Health
Marie Curie Helper service
The Marie Curie Helper service is provided by trained volunteers who offer
one – to – one support to people with a terminal illness (cancer and other illnesses), completely free of charge. This support may also continue for their carers and families after bereavement. The service was launched in Grampian last August and is now operational with over 30 volunteers across Grampian now trained and ready to offer support.
Marie Curie Helper volunteers support people in their homes, offering a few hours of their time each week to provide a listening ear and companionship;
give families and carers a short break from their caring role; offer practical support, such as accompanying individuals to appointments or simply going out for a coffee; or help with sourcing information on other available support.
A Marie Curie Helper does not provide any nursing or medical care or advice.
Our Helper volunteers are provided with training and support to enable them to undertake their roles.
There are trained volunteers available now in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
If you are interested in finding out a little more about this service or know someone who might benefit from some support please contact:
Ingrid Penny, Helper Service Manager for Grampian on 0800 304 7024
Email: grampianhelper@mariecurie.org.uk
The Marie Curie Helper Service
is funded by Text Santa
Community Health Exchange Focus Group
Community Health Exchange (CHEX) has been commissioned to capture from local community-led organisations the contribution they make to health and well-being. If you would like a chance to inform NHS Health Scotland’s forthcoming corporate strategy, then please attend this focus group. The information gathered at the session will be fed back to NHS Health Scotland. This is one of only four focus groups happening in Scotland. Tuesday 29th November in Inverurie (venue to be confirmed). To register your interest, go to https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2JBNVMN. The event will begin with a buffet lunch at 12.30 and the session will last from 1-4pm
Review of Dispensing GP practices
NHS Grampian has been consulting with the patients of six GP practices who currently get, or who are eligible to get, dispensed medicines from their GP practice.
A Review Group will be analysing all the responses to the consultation and will make recommendations to the Board of NHS Grampian.
The Review Group would like to invite any group or individual in the communities affected by the consultation – Auchenblae, Rhynie, Udny Station, Gardenstown, Portlethen and Skene – to make representations or presentations to the members of the Group.
The Review Group will be in attendance at the following locations on the dates and times shown below:
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Rhynie
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Friday 18 November 2016 in No 14 The Square, Rhynie, AB54 4HD at 1330 – 1800 hrs |
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Auchenblae
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Tuesday 22 November 2016 in Auchenblae Hall, Monboddo Street, Auchenblae, AB30 1XS at 0900 – 1800 hrs |
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Skene
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Thursday 24 November 2016 in the Westhill Community Church, Old Skene Road, Westhill, Aberdeenshire, AB32 6AQ at 0900 – 1230 hrs |
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Portlethen
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Thursday 24 November in Portlethen Academy, Bruntland Road, Portlethen, AB12 4QL at 1400 – 1800 hrs |
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Gardenstown
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Monday 28 November 2016 in the Dreel Hall, High Green, Gardenstown, AB45 3YN at 0900 – 1800 hrs |
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Udny Station
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Tuesday 29 November 2016 in the Udny Station Community Centre, Udny Station, AB41 6QJ, at 1330 – 2000 hrs |
If you represent a group or organisation in the area served by one of these practices, or you are an elected public representative, an independent contractor to the NHS or an interested individual you are invited to make a representation or presentation to the Review Group.
If you would like to do so please email nhsg.involve@nhs.net or write to Freepost, NHS Grampian by Friday 11th November. You will be allocated a time and to ensure that the maximum number of people have the opportunity to participate you should speak for 15 minutes or less.
There is no requirement to support your presentation with a written submission, but if you would like to do so please email your submission to the above email address by Friday 11th November. Read the rest of this entry »
Have Your Say……
Transport provision survey 
Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership are undertaking a consultation around transport provision in relation to accessing services. You can respond by using these links:
Service Users Policy https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QNQ6RCR;
Parents and Service Users Groups https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QNX9LPS;
Staff https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QRMQTFV.
The consultation ends on 11th November.
Scottish Mental Health First Aid: Young People
Aberdeen Health Village, Frederick Street,
Aberdeen AB24 5HY
Tuesday 27th Sept 2016 or Monday 28th Nov 2016
The course was developed as a mental health equivalent of physical first aid for those working, supporting or parenting 11 – 17 year olds. SMHFA/YP is an evidence learning course for adults to provide initial support; in a crisis and non-crisis situation.
