Last week, Public Health England launched a major new adult health campaign to seize the opportunity for a national “reset” moment: Better Health. For many, the past few months have been a wake-up call, with people realising how precious their health is and recognising that it is time to get back on track. The Better …
At the start of this year, Gateway and Age UK Birmingham were appointed to lead the Edgbaston Neighbourhood Network Scheme (NNS). We were about to start planning our launch event when Covid-19 hit and the country went into lockdown. Rather than holding an event to launch the new scheme, we dived straight into supporting community …
Social Prescribing Link Worker We have rewarding opportunity for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to focus on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. If you feel you could connect to people, community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support, we would love to hear from …
The Patient Health Forum (also known as the South Birmingham Long Term Conditions Group) is a social group for people who live with, or care for people who live with, a range of long term health conditions. It’s run by a committee of volunteers but the monthly meetings, which usually take place at a community …
Because of the Covid-19 crisis, Birmingham Children’s Partnership has accelerated their plans for “Early Help”, a new model of connected services and communities to help families across the city. It means that families and children who need emergency help during the crisis can get it in a timely way, from a network that includes schools, …
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and we thought we’d mark it with a story from one of our Social Prescribing Link Workers, Becky (pictured). Becky is one of 15 Link Workers employed by Gateway in partnership with SDSmyhealthcare and The North Solihull Collaborative. Each one is attached to a PCN (a group of …
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and this year, the theme is kindness. The recent months have seen a heartening number of support schemes popping up all over our region. It’s good to know that when times are tough, our community will step up and find ways to help each other. But did you …
Despite the lockdown, the Solihull Lifestyle Service is still very much up and running. Our team is continuing to support people from across the borough and to provide all levels of support, whether that’s over the phone or via video calls. Lifestyle support for Solihull clients is based on behaviour change, and that’s because it’s …
Over the last few weeks, like many third sector organisations, Gateway has completely changed the way we work. All our staff are now working from home; our internal meetings are held over video and face-to-face appointments have had to cease. Our overall strategy and ethos, however, has not changed a bit. As we have done …
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 …