Living Well Taking Control has today been announced by NHS England as 1 of 5 providers of the Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP). LWTC will continue to deliver the face to face programme for people at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, with Liva Healthcare providing a
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Health Exchange is looking for a Marketing and Communications Officer to join our Business Development team. If you’re enthusiastic about social enterprises and have a passion for marketing and communication, we’d love to here from you! To apply please follow this link for details and to submit a CV.
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USE IT (Unlocking Social Economic Innovation Together) ‘Birmingham is a key economic hub and a popular destination for migration. Whilst the City is a ‘big draw’, the reality of poverty and underemployment amongst indigenous and migrant populations is leading to increasing social, economic and environmental isolation. We will be working
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced that mental health services in the UK will receive a £2bn funding boost during his budget proposal on Monday 29th October. The funding is expected to come into fruition in 2019-20 and be used to provide 24/7 mental health support in
Read more →It started with a casual conversation On a Saturday few weeks ago, I attended an evening concert at the Bramall Hall where my friend played the double bass for the university’s philharmonic orchestra. During the break, I had a stroll with my friend to find some drinks. He was having
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Health Exchange awarded Health and Wellbeing Fund to deliver 3 year Social Prescribing Programme across Birmingham. Health Exchange are pleased to announce that its proposal to the Department of Health’s VCSE Health and Wellbeing Fund has been successful. In partnership with Our Health Partnership, the programme will support GPs to
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Carer’s Week 2018 Carer’s Week is an annual campaign that aims to raise awareness for carers and caring roles, highlight any challenges for carers and recognise the contribution they make to the individual they care for, and society as a whole. Unpaid carers save the government £132 billion per year,
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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