Shropshire Health and Wellbeing Newsletter

Welcome to the August edition of Shropshire Health & Wellbeing E-News. This E-Newsletter is for everyone interested in health and wellbeing.

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Read on for updates:

• New Mental Health Out-of-Hours Crisis Helpline
• Become a GP Clinical Champion
• International Dementia Conference in Telford
• Alzheimer's Society Memory Walk
• Dementia Voices
• Wise & Well information days 
• Government announces delay to Care Act funding reform
• Save the Date! 'Time to Talk'
• Libraries are good for your health
• News from our partners: Healthwatch Shropshire, the VCSA and Shropshire Community Healthy Trust

Take a look at our Events Calendar to find details of events across Shropshire

Mental Health Out-of-Hours Crisis Helpline

If you, or someone you care for, experiences a mental health crisis out-of-hours, you can call the new Crisis Helpline on 0300 124 0364 for help and support.

The line is run by South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Trust in partnership with Mind Shropshire.

The out-of-hours line is available:

Sunday - Thursday 6pm - 2am
Friday- Saturday 6pm - 6am

Could you be our GP Clinical Champion?

Are you a passionate GP who understands how physical activity can make a real difference to people’s health and wellbeing? Are you keen to teach, engage and inspire others to feel the same? Are you eager to be part of creating a social movement of professionals who help everybody get active every day?

The GP Clinical Champion role is an exciting 6 month fixed term opportunity for a practising GP who recognises the potential of physical activity for clinical impact and is experienced with incorporating physical activity into patient care to strengthen regional clinical capacity and appetite to support adult physical activity behaviour change.

Find out more information here.

UK Dementia Congress- 3rd-5th November - Telford

The 10th UK Dementia Congress will be held 3rd-5th November 2015 at The International Centre, Telford.

Find out more about the event and book your ticket at: http://www.careinfo.org/ukdc-2015/

Special reduced rates are available for people with dementia and unwaged carers. For further information visit our website http://www.careinfo.org/ukdc-2015/   or contact events@hawkerpublications.com / 020 7720 2108 ex 223

Shrewsbury Memory Walk

With every step taken at Shrewsbury Memory Walk, you will help change the lives of people affected by dementia – now and in the future. Register yourself or a team, and start fundraising today!

"Shrewsbury Memory Walk takes place at Attingham Park, a beautiful National Trust park. It’s our walk with a community feel, smaller in size but together we will walk for a world without dementia. There are two routes available, approximately 1.5km and 5km. While both routes have some gravel and hills, the 1.5km route is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs but the longer route is not accessible. The routes are subject to change."

Arrive at 10am, start at 11am.

Find out more at: https://www.memorywalk.org.uk/find-a-walk/shrewsbury/

New Guide - 'Dementia Words Matter'

A helpful national guide is now available on best practice in the use of language when talking or writing about people living with dementia.

The “Dementia Words Matter” guide has been written by people who are themselves living with dementia. It sets out the words and descriptions that they would prefer are avoided by the media and by organisations.

Click here to read the guide.

Find out more on the Shropshire Together website, here.

'Wise and Well' information days from the RCC

Shropshire Rural and Community Council's (RCC) Wise & Well Team invite you to attend FREE information days. Click on the links below for more information:

Wise & Well Information Day - Ellesmere Town Hall - 3rd September 2015
Wise & Well Information Day - Clun Memorial Hall - 9th September 2015
Wise & Well Information Day - Highley, The Severn Centre - 1st October 2015

Starting at 9.30 am, there will be a series of short talks on useful topics such as fire safety, falls prevention, how to avoid scams, and community policing with an exercise taster and an exhibition of local charities and support groups.  The event will finish with a light lunch and a game of Boccia bowls.

This is not a drop-in event — booking is ESSENTIAL but it is free of charge. Friends and carers are welcome. (Transport can be provided.)  To book, call 01743 342162 or email Lisa.darkin@shropshire-rcc.org.uk

Government announces delay to Care Act funding reform

Funding reform was due to come into force in April 2016 as part of the Care Act. However, the Government has decided to delay implementation until April 2020.

The Government says that the delay will allow time to be taken to ensure that everyone is ready to introduce the new system and to look at what more can be done to support people with the costs of care.

Find out more and read the full story at Shropshire Newsroom

Libraries are good for your health!

Shropshire’s libraries are a mine of information when it comes to helping residents to look after their health. All branches offer a wide range of self-help books on diagnosed conditions, together with free use of computers to access health websites and the Shropshire Community Directory.

Find out more about how libraries are good for your health in the full news article here.

News from our partners:

Healthwatch Shropshire's latest newsletter

You can catch up with updates and news from Healthwatch Shropshire. Click here to read their latest Summer newsletter.

VCSA Newsletter

Catch up on the latest news from the Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly here.

Community Health News

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust have published their August newsletter. Click here to read the latest edition.

Got some news to share?

If you have a topic or article that you would like to feature in this newsletter, please contact us by email: shropshiretogether@shropshire.gov.uk or telephone: 01743 253937.

Health and Wellbeing Board - Next Meeting:

The next public Health and Wellbeing Board meeting will be held on Friday 11th September 2015, starting at 9.30am at Shirehall in Shrewsbury.

The agenda and relevant papers will become available on the Health and Wellbeing webpage prior to the meeting. Please see the attached link below to access previous meeting agendas:

Health and Wellbeing Board