS Screening: Missing invitations or missed appointments In our first two updates about screening, we’ve covered how the programmes work and how effective they are. With this final part, we will focus on what to do if you’ve missed an appointment or how to get back into the programmes if you haven’t been invited to … Continued
NHS Screening: How much does it help? Last week we shared a news story on our website about how the NHS screening programme works. It talked through the different things the NHS will screen for, when you might be invited and how the screening for each condition works. You can read that story on our … Continued
NHS Screening: What, Why and When The NHS isn’t just there to treat you when you are ill. It’s also there to prevent illness and keep you healthy. One way this happens is through the NHS screening programme. You can read through below or use the buttons to jump to the different sections. What is … Continued
Skills for People – May Group Dates Skills for People is a registered charity working with disabled people, their families and people with autism since 1983. They support people across the North East to have the same chances, choices and rights as everyone else. Inclusion and fairness allow people to live good, healthy and meaningful … Continued
How we are working to support housebound people In the last 12 months, we’ve shared many articles about our Primary Care Network, or PCN. In many of them, tackling health inequalities has been a prominent theme. What we mean by health inequalities is everyone has access to the same services, treatments, and outcomes. It’s part … Continued
Removing the stigma around Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) April is Irritable Bowel Awareness Month. The aim this year is to remove the stigma around IBS, IBS can be a life-long condition which can affect people every day of their lives. Because many people don’t know how IBS impacts people, those with it can feel unsupported … Continued
Cost of living: Support to help you and your family stay warm and well More than 9 in 10 adults in the UK say their cost of living increased in the last year. Food prices are 18% higher than a year ago, and energy prices have doubled simultaneously. We wanted to share some information and … Continued