The Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme has been running in Sefton since June 2016, supporting individuals to lead healthier lifestyles and reduce their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The programme lasts for 52 weeks and consists of a 7 week education phase and a further 5 follow-up sessions
Read more →Social enterprises have a long history in delivering, supporting and influencing health and social care provision in the UK. The number of social enterprises working in the health and social care sector is growing. They make up over a third of organisations registered to Social Enterprise UK, delivering mental health
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Casper has been working for Living Well Taking Control since the Diabetes Prevention Programme first launched in St Helen’s in January 2017. He worked with some of the very first participant’s to join a programme in the area, including Cohort 22 (pictured above). Casper’s role is to facilitate the members
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NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme achieving great results in the West Midlands Margaret is one of 2,716 Birmingham, Sandwell & Solihull residents in the region to benefit from the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme; a free personalised tailored service for people at risk of Type 2 diabetes. The programme provides advice on
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Carers are an incredibly important asset to the NHS, saving it £132 billion per year (Carers UK). However, carers often do not receive the recognition or support that they deserve, and need. The NHS is now setting out a plan to respond to the needs of carers and support them
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We have been undergoing an exciting time of change at Health Exchange as we have said a fond farewell to Graham Beaumont after ten years of service and welcomed in our new CEO, Ron Owttrim. Ron comes to us with plenty of experience after over 20 years working in healthcare
Read more →Due to the current circumstances, we have made the decision to move all of our team members to working from home. This is to mitigate risk for patients that use our services, our partners and our staff. Business will continue as usual, with some adjustments. We will continue to support patients over the telephone and utilise our secure online platforms to engage with patients.
As a Senior Management Team we are reviewing risks daily and currently have a limited on site presence at our Head Office. To ease the burden on those who may be calling into our Head Office the free phone number below can be used - 0800 1583535. If you are currently or wish to access our services please ring this number to speak to a member of our team.
We will continue to keep you updated as and when anything changes.
Thank you for your patience and understanding at this unprecedented time.
Health Exchange
