Tackling health inequalities

If you work in health or wellbeing, or are involved with tackling health inequalities in some way, then make sure you go along to this year’s East Midlands Public Health Conference in Derby. Held on the 21st May, the conference will be focused on commissioning for equal and better health, the provision of high impact interventions for equal and better health and promoting better health as a personal aspiration, a corporate objective and a shared responsibility. To find out more or to book or place email sarah.hassell@dh.gsi.gov.uk

A place for all faiths

If you’re not already familiar with it, you may be interested to know that the Multi Faith Centre at Derby University has a whole range of events going on throughout the year. Coming up this spring, the centre is planning events ranging from its conference to more informal conversations covering many of today’s big questions, together with book launches, yoga, aikido and meditation sessions. The centre was set up to help promote mutual understanding between different faiths and beliefs and is open to all. To find out more please email mfcevents@derby.ac.uk

 

Celebrating Volunteering

Loads of people in Nottinghamshire give up their spare time to help others, but often volunteers don’t get the recognition they deserve – or the chance to show others what they and their organisations do. So to put this right, Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service (NCVS) have got together to plan a special event called ‘Celebrating Volunteering’. The event will run as part of National Volunteers Week in June with the aim of promoting, recruiting and most importantly, celebrating volunteering.

At the moment, the City Council and NCVS are looking for input and ideas from local voluntary and community groups – in order to make the event as interesting and exciting as possible. The event will take place in the Market Square in Nottingham city centre on the 7th June so hopefully the weather will have brightened up a little by then! The plan is to give voluntary and community groups the chance to promote themselves and their work whether you’d like to have a stall or perhaps run a mini workshop or ‘taster’ for example. In addition, they’ll hopefully be lots of things to keep the public entertained so get your thinking caps on and get your ideas rolling in!

Places are limited so you’ll need to register your interest by Friday 11th April. Simply call Carole Worall on 0115 915 8800 to find out more.

The perfect way to thank your volunteers!

As part of the ‘Celebrating Volunteering’ event, the City Council and NCVS are also planning a very special ‘thank you’ event for volunteers between 3pm-6pm on 8th June. The event will be held at Nottingham Playhouse and you can make sure you get your volunteers a place by calling Carole Worall on 0115 915 8800.

Living Islam out loud

If you’re a Muslim woman then you may like to go along to an event being planned for the 6th April by the Fatima Women’s Network. Called ‘Living Islam Out Loud’ the event is a unique opportunity to meet leading American Muslim women and share ideas and experiences – whilst debating the big questions affecting Muslim women in the UK, US and across the world. To find out more or to book please call the Fatima Women’s Network on 0845 331 2373 or email moinul@fatima-network.com 

Jobs, jobs, jobs

With spring just around the corner (hopefully!) you may fancy a fresh challenge – or perhaps you’re simply looking for a promotion or even a change of direction. If that sounds like you – we’ve got some great job opportunities to tell you about – courtesy of the East Midlands Development Agency. Simply follow the link to find out more and good luck!

 

http://www.emda.org.uk/newsletters/vacancyalert141613.htm 

Sustainable Funding workshop

Regeneration East Midlands are planning a one day workshop for anyone interested in finding out more about Sustainable Funding – on the 16th April.

The day will include an introduction to what sustainable funding is all about including how your organisation could benefit and the support and help that’s available in Nottinghamshire.

So if you’re a charity, voluntary organisation, fundraiser or advisor and you’d like to find out how to become more financially sustainable then this is the workshop for you.

The workshop will run from 9.45am – 4.30pm on the 16th April and will cost £50.00 (or £25 if you’re a third sector organisation). If you’d like to find out more you can contact Jason Pegg from Regeneration East Midlands on 0870 240 4459.

Don’t forget, if you’ve got a workshop or other training event you’d like us to publicise just give us a call on 0115 979 1234 and we’ll do the rest!   

New physio service launched

From today, patients in Nottingham will be able to refer themselves for physiotherapy as part of a new pilot being run by Nottingham City Primary Care Trust (PCT). The trial will be run through the PCT Rehabilitation Services for 12 months to assess its feasibility and the benefits of such as scheme.

The new service will enable patients to refer themselves for physio without having to see a doctor first, making life easier and more convenient for patients, whilst freeing up valuable doctors’ appointments.

As long as patients are over 16 and registered with a GP in the city, they’ll be able to access the service by phoning 0115 883 8300 or by completing a form – available from all GP practices and public buildings across the city. The physiotherapists themselves are located throughout Nottingham too, so patients should be able to visit their nearest one.

Hopefully, this new service will be a big help to anyone in need of musculoskeletal physio, so please make sure you pass the news onto anyone you think may benefit. To find out more you’re welcome to give Parul Jani a ring on 0115 979 1234 or alternatively you can contact the PCT direct by emailing suzanne.aitken@nottinghamcity-pct.nhs.uk