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New Mental Health Carers Support Group

Carers Network has partnered with Rethink Mental Illness to provide a new Carers Support Group in Hammersmith and Fulham.

This group will:

  • provide support to people who care for others with a mental illness
  • offer a range of workshops, which provide supportive tools and information
  • Have public speakers who can offer advice and guidance on issues affecting carers and mental health

The first meeting will be held Tuesday 9th January. To register please email events@carers-network.org.uk or call 020 8960 3033.

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Mental Health conditions in the workplace

Stress, anxiety and depression are the biggest cause of sickness absence in our society. In fact, work related stress accounted for 45% of all working days lost to ill health in the UK in 2015/16.

Mental health related absences cost UK employers an estimated £26 billion per year – over £1,000 per employee – on top of the value of lost productivity. It is estimated that by taking a few simple steps to improve the management of mental health in the workplace, UK employers could save 30% or more of these losses – at least £8 billion a year.

Visit our website to find out more about the importance of Mental Health First Aid training and to view the courses we have available.

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International Day of Disabled People 2017!

HAFCAC, Action on Disability and Safety Net People First

Invite you to

Join us to celebrate
When:            Sunday, 3rd December 2017
What time: 3.30pm – 6.00pm
Where: Lyric Hammersmith, Lyric Square, King St, Hammersmith, W6 0QL

Places limited – book your place now!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-day-of-disabled-people-2017-disabled-people-and-democracy-tickets-39521160856

Or phone Julia Watkins at Action on Disability – tel. 020 3080 0393

Accessible venue. BSL interpreters and speech-to-text typist present.

Supported by London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Lyric Hammersmith

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Heavily Subsidised Small Charity Training in London

With support from Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the FSI is delivering a heavily subsidised three day training event in London on November 21-23 offering small and local charities and community groups full & half day courses and workshops on key fundraising & governance skills. A sampling of training courses include Gift Aid: Tricky Issues & Tips to Boost Take Up, Financial Planning & Management, Annual Appeals & Regular Giving, Demonstrating Your Impact and a variety of workshops. We also have standalone training days in London on November 30 and December 13, as well as workshops on December 7 and 8.

Places fill up fast, so book your place today to access this fantastic training opportunity:
Nov 21-23: https://goo.gl/V3CL32
Nov 30: https://goo.gl/oDyfyq
Dec 7: https://goo.gl/AgyvXV
Dec 8: https://goo.gl/CrfScK
Dec 13: https://goo.gl/XzyRur

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Dinner & a workshop on GP services

We are looking for your help. Have you had experience of any of the following in your own GP surgery or in a GP surgery near you:
•    Electrocardiogram (ECG)*?
•    Warfarin monitoring?
•    24 hour blood pressure?
•    Dressings of wounds?
•    Lung test (spirometry)**?
•    Pessary fitting or removal***?

Your CCG is looking to ensure that local residents’ views help to form any new ways of working in GP surgeries in Hammersmith and Fulham, both involving the services above and more widely. For example, you might want more GP support in doing more exercise, eating more healthily, or drinking less alcohol. Or you might want to see GPs work with you or people you love to stay well and out of hospital.

You don’t need to be an expert on NHS health services – you just need to come prepared to share your ideas with us!

Where: St Paul’s Centre, Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9PJ
When: 30 November, 6pm – 8pm

Dinner and other refreshments will be provided. 

Please tell us if you are going to attend, as there are limited spaces at this workshop.

To RSVP or find out more, contact Hannah Hanfy: 020 3350 4559,  hf.ccg@nw.london.nhs.uk

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Vision Care for Homeless People

Vision Care for Homeless People is holding a Dinner on 23rd November at the Lansdowne Club and your colleagues may wish to attend.

For those who are yet to hear about Vision Care for Homeless People, we run opticians clinics for homeless people in London (3 clinics), Brighton, Birmingham Manchester, Exeter and Leeds. Using optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care assistants, most of them volunteers, we provide glasses free of charge to 1,800 homeless people each year. Of those, only a third are eligible for NHS funding, so we make up the difference by using volunteers, through gifts in kind and with charity fundraising.

