Health Care
Reaching the voices which need to be heard
Does your organisation manage a community venue or space?Could your community space help make health and care research more inclusive? The Research Friendly Spaces project, part of Raising Voices in Research (RViR), aims to bring more research into trusted community spaces. Health and care research helps improve services, treatments and outcomes, but opportunities to take part are not always accessible or inclusive. By working with community venues, we can help researchers engage with people... read more »
Volunteers' Week: Thank you to our volunteer Health Champions!
Did you know Action Hampshire has its own dedicated team of 17 volunteers doing incredible work helping people in under-served communities start conversations about cancer. We'd like to say a big thank you to: 🙏Kate Warstone, Alverstoke PCC 🙏Caroline Diamond, StoneCrabs Theatre 🙏Anjali Mavi, Hampshire Indian Community 🙏Abigail Withey, Helping Hooves 🙏Liz Kite, Dorset Coast Radio 🙏Ali Beg, Awaaz FM 🙏Mark Kirby, The Big Difference As well as our Health Champions at Unity, The Women's Integration Group, Southampton Sudanese Community Association, The Vine... read more »
Mental Health Awareness Week: Could mindfulness be a walk in the park?
I’ve always struggled to live ‘in the moment’. Life is too hectic to bother about ‘being present’. I combine a job with family life, hobbies, helping others, keeping up with friends and I exercise every day. Mindfulness is low on my to do list. The NHS has prescribed the nation 5 steps to health and well-being; Give back, Keep Learning, Connect with others, Keep Active and Be Mindful. I achieve the first four (well, just about). Most... read more »
What on earth is a CAC Workshop?
The CAC acronym was a buzz word in the office from the day I started my job, just over a month ago. The team talked about it enthusiastically and with great in-depth knowledge. But to the new starter it was yet another VCSE acronym to get my head around... What on earth was CAC? I knew it was something cancer related and focused on educating people about the disease but that was about the extent of... read more »
Our tips - Mental Health at Work
We've asked staff at Action Hampshire to give us their tips on keeping their mental health in check. Here are our suggestions... "If my workload starts to feel overwhelming then I pause and write a list of all the things I need to get done and highlight the ones I need to focus on that day to make it feel more manageable" Hannah "Care about the people you work with and they’ll care back. It encourages... read more »
Finding a "Pocketful of Happiness"
Trigger Warning: this blog describes experiences with Parkinson’s, Anxiety and the loss of a loved one. If any of these things are particularly distressing to you, we urge our readers to take care of their mental health and click away. We have provided a full list of the resources Rosie mentions at the bottom of this blog, and hope that her experiences will be able to support others. Thank you. "This last year has not... read more »
Hampshire’s new NHS Integrated Care System (ICS)
Join us for an information session about Hampshire’s new NHS Integrated Care System (ICS) Online event via Zoom, Tuesday 18 January, 13:00 – 14:00 About the event… In April 2022, a new NHS ICS for Hampshire (including Portsmouth/Southampton) and Isle of Wight will be formalised. We are excited to talk to you about the changes and would like to invite local VCSE organisations to get involved. This will help to raise the profile of VCSE organisations, improve... read more »
iTalk
Do you find it hard to relax sometimes? Have you been feeling low lately? Is it all the right service for you? iTalk is the local talking therapy service for adults in Hampshire available on the NHS, run by Solent Mind and Southern Health NHS Trust in partnership. iTalk help people improve their mental well-being – from being able to cope better with everyday stress to treatment for common mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, phobias,... read more »