Shropshire Health and Wellbeing e-Newsletter

Welcome to this June/July Shropshire Health & Wellbeing e-Newsletter. This e-Newsletter is for everyone interested in health and wellbeing in the county.

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  Shropshire All-Age Carers Strategy

A new strategy for carers has been launched to ensure carers of all ages get the right advice and support to improve their health and wellbeing.

The All-Age Carers Strategy for 2017-2021 was created in consultation with carers across Shropshire and the Family Carers Partnership Board a local multi-agency working group made up of various organisations across the county.

You can view the Strategy and Action Plan by visiting Shropshire Choices, and clicking the link on the page..

Diabetes Week 

National Diabetes Awareness Week runs from 11th-17th June 2017. The message being promoted for this year’s National Diabetes Awareness Week is ‘know diabetes, fight diabetes’ which is encouraging the diabetes community to share their experience and knowledge of living with the challenge of diabetes.

In the UK, there are around 3.5 million people diagnosed with diabetes, with an estimated additional 549,000 people who have the condition, but don’t know it.

In Shropshire, more than 15,000 people are diagnosed with diabetes and around 100 people are diagnosed with the condition each week.

To find out more about diabetes, please visit Diabetes UK

For further information about healthy lifestyles including healthy eating, weight management and physical activity, visit the Healthy Shropshire website or telephone 0345 678 9025

Shrewsbury older people invited to get together over afternoon tea 

A local charity, which supports older people in the county, has teamed up with Marks & Spencer in Shrewsbury to host an afternoon tea as part of a nationwide campaign to help tackle loneliness.

Age UK Shropshire Telford & Wrekin are inviting older people to attend the gathering, which will take place on Wednesday 14 July from 3-5pm in the café, at the store on Castle Street.

This is just one of thousands of events that will be taking place around the UK as part of The Great Get Together – a neighbourhood celebration inspired by the Jo Cox Foundation to show that we have more in common than that which divides us.

People are welcome to drop in to the afternoon tea anytime from 3-5pm on the 14 June and they can come on their own or with company. For more information about the event contact Age UK STW on 01743 233123. 

Wise and Well Days

Cupcake Day

Let's Talk About the F Word

The ‘Let’s talk about the F-word’ campaign launched today (Monday 22 May 2017) is being led by Shropshire’s Public Health service Help2Change and Shropshire’s Age UK.  The campaign is primarily aimed at relatives and friends of those who may be vulnerable to falling in their home or when they’re out and about.

Let’s talk about the F- word signposts people to a range of practical suggestions and on-line interactive tools and resources to help someone stay safe and avoid falls. These range from an interactive check for hazards in the home that may cause a fall to offering practical exercises to help build strength and balance. 

For more information about the campaign, or if you are concerned about yourself, an ageing parent, family member or friend go online to http://www.healthyshropshire.co.uk/topics/ageing-well/preventing-falls/

For those who don’t have access to the internet, you can visit your local library and ask for information on the Let’s talk about the F-word campaign. 

Shaping the future of Healthwatch in Shropshire 

Your views are needed to help shape Local Healthwatch, the voice for patients, service users and the public on health matters in Shropshire.

Each local authority is required by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to make arrangements to establish and maintain a local Healthwatch organisation in its area. Healthwatch Shropshire has been working in Shropshire since 2013, and its current arrangement ends in March 2018. We'd like you to help us to shape how Healthwatch in Shropshire will look from 2018 onwards.

Please click on the link below to find out more.

 http://new.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/shaping-the-future-of-healthwatch-in-shropshire/

Updates from our Partners

Volunteer 

To find out about the volunteering activities which have been going on across Shropshire's Great Outdoors take a look at the webpage http://www.shropshiresgreatoutdoors.co.uk/volunteering-outdoors/

If you are interested in volunteering or to find out more about our volunteering opportunities please visit our webpage, call on 01743 255957 or email.

For all the latest news from The Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals click here.

 For the latest news from Healthwatch Shropshire, click here

Do you have a question for the Health and Wellbeing Board?

If you have any questions for the Health and Wellbeing Board, you can contact Healthwatch Shropshire. Just click here to contact them or Telephone: 01743 237 884 Email:enquiries@healthwatchshropshire.co.uk or write to Freepost HEALTHWATCH SHROPSHIRE

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 253998

Health and Wellbeing Board - Next Meeting:

The next public Health and Wellbeing Board meeting will be held on Thursday 6th July 2017, 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 click here to access previous meeting agendas