News items from June 2012
Have your say on Community Hospitals
The NHS is asking patients and carers in Leicestershire for their views on how it should deliver care closer to home and community settings, including five community hospitals in West Leicestershire.
The five community hospitals are:
Coalville Community Hospital
Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital
Hinckley and District Community Hospital
Loughborough Community Hospital
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Community Hospital
If you'd like to have your say you can complete the online questionnaire or to request a printed copy, call Penny Harris on 0116 295 7571 or email [email protected]
Translations and large print versions of the questionnaire are also available.
The questionnaire will close on 22 July 2012 so you've still got plenty of time to make sure your views are heard.
If you're keen to find out more about the future of Community Hospitals in Leicestershire, you're welcome to go along to one of two workshops - where you'll also be able to have your say.
July 9th from 7pm to 9pm (registration from 6.30pm) at the Hood Park Leisure Centre, Norfolk Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE67 1HU
OR
July 16th from 2pm to 4pm (registration from 1.30pm) at the St Francis Community Centre, Tudor Road, Hinckley, LE10 0EQ
To book a place at either workshop please contact Penny Harris on 0116 295 7571 or email [email protected]
Raising awareness of bowel cancer
UK charity Beating Bowel Cancer has launched an innovative poster campaign to raise awareness of bowl cancer and its symptoms - and to encourage people to visit their doctor if they're worried.
Here's the poster - click here to take a look in more detail.
‘Hats On’ for a weekend walk with a difference
Active Together Harborough is inviting carers and cared for to join them on a weekend walk on Saturday 23rd June, to show support for Harborough District Council's 'Embracing Difference' campaign.
The campaign aims to celebrate our differences: 'we are all different and may come from a different race, religion or background or we may be able bodied or have a disability, but we should embrace these differences to get the best outcome for all.'
You can find out more about the campaign on the Embracing Difference website.
If you'd like to join the walk, you can meet Active Together Harborough in the Square, Market Harborough at 10am on Saturday, for a choice of walks, either a leisurely stroll lasting around an hour, or a more challenging 3 mile walk. There will also be a wide variety of events held in the Square, with plenty to do for both adults and children.
The theme of the walks is 'hats' on' - so come along on the day wearing a hat of your choice - top hats, cowboy hats, bobble hats, baseball caps...any type of hat is welcome. What will your hat say about you?
To find out more please call the Active Together team on 01858 828282 or email [email protected]
Beginners Health Walks in Melton
If you fancy getting out and about and meeting other people in the Melton area, Melton Borough Council runs free Beginners Health Walks every Wednesday.
The walks are suitable for all ages and abilities so they're ideal for carers and cared for. If you'd like to take part, simply go along to Melton Country Park visitor centre for 10.30am on any Wednesday. Walks last about an hour and are on fairly good, flat surfaces with no stiles to climb over.
To find out more call Hollie Paterson on 01664 502 362 or email [email protected]
Learning Disability Week 18th to 24th June - help tackle hate crime
This year's Learning Disability Week will be from Monday 18th June to Sunday 24th June and will continue the great work of Learning Disability Week 2011, which saw the launch of the 'Stand by me' campaign against learning disability hate crime. Almost one million people with a learning disability have been victims of hate crime.
Over the last year, the work of Mencap campaigners has meant that police forces up and down the country have embraced the 'Stand by me' campaign and have been tackling hate crime. This is great news, but Mencap says it needs to continue. It says we have a long way to go to make hate crime a thing of the past and Learning Disability Week is a great opportunity to keep the issue at the top of the police agenda - and for people with a learning disability, their families and local campaigners to build stronger relationships with the police.
Mencap wants as many people as possible to get involved with Learning Disability Week this year, so the police know that tackling hate crime is important to lots of people.
To find out more and to join the campaign visit www.mencap.org.uk/standbyme
Or you can email [email protected] or call 020 7696 6952.
Summer newsletter hot off the press!
Why not put your feet up for a few minutes and enjoy reading our summer newsletter? You'll find all kinds of things including details of our events for Carers Week, news of our carers' groups around Leicestershire and a touching story written by a carer.
You're very welcome to get in touch with us or leave your comments below if you have any ideas or suggestions for the newsletter - or you'd like to write something for it.
View or download our summer newsletter
Free meditation programme for people affected by cancer
If you're affected by cancer and you're feeling anxious or stressed or are finding it hard to sleep for instance, the Mindfulness Meditation programme could help.
It's being run by a partnership of cancer charities and is free to attend.
Cancer patients and/or their carers and families are welcome to attend eight weekly sessions to learn more about meditation techniques designed to help you cope with illness and stress.
The programme will run from 13th June to 1st August at the Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel, 45 East Bond Street, Leicester, LE1 4SX from 5pm to 7.30pm (every Wednesday evening).
You can find out more on the Coping with Cancer website.
Or to find out more, call Coping with Cancer on 0116 223 0055.
Have your say on hospitals in Leicestershire
The Leicestershire Partnership Trust is asking people who use hospitals in Leicestershire what they think of them - to find out what matters most to patients and carers.
Please take a few moments to complete the online questionnaire - you don't have to give your name and it should take around 15 minutes to complete.
Click here to begin the survey
Bottesford Time Out for Carers Group goes monthly!
Due to popular demand the Bottesford Time Out for Carers Group will now run monthly.
It'll meet on the last Tuesday of every month from 10.30am to 12.30pm starting from the 26th June.
Simply drop-in to the group to take a break and meet other carers near you, at the Victory Commemoration Hall on Belvoir Road in Bottesford.
Diane from Support for Carers may not be there every month, but carers will meet for a coffee and a get-together and new carers are always welcome.
To find out more please call Diane at Support for Carers on 0845 689 9510 or email [email protected]
New carers’ group for Oadby & Wigston
We're starting a new support group for carers in the Oadby & Wigston District.
The new 'Time Out for Carers' group will start on Thursday 14th June from 1.30pm to 3pm at the Salvation Army, Ladysmith Road, off Saffron Road, South Wigston LE1 4UT. We'll be meeting in the coffee bar area every 2nd Thursday of the month from 14th June.
Hope to see you there!
