Did you know that being lonely is actually harmful to physical health? Studies show that a lack of social relationships is a big health risk1. Researchers have found that it can be as big a mortality risk as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day! Now, the government has decided that loneliness is a problem worth tackling. …
On 19th July, we officially launched our Workplace Wellbeing services with a free Workplace Health Taster Day. The hospitality suite at the Chamber of Commerce building became a “health centre” for the day, with free activities including blood pressure and BMI checks (with personalised advice based on the results), an introduction to Tai Chi, impairment …
Last week a subgroup of the Birmingham and Solihull Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) went to Birmingham Women’s Hospital to do the Fifteen Steps Challenge, and today they’re feeding back their observations at our first MVP meeting. What is “Fifteen Steps To Maternity”? “I can tell what kind of care my daughter is going to get …
We were horrified to read recent research showing that one in ten girls aged 14-21 have been unable to afford sanitary products. So when we heard about the Birmingham Live “#BrumFeeds” campaign, we knew straight away how we wanted to help. #BrumFeeds aimed to collect 100 tonnes of food for Trussell Trust foodbanks, by holding …
Do you have recent experience of maternity services in Birmingham or Solihull? We are putting together Birmingham and Solihull’s Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP): a team of people who provide feedback about their local maternity system. The panel will include maternity professionals (like midwives and doctors) and people with direct personal experience of the service. If …
Like most organisations, we’ve recently updated our Privacy Policy to make sure it’s aligned with the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). You can read Gateway’s updated policy here. Of course, in all honesty, we’re not really expecting you to read the Privacy Policy of every single site you go to. But we did want …
As we finish the last few Pre-Diabetes courses we’ve been running, results are starting to come in from the most recent participants. And – as with previous course attendees – we’re really proud of their results! Since the pilot scheme in October 2015, which led to the programme being rolled out across the country, hundreds …
Our weight management course with a difference, Lighten Up For Life, is currently recruiting for May – so if you live in Solihull, have a BMI over 30, and would like some specialist help… read on! Like other weight management groups, Lighten Up For Life helps people to lose weight by providing a support group …
At Solihull Lighten Up, Gateway’s call centre staff support people who want to lose weight. As well as referrals to our own weight management course “Lighten Up For Life“, and vouchers for commercial groups Slimming World and Weight Watchers, Solihull Lighten Up offers extra telephone support – regular phonecalls to check in with people, making sure …
Since Gateway began in 2006, our tag line has been “Changing Lives, Changing Services”. To change services, we have to play an influencing and sometimes challenging role, sharing evidence of the need for change. That’s why we have always seen it as part of our responsibility to gather views from service users, ensuring that what …