In this issue:

• Pausing elective care in Greater Manchester
• Community activities
• Local newsletters
• Be Well Tameside workshops
• Cervical screening
• COVID-19

If you have feedback about these topics, or any recent experiences about health or care services you think we should know about, give Healthwatch Tameside a call on 0161 667 2526. Or email info@healthwatchtameside.co.uk

If you want to give us your feedback via one of our surveys, please go to www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/share-your-views

Thank you.

Pausing elective care in Greater Manchester 

Hospitals in Greater Manchester have made the difficult decision to pause some non-urgent surgery and appointments due to the rising impact of COVID-19.
Patients who will be affected by this will be contacted by the hospital as soon as possible, there is no requirement for patients to contact the hospital.
If you are not contacted by the hospital, please assume your treatment is continuing as planned. More information can be found at www.tamesideandglossopccg.org/news/pausing-elective-care-in-greater-manchester.

Healthwatch Tameside are collecting feedback about people's experiences of delays to planned care. Our survey can be found at www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/share-your-views

If you prefer to complete surveys on paper, or over the phone, please give us a call on 0161 667 2526, or email info@healthwatchtameside.co.uk. We have an answerphone (all staff work part-time), and will call you back.

Community activities

Around Tameside there are many activities organised by people in the community. These may be one-off events, or weekly/monthly classes or meetings. 

If you want to know more about how you can get involved with Healthwatch, please have a look at www.healthwatchtameside.co.uk/work-us

Local newsletters 

Here are the latest newsletters from:

Tameside Community Champions Community News - www.tameside.gov.uk/TamesideMBC/media/adultservices/FINAL-3rd-Age-Friendly-Newsletter-web-version.pdf

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - www.tamesideandglossopicft.nhs.uk/application/files/2716/3889/6319/NHS_Trust_Magazine_ISSUE_4_web.pdf

Be Well Tameside workshops

Be Well Tameside can support you to make small changes that can have big benefits to your health and wellbeing.

There are a few spaces available on some of the online workshops being held during the next few weeks.

For more information about the workshops see www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/be-well-tameside-15835470751

There is also a self-help booklet available to read at www.penninecare.nhs.uk/application/files/9615/6146/9508/5249-be-well-tameside-wellbeing-booklet-update-2017-electronic.pdf

Cervical screening

Women and people with a cervix registered with a GP practice in Tameside and Glossop are being urged to attend cervical screening when invited.

Cervical screening is available to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 in England.

For more information see www.tamesideandglossopccg.org/cervicalcancer#Cervical%20Screening

COVID-19

For up-to-date information about the latest rules and guidance see www.tameside.gov.uk/coronavirus

All adults are being offered booster jabs (at least 3 months after the second jab). First and second jabs are also available.

There are regular vaccination hubs around the borough, additional pop-up clinics and a vaccination bus. If you would like more information about the location and opening times for each, see www.tameside.gov.uk/covidvaccine.