Welcome to our May Newsletter!
May has flown by, and we wanted to share what we’ve been up to, including a special visit from the Chair of Healthwatch England!
Deaf Awareness Week was this month and we’ve prepared an article about what we’ve heard from the D/deaf community, along with some tips for being more deaf aware.
You can also read our tips to help you with hay fever season this year.
Plus - we’re looking for an Engagement Officer to join our team!
We had a visit from the Chair of Healthwatch England!
We had a visit from David Croisdale-Appleby .
On 9th May, we had a visit from David, Chair of Healthwatch England.
We took David to one of our Listening Cafes, and had the opportunity to share our recent project work with him. This included a display of our work from Behind the Addiction, and our A-Z of Menopause.
We were also treated to a delicious meal prepared by the People First catering team!
Read our article to find out what happened, and to hear our thoughts on the visit.
Deaf Awareness Week
Find out what we’ve heard from the D/deaf community about their health and social care experiences, plus learn how to be more deaf aware.
Tips for hay fever season
Do you struggle with hay fever?
We’ve prepared some facts about hay fever, along with tips for reducing your symptoms.
Join our team
Do you want a job supporting your community?
Are you a passionate people person who wants to champion local people’s views?
We’re looking for an Engagement Officer to join our team!
This position is part time and West Cumbria based and will involve visiting local groups and organisations, sharing information about our projects and gathering people’s views on local health and social care services.
Does this sound like something you would love?
Click here to read more information.
How are you today, Dad?
Do you have a paternal experience you’d like to share with us?
We want to know all about the experience of dads when they became a parent.
Having a child can be traumatic, from changes in relationships to difficult births and miscarriage. Often, there is little support available to dads during this time as the focus is mostly on the mother.
We want to know, how are you today, Dad?
If you feel ready to share your story, you can fill in our survey, or reach out to us by emailing: info@healthwatchcumberland and we’ll be in touch.