Sefton 'Cancer Chancer' Campaign hopes to save 100 lives

Sefton residents are being encouraged to beat cancer by catching it early, as a new campaign sweeps through the area this month.

The ‘Don’t be a Cancer Chancer’ campaign will connect with the local community to encourage people over 50, who may delay a visit to their GP, to seek medical attention earlier if they suspect the first signs of Lung, Breast or Bowel cancer: a persistent cough, usual breast lump or rectal bleeding (a bleeding bum).

NHS Sefton Quality Awards 2011

Outstanding work by NHS Sefton staff was celebrated at the primary care trust’s Quality Awards on Wednesday 23rd March. The awards recognised employees in both Community Health Services and commissioning who have gone the extra mile over the past year to improve the health and care of Sefton residents. There were two winners in each of the nine awards categories. All nominations came from colleagues. Nominees, plus other guests, attended the Quality Awards ceremony, held at Formby Hall Golf Club.

Goddard Hall Volunteers Programme & Later Life Newsletter

Goddard Hall Volunteers Programme

The volunteers programme at Goddard Hall has been short listed for the Employable Communities Award in the Community Foundation for Merseyside’s Sprit of Merseyside Award.

70th Anniversary of the May Blitz

Dignity in Care newsletter: March 2011

24/03/2011 If you only do three things this month...

Share your Dignity Action Day stories:

Inspire others by sharing your experiences of the Dignity Action Day 2011: submit your stories, memories and photographs.

Submit your stories in the DAD memory book

Protect someone's dignity:

Jennifer Mort, an Auxiliary Nurse in the East Midlands, says: "Sometimes patients are brought to our outpatient department from other areas or wards and they are inappropriately dressed so to protect their dignity, keep them warm and treat them as I would want to be treated, I get them a blanket or dressing gown. This is something I do as part of the ten dignity challenges."

Following on from our first update in February, I’m happy to follow on with this second one. As always please don’t hesitate to contact me if you would like to discuss any part of this update with me. Also, we would really appreciate you sending this to any of your members that my find the content useful.

Patient and Public Involvement Policy

We have recently revised and updated our policy on how we involve patients, carers and members of the public, a copy of which can be found on our website - http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/patientandpublicinvolvement/patientandpublicinvolvementpolicy/patient_and_public_involvement_policy.jsp.  The policy has a clear ‘mission statement’ about why NICE values and supports patient and public involvement, includes details of how patients, carers and members of the public can work with us, and the support available to them.

I’m just writing to let you know that NICE is seeking a Chair and members to join its Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF) Advisory Committee.

Please find below the relevant links with more information about COF, the role/s and how to submit your application:

Chair and Professional members

http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/joinnwc/ChairAndMembersCOF.jsp

Patients and Lay members

http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/joinnwc/COFMember.jsp

The closing date for all applications is 5pm on 15 April 2011.

I’d be grateful if you would make the members of your organisations aware of these adverts.

Take care

Emma

Emma Banks

Guidelines Co-ordinator

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Level 1A | City Tower | Piccadilly Plaza | Manchester M1 4BD | United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (0)161 870 3102 | Fax: 44 (0)845 003 7785

University Hospital Aintree Stakeholder Briefing 2011

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE
STAKEHOLDER BRIEFING – MARCH 2011

Practice Makes perfect.

Free!  An Ideal Opportunity to raise awareness for groups and to the work that you do.

we would encourage communication and disibility support groups to get in touch its not too late to be involved..

Talk on Blind awareness and resourses as well as Writing Braille demonstration , Braille bookmarks have been made to be given away.
Other groups supporting sensory impairments will be attending.

Signing for church services. Kate, Church Minister for the Southport Deaf Centre will be available to talk.

NHS Sefton

Sir/Madam



Invitation to informal meeting with the NHS Sefton Board



This letter is to invite you to an informal question and answer session over a light sandwich lunch, with members of the Board and staff from NHS Sefton.

It will be held at The Family Life Centre, Ash Street, Southport, PR8 6JH on Thursday 7th April from 12.30pm to 1.15pm and it will be just before the start of our official Trust Board meeting.

Your chance to have your say on the future of healthcare in Liverpool

Local people have the chance to have a say on the future of healthcare in Liverpool by becoming a Governor at our Trust. Elections, being run by the independent company, Electoral Reform Services (ERS) are being held for the Council of Governors this spring. 

Need help filling in the census form?

 Help is at hand.

The Census Team will be undertaking a surgery at Goddard Hall on the 31^st March 2pm to 3pm to support people who require help to complete their census form.

Prostate Cancer Awareness

As you may know, March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

The Prostate Cancer Charity will be launching our new Testing Choices campaign in Parliament on 30th March and we need your help telling MPs about it.

The Testing Choices campaign calls on politicians to do more to improve Men's awareness and understanding of prostate cancer risk and testing.

Liverpool and Sefton Age Concern group goes independent

A Merseyside charity has broken away from its national organisation, saying it meets local needs better alone. Liverpool and Sefton Age Concern has formed an independent charity, cutting its links with Age UK. Age Concern England and Help The Aged merged in 2009 to become Age UK in 2010.

