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It’s important to help your children talk about mental
health. By speaking openly, we start to break down the
taboos and your children might be more likely to come back
to you should they have difficulties in the future. l
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Welcome to the February - March
edition of The Calderdale Voice
magazine. Its full of information about
Health & Social Care services in
Calderdale and how to access them as
well as the latest national awareness
days coming up soon, like:
Time to Talk Day 6th February
Age UK Bobble Day 7th February
Dementia UK Time for a Cuppa
Campaign 1st March - 8th
We also have some exciting news about
our Enter & View volunteers on page 2.
Make sure you check out our ‘Did you
know?’ facts that, in honour of
Valentines Day, are all about the Heart!
Emma Worsley, The Calderdale Voice Editor
The first Heart Pacemakers had to be
plugged into a wall socket.
On Tuesday 21st January, HealthWatch
Calderdale ran its first Enter & View
Training. The training was an essential part
of the Enter & View recruitment process
and was facilitated by Marcella from
Healthwatch Bradford & District.
Successful applicants were then invited to
attend the Enter & View training and learn a
bit more about the role, reasons for E&V
visits, Codes of Conduct and Safeguarding.
A more in depth Safeguarding session is also
scheduled for early February.
Pending successful Disclosure & Barring
Service (DBS) checks, our newly trained
volunteers will then be able to start their
Enter & View visits in Health & Social Care
settings across Calderdale.
If you have any concerns about the quality of
care received in a Health & Social care
setting e.g. Care Home, Hospital Ward etc,
please get in touch by emailing us on
Healthwatch Calderdale is a membership
organisation. We make sure that all our
members are kept up to date with
everything related to Health and Social
Care at both a local and national level.
Becoming a member is free of charge and
is open to anyone who lives in Calderdale
and/or receives substantial health and
social care services from any provider
within Calderdale. It is also open to
voluntary and community groups who
supports users of health and social care
services.
To become a member, please email
Aristotle believed that the heart was the
body's source of heat.
Healthwatch Calderdale is a Health and
Social Care watchdog. We want to hear
from local residents about their
experiences, concerns, praises of
Calderdale Health and Social Care
services.
The feedback we receive from local
residents allows us to understand what
the issues are from the people that use
the services. Your views will help us
identify areas that need to be looked
into further.
Please get in touch by calling 01422
431099 or you can email us on
The Healthwatch Calderdale Programme
Board is made up of 13 individuals from all
over Calderdale. They oversee the work of
Healthwatch Calderdale and have a specific
budget to spend and monitor. They have
also developed a work plan for Healthwatch
Calderdale based on the feedback received
from the people of Calderdale.
The Healthwatch Calderdale Programme
Board meet regularly and their meetings are
open to the public.
The next meeting is:
Monday 10th March 2014
Venue TBC
Teas and Coffees from 5.30pm for a 6pm start
If you would like to attend the Programme
Board meeting, please email to be kept up to
date of the venue:
A kitchen tap would need to be left on full for 45 years to equal the amount of blood pumped around the body in
an average lifetime.
The Healthwatch Calderdale website offers a number of different services:
Send us your feedback using the ‘Talk to Us’ page
Sign up to be a member of Healthwatch Calderdale
Find out about our volunteering opportunities
Search for local Health & Social Care services
Keep up to date with news from Healthwatch
Find out where your nearest Healthwatch drop in session is
Watch videos from Healthwatch England
See our Healthwatch Calderdale Twitter feed
Read the Healthwatch Calderdale Pledge
Find out about Healthwatch Calderdale local meetings
www.healthwatchcalderdale.co.uk
Twitter @hwcalderdale
Facebook Healthwatch Calderdale
The first successful heart transplant was performed in Cape Town, South Africa in
1967
The Be Healthy Group meets every month.
We talk about health related issues for
people with a learning disability.
The Be Healthy Group gives you the
chance to get involved with decisions
about healthcare. You can come and
discuss your health concerns and find out
about staying healthy.
Do you want to join the 'Be Healthy Group'
Group?
The Be Healthy Group meets on the last
Monday of every month between 1pm and
3pm at:
King Cross Library
151 Haugh Shaw Road
Halifax
HX1 3BG
For more information, please call
07827946936
Luv2meetU aims to provide support to
people with learning disabilities to widen
their circle of friends and develop
friendships and relationships – helping to
combat isolation and loneliness and improve
overall health and wellbeing.
Their members take part in mainstream
activities, supporting them to become more
active in the community. Luv2meetU offers
employment and volunteering opportunities
which increase the self confidence and skills
of our members. We also offer time off for
families and carers all of which increases
independence, self esteem, choice and puts
our members in control.