Homeless people are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to obtaining sight tests, glasses and eye care. They suffer a higher level of eye problems than the general population. They also find high street opticians difficult to access and are prone to losing or breaking their glasses.

We are proud of what we do but are keen to do more because our research suggests that nearly 20,000 homeless people are in need of glasses each year. We want to reach more homeless people, so have embarked on an ambitious expansion programme – we have launched two new clinics so far this year.

We are holding a Dinner in support of the charity at the Lansdowne Club, on Thursday 23 November. Guests will hear from our founder about why the charity’s work is so vitally important and get a preview of our exciting plans for the future.

Enjoy a fine three course dinner with wine, friends and colleagues and the opportunity to make new ones in a relaxed setting with live music.

Tickets are priced at £50. Tickets can be booked here until 7th November.

If you have any questions about the event or would like to book a table please email harry.todd@vchp.org.uk or 02032864186.

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Suicide Prevention Strategy

You are cordially invited to attend the Suicide Prevention Strategy Refresh Consultation on Tuesday 7th November 2017 from 9.00 to 1.00.

It will be held at:

The YAA Centre
1 Chippenham Mews
London
W9 2AN

The event is to consult on the refresh of the Suicide Prevention Strategy for the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, City of Westminster. Invited to the event will be representatives from a wide variety of health, social care, statutory agencies and the voluntary sector. The objective of the consultation is to build a strategy that best meets the needs of the residents of the three boroughs, maximising multi-agency and cross community work to prevent suicide in London.

The morning will :

  • Provide an update on the suicide prevention work since the last action plan
  • Brief people on the evidence for effective suicide prevention work
  • Consult stakeholders on the draft priorities for the new action plan
  • Give organisations the opportunity to build relationships for improved collaboration on the suicide agenda

The event will include lunch at the end to allow organisations time to network. To register for the event place please click on link below :
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/suicide-prevention-consultation-tickets-39183939217utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_term=viewmyevent_button

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North West London Celebrates World Diabetes Day

Join us for a day filled with talks, workshops and information, bringing everyone together to celebrate World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2017, 10am till 3pm at the Grand Hall, Brent Civic Centre.
Talk to us and learn about:

  • Diet, exercise and lifestyle management
  • Support for people living with diabetes
  • Hear the personal journey of others
  • The North West London diabetes transformation programme
  • Diabetes and its risks
  • Women, pregnancy and diabetes
  • Meet the diabetes specialist teams
  • ‘Know diabetes’ website launch.

This event is free and open to everyone! Clinicians, patients, carers, anyone living with diabetes, friends and family.
Visit www.worlddiabetesdaynwl.eventbrite.co.uk to register your attendance and to see the full agenda for the day.

Refreshments will be provided

Poster

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H&F ART & CULTURE AWARD

Put your business in the spotlight

The Hammersmith & Fulham Brilliant Business Awards are here!  www.hfbrill4biz.com

Find out all you need to know here  Free Entry and easy to take part.

 Judges’ Prize: Enter yourself for the Art and Culture Award  You submit an entry and our expert panel of judges decides the winners. Closing date for applications is Friday 27 October 2017

Public Vote: Get others to nominate you as best overall business in Fulham, Hammersmith or Shepherds Bush. Closing date   for public nominations is Sunday 5 November 2017

Save the Date! Awards Presentation Evening Wednesday 15 November

Any Questions?  Come back to us

Don’t forget to connect with us on social media and we would  be happy to promote a good news story about your business, product or offer or  or email us www.facebook.com/HamFulBrill4Biz   www.twitter.com/HamFulBrill4Biz

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Play Association Fundraising Walking Football

The event will be at Playfootball White City on 4th November it will be a 5 a side  Walking Football event for over 35’s and will be charged at £100 per squad . The money will contribute to the cost of the event and any surplus will be used to support the Play Association projects for vulnerable children . To book a team please either email steve@playassociationhf.org.uk or phone me on 07828123300

See a flyer here

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