Free home test kits available for cancer

Did you know that bowel cancer is the 3rd most common type of cancer in the UK? Luckily, in the majority of cases, it can be treated if detected early enough. So the NHS is offering free home test kits to everyone aged between 60-69. If you’re registered with a GP you’ll automatically be sent a free test kit, complete with full instructions. If you’re aged 70 or over, or would simply like more information, you can call for advice and a free home test kit on 0800 707 60 60 or visit www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk

Please pass this message on to colleagues, partners, friends and family – or anyone else who could benefit from a free test kit, or who works with older people. 

Simply click on the link below to take a look at the NHS poster. 

NHS Bowel Screening Poster 

Nottingham Mela 08 hits town!

The Nottingham Mela 08 hits town on the 27th July, bringing the best of Asian culture, history and entertainment to the masses. This year it’s in the Old Market Square in Nottingham, is free to enter, and is open to everyone of course. The fun starts at 12.30pm until 6.00pm. 

Check out the poster and spread the word! 

Nottingham Mela 08 

If you go down to the woods on Sunday…

You’re sure to be in for a surprise…picnic! The Hindu Youth Group are organising a picnic to celebrate the Hindu Sangathan Divas from 10am to 4pm at Rushcliffe Country Park, Mere Way, Ruddington, NG11 6JS – this Sunday, 13th July. (The park is off the A60 Loughborough Road).

The Group has run similar events every year and they’ve always been a big success so please do come along and join in the fun – and bring your family and friends!

There will also be Open Yoga in the fresh air at 10am followed by outdoor games so please wear suitable clothing and bring a mat!

To find out more please contact one of the numbers below, email or take a look at the event poster.

Tel: 07957 940076 Vijay Trivedy
Tel: 07815 635195 Shyam Nandha
Tel: 07710 636875 Hari Krishan Sohal
Tel: 07855 109104 Kishore Nandha
email:hyg@btinternet.com

New Leaf turns over a new leaf!

New Leaf Nottingham, the stop-smoking service run by Nottingham City Primary Care Trust (PCT) is introducing a whole host of initiatives this month to help city smokers kick their habit and live longer, healthier lives.

A new telephone support service has been launched to provide information and advice to those wanting to give up smoking. Smokers can get an immediate consultation with a specially-trained advisor who will be able to offer on-the-spot support and encouragement to those wanting to take the first step in stopping smoking.

Smokers can then either be referred to one of more than 50 New Leaf clinics across the city for further help or sign up for regular, on-going telephone advice and support – whichever is most convenient for them.

And that’s just for starters, for more new New Leaf stop-smoking initiatives please click on the press release below. 

New Leaf Branches Out 

A picture of health

According to the Nottinghamshire NHS, hundreds of people have responded to their call for people to have their say on the NHS’s vision for the next ten years.

A draft plan, called A Picture of Health, has been put together by NHS organisations from across the county. It incorporates both the views expressed during the public consultation from November 2007 to March 2008, and the joint work of the clinicians across Nottinghamshire, who are leading the work.

The initial feedback from patients and the public showed that they wanted the NHS to concentrate on areas such as getting the basics right including privacy and dignity for patients; investing in promoting good health; making care more personal; and ensuring different services work more closely together.

To find out more please click to download the full NHS press release.
Picture of Health

Wider Users Forum Meeting

Nottingham City Council’s Adult Services Housing & Health (ASHH) team are holding a Wider Users Forum Meeting on the 1st August, 11am – 2pm at the Council House, Old Market Square, Nottingham.

According to ASHH, the Forum has been set up in response to service users’ requests and aims to give the wider service users’ community the opportunity to get involved and contribute to the Service Users Strategy Group’s work. Plus of course, the event will be a chance to meet others and share information.

If anyone requires childcare, translators or assistance with travel costs this can be arranged. Lunch will also be provided (please let Sharon know if you have any special dietary requirements). Places are limited and the Council would like the majority of attendees to be service users, although service users are welcome to come along with their support worker, for example.

Anyone interested should contact Sharon Ayrey on 0115 876 2353 or email sharon.ayrey@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

Raising awareness of sickle cell

July is Sickle Cell awareness month and the Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Service, hosted by Nottingham City Primary Care Trust (PCT), will be working to ensure that local people who may be affected are well informed about the condition. Sickle Cell is a condition which affects red blood cells and means they can’t travel round the blood system as easily. Symptoms include severe pain in the arms, legs, back and abdomen, increased vulnerability to infection, occasional bouts of weakness, tiredness, shortness of breath and jaundice and damage to bones, hips and vital organs. 

The condition is genetic and inherited from both parents. It is found mainly in people whose families come from Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East and India. However, people from all ethnic origins can be carriers. Events throughout the month include a variety of dedicated programmes each Wednesday between 10am and 1pm on the Health and Wellbeing Show on Kemet 97.5FM. Each week the programmes will have a different focus ranging from how Sickle Cell affects adults and parents, to children and young people. There will also be information about antenatal and newborn screening and how the voluntary sector can support people with Sickle Cell. 

A Caribbean Food Tasting Event will be held on Sunday 27th July at Benson’s Wine Bar on Mansfield Road, Nottingham, to raise money for the Sickle Cell Charitable Fund. The event will run from 12 noon until 6pm and will include musical entertainment as well as loads of delicious Caribbean food. 

Tickets can be booked by calling 0115 924 4691 or 07867 616903. 

Can you help?

The following email was forwarded to us by Bhavesh Jani at Nottingham City Council – please take a few moments to read it and forward to others that you think may be able to help. Many thanks

Friends,

I write for our cousin Mitesh who unfortunately is in the late stages of
cancer, specifically B cell lymphoma. He is currently in hospital with a very weak immune system and urgently requires a bone marrow transplant to survive.

Unfortunatly, all treatments to date have been unsuccessful and Mitesh
now requires a close tissue match. A number of people are involved
worldwide, however the level of tissue matches for asians are low due to the small
numbers registered. So far there has not been a match for Mitesh.

Our family members are currently being tested – it’s a quick & simple
test which could save a life.

Please take 2 minutes to view the attached PDF’s – the first is about
Mitesh, the second is about his tissue match. Please feel free to print
& display these in order to spread the message.

Please kindly forward this message to friends, family and colleagues -
the more tissue matches, the better chances of finding a successful match
for Mitesh.

By offering a tissue match (if you can), you will offer hope, not by
words, but by deeds. If you do have a match done and are comfortable sending
your results, please kindly email Mitesh’s father Ketan Patel at
westie98@hotmail.com

Thank you for taking the time to read this message.

Pratiksh
About Mitesh
Mitesh’s Tissue Type

Fundraising event for diabetes

Why not enjoy Sunday lunch with a difference and go along to the Viceroy pub in Sherwood on the 13th July?

The venue is playing host to a Sunday lunch in aid of the charity Diabetes UK - www.diabetes.org.uk

Tickets are priced at £22, which includes a glass of wine or a soft drink on arrival. There will also be a raffle and information available about Diabetes UK.

To book your place, please click on the link below. 

Booking Form 

Nottingham Mela 2008

Plans are in full swing for this year’s Nottingham Mela and the organisers are looking for anyone interested in having a stall at the event. The Mela will be held on Sunday 27th July in the Old Market Square, Nottingham, so it promises to attract a lot of people. If you’d like to find out more please click on the links below. 

Nottingham Mela 2008 – more information 

Nottingham Mela 2008 Stalls Booking Form 

Nottingham Mela 2008 Stalls Guidance Notes