To become a member of Luv2meetU you
must:
Be over the age of 18
Have a learning disability
To find out more about Luv2MeetU, visit
www.luv2meetu.com
Calderdale Help in Bereavement Service
(CHIBS) offers a unique, free, befriending
service that provides emotional support to
bereaved adults and children over the age of
5 years living in the Calderdale area.
Support is offered on a one-to-one basis in
your own home or at a mutually agreed
venue if preferred.
Most Befrienders have suffered bereavement
themselves and so have their own
understanding of the many thoughts and
feelings of desolation that grief can bring.
This helps them to understand and be
sensitive to the needs of the bereaved.
The service is free and all Befrienders are
volunteers who have undergone professional
training which is updated regularly and have
also undertaken an enhanced CRB check.
To contact CHIBS, please ring their telephone
helpline 0845 0099220 or visit
www.chibs.org.uk
The Turning Point exists to offer help to
those who need someone to talk to -
someone who will listen and understand,
someone specially trained, someone they
can trust. Though the project is
Christian based, you do not have to be a
Christian to use the service. Issues of
faith and spirituality are discussed only if
you raise them.
When you call you will be offered a first
appointment and given more
information. If you are happy a
counsellor will be chosen especially for
your circumstances and the help will
begin.
This could be the Turning Point in your
life! For more information please visit
www.turningpoint-brighouse.org.uk
YCNet is a website and online support
service for young people aged 18 and
under in the UK, who help to look after
someone in their family who has an
illness, disability, drug/alcohol addiction
or mental health condition.
It’s a place where young carers can find
other young people in a similar position,
chat to each other, share their stories and
hear about each others’ experiences in a
safe environment. As well as the support
and friendship young carers can find with
each other in our online community, they
also have access to help and advice via
the Online Support team.
To find out more, visit
www.youngcarers.net
Calderdale Parent and Carers (CPC) is a
parent led organisation that provides
support and delivers a range of free or
subsidised services to help you as the
parent(s) or carers of disabled children or
children with additional needs to achieve
the best possible outcomes.
The CPC Toy Library is a resource for
parents and carers to access a variety of
toys for their children to take home and
play with at their leisure. To be able to
borrow toys you need to be a member of
CPC.
If you are not already a member, you are
able to join, at no cost, by simply
completing a membership form. As well as
giving you access to the Toy Library,
membership helps us keep you updated on
information that may be of use, by email or
newsletter.
For more information about becoming a
member or the Toy Library, please visit
www.parents-and-carers.org.uk
The Young at Heart Singers is a singing
group for people over 50. They meet on
Tuesdays from 1-2 pm at Mytholm Court,
Church Lane, Hebden Bridge.
They are a group of 12 to 15 people who
sing for health and pleasure. They are all
over 50 and some are in their 90’s!
The Young at Heart singers are always
keen to welcome new members to their
group especially male voices.
For more information about the group,
please call 01422 842093
Are you, or do you know of older people who
might benefit from supported access to a
computer?
Accessing the internet has a number of
benefits. You can:
Purchase and have delivered your
grocery shopping
Stay in touch with family and friends by
email or Skype
Access care services
Find out about recreational groups and
events in your local area
If you or someone you know is elderly or
housebound, Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees
may be able to offer free of charge:
Loan of digital equipment for 6 months
One-to-one support from an experienced
IT volunteer
Access to the internet
If you would like more information or to see
if you or someone you know is eligible,
please call Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees on
01422 252 040
Upbeat Adults is a safe and specific
exercise and healthy weight loss plan for
Adults. This free ten-week course run in
Leisure Centres and Community Halls
across Calderdale.
To qualify for the scheme, you must have
any of the following:
• Overweight with a BMI (Body Mass Index)
over 30.
• Diabetes
• Angina
• High Blood Pressure
• Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
• Cardiovascular Disease. (CVD)
Had a Stroke / TIA
To find out more, please visit
www.calderdale.gov.uk/sport
Expert by Experience is a peer mentoring
service benefitting stroke survivors run by
Scope. They are looking to recruit more
mentors with lived experience of stroke or a
similar long term health condition.
The mentors would receive full training and
ongoing support from the project. Expert by
Experience would ask that you have at least
one hour a week to spare in order to meet
with your mentee.
The project, located at the Hope Street
Resource Centre in Pellon, are also looking
for mentees who would like to work towards
achieving a personal goal after their stroke
These goals can range from being health
related such as improving mobility, or
around developing an interest such as
painting or sewing.
To find out more about this rewarding
volunteering opportunity, please ring 01422
367544 or email
Walk It Together is a programme of
health walks throughout Calderdale to
suit people of all ages & abilities.
