Stories
POWS changing lives: Suad and Fatima’s story
Suad has been working as a Pregnancy Outreach Worker for over six years. Because of her language skills, she works mainly with people who are new arrivals to the country. Suad (pictured) says, “the...
Health Trainers: experts who add value
Could your organisation benefit from Gateway Health Trainers' expertise? The Health Trainers service can now be tailored to the needs of a specific group or organisation, and commissioned directly....
Taking control
"Good health" can mean many things. When you hear of someone seeing a Health Trainer, you might assume they're receiving help with diet and exercise, but that's really only a small part of someone's...
Reducing risk: the Gateway Pre-Diabetes Course
The results are starting to come in from the first people to complete our Pre-Diabetes Course - and we're hearing some brilliant success stories. The most important results are the HbA1c levels,...
Social support for GP patients
As Gateway Healthy Futures is in month 10 of its pilot period, we want to show you the range of support the service offers, by letting you hear two patients' stories, in their own words. Gateway...
Gateway Healthy Futures: making a difference
The Gateway Healthy Futures service helps patients who need social support, and we’re keen to take more referrals from GPs to show the benefits of this pilot work. What is Gateway Healthy Futures?...
A happy coincidence
Although it's wonderful to hear from past clients, most people choose not to get in touch once their support has ended... Which is why this story comes to you as a result of a happy coincidence....
Gaps in service leave women in danger
If you are affected by the issues in this story, please click here to see a list of links and phone numbers that might be able to help. At Gateway we often find ourselves "filling in the...
Sharing our knowledge with the Child Poverty Commission
Did you know that Birmingham has a Child Poverty Commission? The cross-partner Commission, which includes the Council, the University of Birmingham and The Children's Society, was set up in March...