Newsletter 12 June 2008
12/06/2008
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:
Manchester Refugee Week
Don't forget - events are taking place throughout June - download the programme here
Free VCS Crime Forum. Residents of South Manchester: do you have a problem with crime in your neighbourhood? Community Safety Network (CSN) are the voluntary/community sector representative on the Crime and Disorder Partnership and can help you tackle your local community safety needs. They guarantee feedback on all the issues you raise and will help get your priorities addressed at a senior level. Come along- have your say. Booking only- places limited to 30.
Date/ Time: Tuesday 17 June, 11:30am – 13:30pm (lunch included)
Venue: Christ Church South Manchester (Corner of Parrs Wood Road & Fog Lane), Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6EE
To find out more call Steph Jones on 0161 226 7186 or email stephanie.jones@c-i-c.org.uk
Social Enterprise Education And The Global Dimension - FREE conference Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 10:30 am - 3:30 pm with free vegetarian lunch
A conference for organisations promoting or delivering social enterprise education in schools. It will aim to: explain how social enterprise education supports the global dimension in education, and how both strengthen enterprise education, showcase activities run by participants and learn from their experiences, demonstrate how to run these activities in your own region, explain what else the global dimension supports, plan a NWGEN event in 2009 (for example a Social Enterprise and Global Dimension Conference for teachers and social enterprises). For more information, or if you would like to attend this FREE event, please contact: James Ridgway at DEP c/o Manchester Metropolitan University,799 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 2RR. Tel: 0161 921 8013 Fax: 0161 921 8010 E-mail: gmgen@dep.org Web: www.dep.org.uk
News/Campaigns:
GP-led Health Centre in the City Centre
Manchester Primary Care Trust is planning to open a new GP-led Health Centre in the City Centre and this is your opportunity to given your comments and views on the new service.
Please follow this link to give your views (5 questions) and read about the new service coming your way:
Paper copies of the questions are available by emailing talkinghealth@manchester.nhs.uk or by calling 0161 217 4311/0161 945 3178
You can also send your comments and views to the FREEPOST address: Talking Health, FREEPOST RRSS-EKKJ-RRKY, Baguley Clinic, M23 1NA
Should you have any questions or queries about any current NHS services you are receiving, please contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 0161 219 9460.
Doctors' leaders claim patients will suffer from polyclinics plan
Medical leaders this week stepped up their campaign against the Government's plans to introduce polyclinics, claiming that patients will suffer as a result of the reforms of family doctor services.
More...
Recruitment/volunteering:
Longsight/Moss Side Community Project
The Project has 5 vacancies, for an Administrator, a Carers' Support Worker and 3 Outreach Workers
See flyer for details.
Self Help Services - Mental health and well being co-ordinator (Tier 2)
£15,470 per annum
Location: Zion Community Resource Centre, Hulme (working on an outreach basis in various locations in Stockport)
Hours: 35 per week
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 care mental health. The charity currently delivers a range of services including self help support groups, complementary therapy services, cCBT services and a primary care mental health team.
The Mental Health and Well Being Co-ordinator will develop, co-ordinate and deliver computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) services across the Stockport area to support people experiencing common mental health problems such as depression and/or anxiety.
The successful candidate will have a genuine passion for improving the lives of those people who are affected by common mental health problems alongside a proven track record in the delivery of primary care mental health services.
For an application pack please send an SAE with 45p postage and quoting ref COSTOC0608 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 Monday 16 June 2008
Shortlisting on Tuesday 17 June 2008, interviews to be held on Thursday 19 June 2008
Women’s Holiday Centre, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire
Re-advertised Job Vacancy
A joint coordinator is required to work in this busy co-operative holiday centre for women & children in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.
This unique opportunity is a live-in post up to a maximum of 3 years.
Closing date 5 July 2008. Interviews 13 & 14 July 2008
Please phone for an application pack on 01729 860 207 or e-mail whc.information@pop3.poptel.org.uk
For more information please see the website at www.hortonwhc.org.uk
Working towards equal opportunities. Women only need apply.
This post is exempt under Sex Discrimination Act Section 7.2 (e)
The Women’s Holiday Centre is a charitable co-op reg: 2504
They operate on a sliding scale so that the lowest cost for one night's accommodation is not more than one day of benefit entitlement - means poor women and children can have a break
AWAZ (Cumbria) CIC
The voice and network of the BME community in Cumbria
Two vacancies:
Project Officer (Race Equality SLA) Based at Penrith
Project Officer (BME Capacity Building) Based at Penrith
See flyer for details
Funding:
Funding for improving relations between different ethnic/religious groups
A £750,000 fund has been launched for community projects that work to improve relations between different ethnic and religious groups. The Barrow Cadbury Trust fund will typically provide voluntary and community projects with grants worth £30,000 over a two-year period. Funding will be offered to projects that promote solidarity between people of different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds.
Click for details
ALL FM & Barclays Community Awards
Are you a Manchester based community project or charity that requires a little financial help?
What could you do with £500 cash?
Visit the AllFM website to apply. http://www.allfm.org/public/?advert=33
The deadine for applications is 21 June
Other:
Early Breast Cancer Screening for Black Women - No. 10 E-petition
A petition has been set up online around the issue of early breast cancer screening for Black women in view of the research which suggests that onset of breast cancer is earlier and tumours more likely to be aggressive in Black women. (See e.g. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18182985)
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Implement a programme of early breast cancer screening programme for Black Women starting at age 30 years of age. The current screening policy should be assessed for race equality impact using current research data available with the view to a major policy change.
To read the details of the petition and sign it, go to http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Blackwomenbeware/#detail
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