We are running 2 courses in Aberdeen to meet the demand.
This course does not train you to become a counsellor or mental health professional. It is designed to teach you to better understand mental health and how it affects young people, as well as learn mental first aid skills such as:-
- How to recognise the signs of mental health problems or distress
- How to ask about mental distress
- How to provide initial support
- How to guide a young person towards appropriate professional help
The course also aims to show how mental health first aid can be applied in a crisis situation involving a range of common mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm, suicide and substance misuse.
This 14-hour training course is designed to increase understanding of mental health and how it affects young people. The course requires several hours of personal CPD both before and after the training day in order to complete the course requirements. The personal learning part of the course is done through the e-learning zone on the SMHFA –YP website.
The Cost is £75 per participant for the 14 hours CPD (including 1 day training). To book a place on either course please email training@thespark.org.uk or contact Emma Cameron on 07760257038 or at e.cameron@thespark.org.uk stating which course date you are interested in. 
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HELPING YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE?
A Volunteer Walk Leaders Training Courses is being held in Stonehaven on Thursday 6 October 2016. The course is designed to establish a group of local people (aged over 18 years) who are trained to promote and lead Health Walks on an ongoing basis.
Only one day of training is necessary but information will be provided to support development of local walks in Kincardine and Mearns for walk leaders attending the training through Paths for All and through local contacts.
A Health Walk is a short, local, low level walk which seeks to encourage and support people to become more active. A typical health walk usually lasts between 10 minutes and 1 hour.
| Date: | Thursday 6 October 2016 |
| Time: | 9.30am to 4.30pm
Registration from 9.15am onwards |
| Venue: | McRobert Pavilion
Mineralwell Park Stonehaven AB39 2RD
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| Cost: | FREE including resource materials
(packed lunch required) |
For booking and more information please contact:
Brenda Johns, Clerical Officer, NHS Grampian
Email: nhsg.publichealth@nhs.net
Appetite for Change
Join our supporters today and sign up for our
Community Food Challenge 17th – 21st October 2016
- Survive on £2 per day for five days
- Raise funds through sponsorship
- Help fight local food poverty
- Only £10 registration fee
Contact Andreea to register your support and receive your detailed
information pack. Email info@cfine.org or call 01224 596156
All funds raised through Appetite for Change will go directly towards local
charity CFINE (Community Food Initiatives North East) to tackle poverty,
food poverty and improve the circumstances of local vulnerable and
disadvantaged people. The charity also works towards reducing waste,
and environmental and community regeneration.
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Gardening is good for your health
The National Gardens Scheme published an independent report on the benefits of gardens and gardening on health. The report has three aims: to bring together the wide range of literature on gardens and wellbeing; to demonstrate how gardening interventions have an important place in the health and care system and to place gardens and health within the current strategic health policy context. The report includes a menu of recommendations that aims to encourage the NHS, government departments, national bodies, local government, health and wellbeing boards and clinical commissioning groups to make more of the diverse health benefits of gardening in support of their priorities. Read the report here. 
SUMMER ACTIVITIES GUIDE
What’s on across Culture, Sport and Community Learning & Development 
The Summer holidays are upon us again. Culture, Sport and
Community Learning and Development have high quality facilities and
staff across Aberdeenshire.Throughout the year we offer an exciting
range of learning and activities from a day out visit to the Aquarium to
Zorbing!
Within this guide you will find a wide range of fun, inspiring and
surprising activities for you and your family to participate in throughout
Summer 2016.
Have a look at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk to find out what we offer
in your local community throughout the year.
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GRAMPIAN FAMILY FUN DAY
GRAMPIAN FAMILY FUN DAY Saturday 14th May, 2016 11am – 2.30pm Portlethen Other Activities : Adult size Bouncy Castle, Candy Floss Machine, Balloon Modeller, Sound & Light Beam, Storytelling, Animates Please note that this event is primarily for people with disabilities, their families and carers. Booking is essential http://grampian-fun-day.eventbrite.co.uk Or contact 01569 764221 to book a ticket or therapy slot |
Academy AB12 4QL
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