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Our Mission is to enhance our community, promote positive mental health, and give people of all different backgrounds the opportunity to connect with nature. The farm was first opened in 1986 as a partnership between the Bill Quay Community Farm Association and Gateshead Council. Together, they transformed this 27 acre site from dereliction into a […]
Are you aged 65 or above with a dementia diagnosis? Are you passionate about helping others with your life experiences and skills? Do you care about yourself, and others being heard? DEEP is a growing movement of people with dementia across the UK, which aims to: · Support people with dementia to use their voices
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If you are in an emergency or crisis situation there are some funds available from Newcastle City Council and the Department for Work in Pensions to help you pay for energy bills, household items, furniture, food, travel and other essential items. Emergency funds and support – Information Now
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The latest phase of GROW, delivered by the Behavioural Insights Team, engaged employers, recruiters and older people to design and test new approaches to reducing age bias in recruitment. This involved creating and critiquing the end-to-end recruitment journey, generating new ideas, turning them into tools and then prototyping them. The three new tools that the
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Ageing Sarcopenia and Multimorbidity (ASM) Theme By 2040, one in seven of us will be aged 75 or over. An ageing UK population with increasingly complex needs is putting ever more pressure on the NHS and social care system. Our vision is to address this gap and to enable a step-change in translational ageing research
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The AJ Bell Great North Run has the transformative #PowerOfRunning at its heart. The race is more than just a physical feat; it’s the embodiment of perseverance, resilience, and the possibility of change. Over four decades we’ve had the opportunity to witness incredible feats of elite endurance, been humbled by extraordinary tales of success against all
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We are delighted to share with you our Imapct Report which provides a snapshot of the AHSN NENC’s successes over the last year. As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, it fills me with great pride to reflect on the team’s achievements over the previous 12 months. The report is testament to the hard work and
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‘Voices of My Past’ is a new project which will see staff at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) putting research into practice, offering a different way of supporting people living with dementia who hear voices. CNTW provides a range of specialist mental health, learning disability and neurological care services across the
A potential victim who dials 159 will be automatically connected to their bank’s fraud prevention service. Anyone who receives a call or message from somebody claiming to be from a trusted organisation and who suggests money should be transferred is being urged to hang up and call 159. The banking trade body, UK Finance, has