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust cuts 125 jobs

Up to 125 jobs are set to be cut at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, managers have revealed. The trust said the measure was needed to save £8.5m in the next financial year - 5% of its budget - and avert "more radical proposals".

Southport MP John Pugh’s drive for a rewrite of controversial NHS reforms will embarrass Nick Clegg

TOWN MP John Pugh’s drive for a rewrite of controversial NHS reforms won support at the Liberal Democrats’ spring conference.In an embarrassing loss of face for leader Nick Clegg, members overwhelmingly passed a motion against Coalition plans to impose free market-based competition.

Wellbeing Events Coming Up

We are pleased to invite you to our latest events which are due to take place in Sefton. You will be able to take part in a number of fun sessions and learn more about confidence, how to stay strong and how to help yourself and others. Whether you are a service users or a staff member, you will benefit greatly by attending.

Reaching Out

Reaching Out To You
Involvement Matters


Date: Monday 4th April 2O11
Venue Olivia Thomas Suite
Aintree University Hospitals Trust
(Directions on Back Page).
Time: 10.00 -12.00
With Refreshments

Minute Taking Course

This session will be suitable for people who are new to taking minutes and those who have some experience but find minute taking difficult or confusing.

 Bollywood Nite

at Goddard  Hall

297 Knowsley Road, Bootle, L20 5DF

 

 On Wed 18^th May 2011

Doors open at 7pm

Entrance £2

Music and dance!!

Bar open!!

Café open for food

Best dressed wins a prize

Dress Code

Ladies: As much bling as possible, long flowing dress or tunic.

Men: long shirts with small collar, jeans or narrow trousers.

“PHEENIX NITES”

remember Peter Kay’s “Phoenix Nights” ??

then you’ll love 

swaca’s own

“PHEENIX NITES”

7pm

25th March 2011

at 

Marine Football Club  

tickets just £10

Includes: Food, Live entertainment, Horseracing, Bingo,

plus

Lots of prizes & surprises!!!!!!

Call: 0151 922 8606 ext 111

Or

Email: fundraiser@swaca.com 

Sponsored by:

Ace Computers, Pro-Fit

Mojoes, Gillions

Novia, Mecca Bingo

Easy Driver Training & Rivtex Construction

Carers Contact Spring 2011 Newsletter

Please follow the link to for the Contact Carers Contact Newsletter to view/ save/ print the PDF


www.seftonlink2.org.uk/images/stories/carerscontact.pdf

2020 Decade of Health and Wellbeing

Please click here to view February’s edition of our 2020 Decade of Health and Wellbeing E-Bulletin.

The bulletin is in the form of a booklet; please click on the arrows in the bottom right hand corner to turn the page and use the magnifying glass symbol to enlarge the print.

Upcoming Courses

Book Now !!

Safeguarding Adults - 10.03.2011 at 10am - 4pm at

Shakespeare Centre, Southport. Benefits: Enables participants to acquire a sound awareness and understanding of

safeguarding practice and how to apply appropriate

Procedures.

That Takes Ovaries!

UNITY THEATRE 10th, 11th & 12th MARCH 2011

‘That Takes Ovaries!’A celebration of women‘s courage, perserverance and down right outrageousness! Consisitng of women’s real life stories from around the world. These tales of derring-do include the tales of the disabled woman who organises a ‘pee protest’ to secure her right to an accessible toilet on campus, the ‘schoolgirls who fght for thier right to wear trousers and the women who risked their lives to highlight issues such as child prostitution and honour killings. 

After the performance we invite you all, women and men, to join in an open mic session to tell your own stories of ovarian bravery! Tell a tale and win a 'golden ovary'!

All profits will go to Merseyside Women’s Movement nominated charities for 2011: RASA, Merseyside’s Rape & Sexual Assault Support Service and Sreepur; a Bangladeshi women’s village helping to support women through poverty & trauma.

http://rasamerseyside.org.uk/

http://www.thesreepurvillage.org/

DON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!

£12/£10 Concessions

Box office:0844 873 2888

Book online here

Come and give your views on how we can tackle “SUBSTANCE ABUSE”

People who are substance abusers are at a higher risk of dying in a fire, which is why Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service supports partner agencies who work in this area.

We are planning how we will continue this work in the future – and we need your input.

You are invited to a free community consultation event at Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service HQ.

This will look at how we currently provide services with our partners to support those clients who are known to be substance abusers and how we can work together in the future. It will be an interactive and informative event and aims to support our joint work with our partners across Merseyside.

100th International Womens Day

NCPTA's 2011 Gold Star Awards

Tuesday, 01 March 2011

The National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations has announced the 2011 Gold Star Awards are now open to entries from PTA's, school leadership teams, governing bodies and other educational professionals. Purpose: The Awards recognise and reward good practice by PTA's. The NCPTA is a national charity representing over 13,000 PTAs across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.