They're a great way to be more active,
improve your health and make new
friends.
Health walks are not about rambling,
hiking or 'power walking' - they're just
short led walks in your local area at your
own pace. All the walks are led by
qualified, friendly walk leaders who will
welcome you to the group and support
you on your walk.
For more information, visit
www.walkingforhealth.org.uk
The Breathe Easy network provides support
and information for people affected by a
lung condition and their carers. Breathe Easy
is part of the British Lung Foundation – the
only UK charity working for everyone
affected by lung disease like asthma, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
asbestosis or cancer to name but a few.
Breathe Easy Halifax is totally free to join
and provides an excellent opportunity for
people with a lung condition and their carers
to meet each other.
Activities include talks by guest speakers on
themes of health, life enrichment, outings
and much more:
Feb 11th - The healing power of Aloe Vera
March 11th - Simon Gough, Chiropractor
Come along to this friendly group held at:
King Cross Library, 151 Haugh Shaw Road,
Halifax, HX1 3BG on the 2nd Tuesday in the
month, 1.30pm - 3.30pm
To find out more, please visit
www.blf.org.uk/BreatheEasy
Britain needs warming up and Age UK are
calling on you to help. Put Friday 7th
February 2014 in your diary and be part of
the thousands across the UK to get
involved in Bobble Day and help make
winter a better season for older people.
Taking part is so simple and so much fun.
All you need to do is wear something
warm!
From digging out your woolly jumpers and
wearing them to work, to tea mornings or
winter walks – whatever you do will make
a difference for older people.
For more information about Age UK
Bobble Day, visit
www.ageuk.org.uk/bobbleday
Check out page 17 for a quick and simple
way to take part and help fundraise!
Dementia UK has today called on the care
industry to support its Time for a
Cuppa campaign; an annual fundraising
event, which runs from 1st – 8th March.
Time for a Cuppa is dedicated to raising
money to provide more Admiral Nurses -
highly trained mental health nurses provided
exclusively by Dementia UK to families and
individuals who are affected by dementia.
Unfortunately there are not nearly enough
Admiral Nurses in the UK and it is now a
‘postcode lottery’ as to who will receive this
vital help.
Joanna Westley, Head of Fundraising and
Communications at Dementia UK explains:
“Time for a Cuppa is a great social activity
for staff and residents at care homes, and
our fundraising pack and website contain
some fantastic resources for anyone looking
for inspiration, including games and recipe
ideas.
For more information or to download a
fundraising pack, visit
www.timeforacuppa.org
On Thursday 6 February, Time to Change will
be asking more people than ever to come
together on a single day to show that it’s
time to talk about mental health.
They are aiming to inspire a million
conversations about mental health and they
need your help to get there.
The first ever Time to Talk Day will take
place on 6th February 2014 and is part of
Time to Change’s latest campaign to show
that "it's the little things which make a big
difference" when it comes to supporting
someone with a mental health problem.
There are simple things you can do now to
get involved in the day:
Think about whether you could organise
an activity on 6th Feb to support Time
to Talk Day in your workplace, school,
or just with your friends & family.
Help spread the word that the day is
happening. Tell your friends, family and
colleagues, tweet using #timetotalk and
put a message on Facebook.
For more information or to register, visit
www.time-to-change.org.uk
Parkinson’s UK has launched the Get It
On Time Campaign to make sure that the
thousands of people with Parkinson’s
admitted into UK hospitals each year get
their medication on time - every time. If
people with Parkinson's don't get
their medication on time, their ability to
manage their symptoms may be lost.
Parkinson’s UK has created a free Get It
On Time washbag. The washbag contains
a guide full of tips and advice and other
materials to help you stay in control of
your medication during your hospital
stay.
To find out more, please visit
www.parkinsons.org.uk
Early Egyptians believed that the heart and other major organs had wills of their own and would move around inside the body.
Valentine's Day is a great time to think about your heart health.
Why not use the occasion to mark the beginning of some small, sustainable diet
and lifestyle changes? It could be the start of some real improvements to you and
your partner's heart health.
Food of love Strawberries are packed full of antioxidants and a handful counts towards 1 of your 5-a-day. They also make a wonderful dessert; just don’t smother them in cream! A gift to share Instead of chocolates, why not buy your partner a gift that could benefit both your hearts - a dance or exercise class is something you can both do together. A romantic stroll Show someone you love them by sharing a 30 minute brisk walk everyday. It’ll help keep both your hearts healthy, be great for your fitness and it’s free too! Dinner for two Show that extra bit of thought by cooking a surprise meal at home rather than going to a restaurant. Make it a heart healthy recipe and you'll definitely show how much you care.
British Heart Foundation www.bhf.org.uk
