Teenagers keeping SAFE with a new sexual health service
Young people in Tameside and Glossop can now receive confidential and simple... SAFE (Sexual health Advice For Everyone) is a free service available to anyone... It covers a wide range of issues from queries about contraception to concerns... The new service will be launched by Councillor Allison Gwynne... The new website- http://www. tgsafe. tgsafe.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust shortlisted for Health Service Journal Awards
Local NHS Community services in Tameside and Glossop have received another great... Tameside and Glossop Community Healthcare Business Group... Community district nursing services have been shortlisted in the Clinical... The Health Service Journal Awards are an annual event honouring outstanding... These latest nominations continue an award winning year for Stockport NHS...
Supporting children's health with a Leap 4 Life
A new initiative to help local children improve their health and live fitter... LEAP4Life stands for Learn, Eat and Play... LEAP4Life is a community based lifestyle programme, with friendly... While rates are improving... This can often lead to poorer health later in life too. LEAP4Life supports healthy eating... LEAP4Life consists of 8 weekly 90 minute sessions broken down into a practical...
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust shortlisted for Nursing Times Awards
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s community services delivered in Tameside and... The Community Heart Failure Service has been shortlisted for the Cardiac Nursing... The Community Heart Failure Service is a specialised community service for heart... The team has improved quality of life for patients by providing more accessible...
National 'Nurse of the Year' nomination
A community matron who has worked tirelessly to increase standards of dignity... Janet Robson has been nominated for the coveted title of “Nurse of the Year” at... Based mainly at the Hollingworth Clinic... In 2009 Janet took on the role of “Dignity in Care Matron”... Janet has been a great success in this role... Janet and her team won a Nursing Times award last year for their work...
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust shortlisted for General Practice Awards
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has been shown as a champion of high quality care... The District Nursing service has been shortlisted for the Nursing Team of the... The District Nursing team has always provided excellent care for patients in... Their recognition this year comes from recent service redesigns in Tameside and...
Saying Hello to better speaking skills for children
Speech and language therapists (SALT) in Tameside and Glossop are lending their... The Hello campaign promotes talking with babies and children... In the UK today, over 1, 000, 000 children have some form of speech... That’s around two or three in every classroom... In the 21st century... Speech, language and communication supports everything we do in life.
Right Hear, Right Now - Your local hearing aid service
A community hearing aid service has launched in Tameside and Glossop which... Hear and Now will assess your hearing... If you find following speech difficult, particularly in noisy situations... All you need to do is ask your GP to refer you to the Hear and Now service for... Hear and Now is provided by a dedicated audiology team from Tameside and Glossop...
Unicef endorse Tameside and Glossop's excellent support for breastfeeding
Local health services in Tameside and Glossop have received international... Tameside and Glossop Community Healthcare... The initiative works with health service to ensure a high standard of care for... The accreditation process takes place in three stages. Stage 2 involved the assessment of staff knowledge and skills.
Dying Matters....so let's talk about it
Tameside and Glossop Community Healthcare are supporting an awareness week... In Dying Matters Awareness Week (16th – 21st May) we’re encouraging people to... With events held at Bradbury Community House in Glossop, (Tuesday... 30pm - 4.30pm) we are working with both our own McMillan Team and local funeral... The events include a chance to chat and pick up some advice on:
· Dying...