Newsletter 6 June 2008
05/06/2008
MRHF send out a regular weekly email bulletin on Thursdays, containing
information for all our newsletter email group. For the convenience of
our stakeholders and for those who might want to find out more about
the Forum, we are also publishing that information to the BHA website.
Feedback would be very welcome. If you have any information that you
would like us to circulate in a future bulletin, please forward it to
MRHF by Wednesday 12.00 pm the day before. Please ring us on 0161 872 4600 or email us at mrhf@btconnect.com if you have any queries.
Events/Meetings/Groups:
Race, Culture and Psychological Perspectives - Conference Don't miss the chance to book your place!
18 June 2008
St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ.
Enquiries to: bookings.bme@googlemail.com or visit: www.bme-mentalhealth.co.uk for more details
Diabetes awareness session
To mark the start of National Diabetes Week, the diabetes specialist nurses in North Manchester will be running an awareness session on Monday 9 June 2:00 - 4:00 pm at Cheetham Hill Primary Care Centre. People are welcome to attend from any part of the city so please spread the word. Information will be available in a variety of languages and there will be an Urdu/Punjabi link-worker in attendance as well.
Laughter Drop-In
Release tensions and boost your ‘feel-good’ factor at the Laughter Drop-In
Tuesday 24 June 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
at the Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme M15 5DD
Come along and have some fun!
De-stress and relax. Session costs £3.00 per person.
MMHSCT - developing a strategy for the mental health of adults of working age in Manchester
Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust is holding an event to help to develop a strategy for the mental health of adults of working age in Manchester:
Monday 30 June 2008 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Hough End Conference Centre, Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, M21 7SX.
Further to the successful implementation of a new structure for community mental health services, the Trust would like to bring together key stakeholders, including service users and carers, to understand the further development needs of mental health services for adults of working age in Manchester and to support the development a robust strategy to meet these needs.
For further details please contact Cara Pursall, Project Manager for Service Modernisation on 0161 882 1041; to book a place please email the booking form to cara.pursall@mhsc.nhs.uk or send it by post to Cara Pursall, Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust, Chorlton House, 70 Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, M21 2UN
Shared Taste open day and launch
9 June 2008 11:00 am - 3:00pm
The Jabez Group Luncheon Club in collaboration with BARC Luncheon Club
Slade Lane, Longsight
All meals £2.00 including halal and vegetarian
Free activities including health check and hand massage
See poster
Reform of the Care and Support System: Regional Stakeholder Event
Manchester, Monday 16 June 2008, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
The reform of the care and support system is not just about the future of social care. It is about creating a new holistic care and support system encompassing housing support services, support for independent living, benefits that help people with the extra cost of disability in later life, and the interface with the NHS.
There are a number of issues that need to be addressed before such a system can be developed. The Government believes that finding a solution to these issues will require a radical rethink of how we can pay for and deliver care and support services. For further infomation, see www.careandsupport.direct.gov.uk
A number of stakeholder events are being held across the country. To register for the Manchester event, visit
http://www.coievents.co.uk/careandsupport/ or contact COI on 020 7261 8400
Resources/Training:
New guidance on CRB checks for volunteers published
The Office of the Third Sector has published guidance to help organisations that use volunteers to be clear about when they do and don’t need to carry out Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks on volunteers.
The guidance will help cut unnecessary red tape and responds to concerns voiced by the voluntary sector that potential volunteers can be put off if they are asked to undergo a CRB check without good reason.
You can access the guidance and find further information on the OTS website.
News/Campaigns:
New NHS polyclinics will damage patient care, warns thinktank
NHS patients will get a poorer standard of care if the government persists with plans to merge GP practices into polyclinics, a leading health thinktank has warned.
More...
HIV/AIDS progress painfully slow
A new international report into the battle to stem HIV/Aids and treat sufferers around the world has found both progress and deeply-rooted problems.
More...
Recruitment/volunteering:
Alzheimer’s Society
The Alzheimer’s Society is the leading care and research charity for people with any form of dementia, their carers and their families. Currently in an exciting phase of development, they are looking to appoint the following at their Manchester Branch based in Ancoats, Manchester.
Dementia Outreach Worker
Salary £18,294 – 35 hours per week
To provide support to people with dementia and their carers on an individual and group basis.
Closing date for applications; 13 June 2008
Interview date; 26 June 2008
For the above post please telephone Hazel Kelly on: 01925 572239 or email hazel.Kelly@alzheimers.org.uk for an application pack
Self Help Services Volunteer Services Co-ordinator
Salary: NJC pay scale 5, point 25 - £20, 736 pro rata
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Holidays: 25 days pro rata
Location: Zion Community Resource Centre, Hulme
Contract: Fixed Term for 1 year
Self Help Services is a user led mental health charity that has developed considerable expertise in the field of primary mental health care. The charity currently runs a range of services including self help support groups, complementary therapy services, cCBT services and a primary care mental health team.
The Volunteer Services Co-ordinator will be responsible for the co-ordination, development and management of a range of existing volunteer-led services (complementary therapies, drop-in self help groups, structured self help groups) – including responsibility for the overall management of volunteers with the delivery of these services.
The successful candidate will have a genuine passion for improving the lives of those people who are affected by common mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression alongside a proven track record in the management of volunteers.
For an application pack please send an SAE with 45p postage or email quoting ref VSCO0408 to:
Caroline Nuttall, Deputy Chief Officer, Self Help Services, Zion CRC, 339 Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 4ZY info@selfhelpservices.org.uk
CVs not accepted
Closing date for applications is: Friday 20 June 2008
Shortlisting: Monday 23 June 2008
Interviews to be held on: Tuesday 24 June 2008
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