Recently, Gateway and Age UK Birmingham were appointed to lead the Edgbaston Neighbourhood Network Scheme (NNS). We hoped to announce the launch of Edgbaston NNS this week, but of course, current events have overtaken us. Instead of a launch event, we are diving straight into support for community groups in the area. The Council and …
Coronavirus update
Given the most recent government advice, and for the wellbeing of our staff and the people we work with, we are moving towards home working over the next couple of days. However, all of our services are still running, and you should continue to contact us in the usual way. Our outreach services — including …
What a difference a year makes: Social Prescribing Day 2020
Today is the second ever Social Prescribing Day, highlighting the importance and significance of social prescribing within healthcare. What a difference a year makes This time last year, we celebrated the first Social Prescribing Day with a story from Healthy Futures. We told how Wellbeing Navigator Ralph had helped Alia and her disabled son to …
New Straight Talking sessions for schools: gang and crime prevention
Straight Talking West Midlands — a team of young parents who go into schools to talk to pupils — are now delivering more sessions than ever. This year, to complement our sessions on teen pregnancy, healthy and unhealthy relationships and child sexual exploitation (CSE), our Peer Educators are introducing a new session: gang and knife …
Free health checks at Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre – all this week
Advisers from the Solihull Lifestyle Service are offering FREE health checks and advice at Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre all this week. The team will be on the first floor, at the top of the escalator near Asda, until Sunday 19th Jan. They can offer all sorts of health and wellbeing advice, including blood pressure checks, …
Take part in the Birmingham Food Conversation
Are you an expectant parent, or have you or your partner given birth within the last three months? We’re looking for recent parents, or parents-to-be, to take part in a focus group about food and nutrition. This is the second event we’re running as part of the “Birmingham Food Conversation”. The Birmingham Food Conversation is …
The 12 Days of Gateway
Wishing all our friends, partners and colleagues a very happy Christmas and best wishes for 2020. Our Christmas card this year includes just a few of the things the Gateway team got up to over the last year. We present to you: the 12 Days of Gateway! (You can click on the image to view …
Bringing people together at Christmas: the Patient Health Forum
Last week the Patient Health Forum held their Christmas party, with singing, dancing… and a special visit from a certain Mr Claus! The Gateway team was on hand to help, as ever, booking transport and making endless cups of tea, but for the party we made sure to include some special extras for this month’s …
Meet our MVP Chair: Chloe
In the summer, we welcomed a new Chair for our Maternity Voices Partnership: Chloe Cadby. The role of Chair is a busy one, and we’re happy to say Chloe has thrown herself into it over the last four months! The Maternity Voices Partnership is made up of maternity professionals (like midwives and doctors), and service …
Want to quit smoking? Introducing the Solihull Stop Smoking Service
Did you know you’re three times more likely to quit with the help of a Stop Smoking service? The Solihull Stop Smoking service is now part of the Solihull Lifestyle Service, so it’s FREE and easy to access if you live in Solihull, or have a Solihull GP. How does it work? If you’d like …