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Gateshead LINk Annual Report

Administrator — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:32:45 +0000

Gateshead LINk has published its Annual Report for 2010-2011, click on www.gatesheadlink.org.uk to access a copy.

Gateshead LINk – Issues and Concerns Meetings

Administrator — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:14:26 +0000

Gateshead LINk – Issues and Concerns Meetings

Gateshead LINk has replaced the individual working groups with Issues and Concerns Meetings covering all aspects of health and social care. The next Issues and Concerns meeting will be on

Weds 27th July 2011, Wailes Room, Gateshead Central Library, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead,

10am-12.30pm all welcome.

Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue FREE Home Safety Checks

Administrator — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:21:49 +0000

Find out about getting a FREE home safety check from Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue at their website. Make sure your home is safe as houses this winter.

http://www.twfire.org/yourarea/gateshead/gateshead-east/hra/

Bridge Card and Nexus Companion Card

Administrator — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:16:33 +0000

Find out about the Nexus Companion Card which lets you take someone with you free of charge when you travel on buses in Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland. It’s available to residents of Tyne and Wear who receive certain allowances and are not able to travel without a companion. Follow the link and find out more

http://www.nexus.org.uk/tickets/combined/companion-card

Likewise find out about the Bridge Card system which lets bus drivers know that you need extra help during a journey whether because of age, disability, illness or simply lack of confidence. Find out more at

http://www.simplygo.com/travel-safely/

Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust Updated Mental Health Self Help Booklets

Administrator — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:55:58 +0000

Check out this resource from Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust providing informative self help booklets, created by psychologists and service users, on a wide range of issues including Alcohol and You, Anxiety, Bereavement, Controlling Anger, Depression, Depression and Low Mood, Health Anxiety, Obsessions and Compulsions, Panic, Postnatal Depression, Sleeping Problems, Stress and Anxiety and Stress. Free to download visit http://www.ntw.nhs.uk/pic/selfhelp

Bust the Jargon

Administrator — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:12:56 +0000

Contribute to Gateshead LINk’s jargon busting Jargon Dictionary today. Heard some health and social care jargon/acronyms/abbreviations you think needs explaining? Let Gateshead LINk know for its Jargon Dictionary. Visit the dictionary on the home page of Gateshead LINk’s webiste www.gatesheadlink.org.uk and and see if you think there are any additions needed or simply use the dictionary to find out what’s being talked about???

E-mail any additions to ruthdodds@gvoc.org.uk

Hospital Discharge WG Update

Administrator — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:07:19 +0000

The Gateshead LINk Hospital Discharge Working Group met this morning to discuss a range of issues. They included the ongoing progress of the Gateshead LINk Hospital Discharge Questionnaire which we are having a great response to after its distribution via the Gateshead Health NHS Trust Foundation membership magazine. Keep an eye out for updates on the findings on the Gateshead LINk wesbite and progress on how overiding issues identified during this process are being taken forward by Gateshead LINk. The group is also looking into how patients’ discharge is being handled from a local authority perspective and how patients are supported after discharge by Local Authority services. Minutes of this meeting will be available to view online after ratification at next meeting. Next meeting date for this group Tuesday 11th Feb 2011, 10.30am-12.30pm, GVOC, 8/9 Gladstone Tce, Gateshead, NE8 4DY (refreshments provided).

Gateshead LINk Annual Event 2010

Administrator — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:31:49 +0000

Gateshead LINk Annual Event 2010
Thanks to all who attended last week’s Annual Event at the Gibside Hotel in Whickham. Over 80 people attended, receiving feedback on the work of Gateshead LINk over the past year and discussing the future of the LINk. A full report on the event will be published in due course and will be available to download from the Gateshead LINk website (www.gatesheadlink.org.uk). If you weren’t able to attend the event in person, you can access the presentations given at the event by visiting the Gateshead LINk website (events and meetings page) where they can be downloaded.

Gateshead LINk Annual Event 2010

Administrator — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:42:00 +0000

Thursday 4^th November 2010, Gibside Hotel, Whickham, 10am-3pm – All LINk members should have received their invitation to the LINk Annual Event being held on 4^th November at the Gibside Hotel in Whickham. Places are free and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. So don’t miss out on booking your place. To book contact Gateshead LINk on 0191 4784103 or e-mail gatesheadlink@gvoc.org.uk

update

Administrator — Thu, 13 May 2010 10:59:02 +0000

The Carers group has been reviewed by the Steering Group and will be replaced by Transition into Adult Services, The dates for the meeting remain the same as the Carers. Follow this link to our website for more information.