We've been busy again this month!
February has flown by, and lots has happened in the HWC office.
We've been planning our upcoming projects, attending events and celebrating another of our volunteers' achievements.
We also held a Listening Café for the NHS 10 Year Plan!
You can read about a local refugee and sanctuary seeker support meeting, find out some information about the history of the Pride flag and hear more about our listening café.
Suzannah went to a Sanctuary Network meeting
Do you have a business or organisation that could help refugees and sanctuary seekers?
Suzannah went to a Cumberland Sanctuary Network meeting this month to find out what support is being offered to refugees and sanctuary seekers (previously referred to as 'asylum seekers') and to discover how Healthwatch Cumberland can get involved.
The event was full of information and discussions about how we can all work together to provide support.
You can read all about it in our article.
LGBTQ+ History Month
February is LGBTQ+ History Month!
We've got lots of information about the history of the Pride Flag, along with information about how to support LGBTQ+ colleagues at work.
You can read our article here.
NHS 10 Year Plan
We held a Listening Café for the NHS 10 Year Plan!
We invited members of the public to discuss what changes we would all like to see in the NHS over the next 10 years.
You can read about it here.
Impact Spotlight: Jake
Congratulations to Jake for achieving 100 hours of volunteering!
Jake has volunteered with us for a while now and has completed an amazing 100 hours with Healthwatch Cumberland.
We're so proud of him!
We caught up with him to find out what he thinks about his volunteering experience and how it has impacted his wellbeing.
You can find out his thoughts in our article.