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Macc, the ICR Social Licensee in Manchester asked its Community Reporters for their views on patient information. Eleven people’s views were collected and were fed into the Patient Information Forum project to develop a best practice tool kit.

Their stories found that people with long term conditions found it difficult to access trustworthy information. Also, people don’t feel they have enough information to feel confident discussing decisions about their own treatment with their doctor. Jake Kalisch, one of our community reporters, curated this content to produce this feature.

Voluntary Sector North West and Compact Voice are assessing the current state of the sector’s relationship with local public sector partners and LEPs: who’s working well with the sector and who’s not? Where is support required? How is the sector engaged in emerging devolution discussions (e.g. via Combined Authorities and local Devolution deal leads)

To complete the survey, visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VNPMKVW

Deadline for responses: 21 August 2015
 

Last year Southway Housing Trust organised their first Volunteer Fair, which was a great success with almost fifty organisations attending to promote their volunteering opportunities. This time they want to make it even bigger and celebrate everything that is being delivered by volunteers and voluntary and community sector organisations within the Southway area.

Southway Housing Trust are sponsoring the Volunteer Involving Organisation of the Year Award at this year’s Spirit of Manchester Awards and will be making this event part of the Spirit of Manchester Festival.

NHS North, Central and South Manchester CCGs would like to understand your experiences of using wheelchair services in Manchester. If you have used wheelchair services in the past three years, they would like to hear from you.

To complete the survey, visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2XWQT6T

People who live in the Manchester or Trafford area are being asked to share their experiences of using wheelchair services, what works well and what could be improved.