Health and Wellbeing

Macc: VCSE Safeguarding Conversation Part 3 - Children's Safeguarding in Manchester

Macc invites you to continue the vital conversation around safeguarding support and practices in Manchester’s VCSE sector. Join us on Monday 1st September 10-1pm at the St Thomas Centre for the third of Macc's conversations around safeguarding in Manchester's VCSE sector. This time, we will be joined by representatives from Manchester Safeguarding Partnership and Children's Services to hold a conversation  focused on the role of the VCSE sector in safeguarding children in Manchester.

St. Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Shared Topic Areas
Children and Families
Community Engagement
Health and Wellbeing
Learning, Skills and Employment
Policy and Influence
Young People
Other

GSK Community Health programme – Supporting small charities tackling health inequalities

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The King's Fund bold thinking for better health

GSK Community Health programme is funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in partnership with The King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity working to improve health and social care.

The programme will support aspirational leaders who want to develop their organisations to tackle health inequalities. It is designed to run alongside the GSK Impact Awards and support the next generation of award winners.

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Funding
Health and Wellbeing

GSK IMPACT Awards 2026

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The King's Fund nold thinking for better health

The GSK IMPACT Awards are an annual programme, funded by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as part of the company’s commitment to promote community health and wellbeing. The awards have been running since 1997 and are organised and managed in partnership with The King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity working to improve health and social care.
The 2026 GSK IMPACT Awards are open to registered charities that are at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK, with a total annual income between £150,000 and £3 million.

This year:

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Funding
Health and Wellbeing

GM Summer Preparedness Toolkit and Heat-Health Alert summary action card for the voluntary and community sector

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GMCA Greater Manchester Combined Authority

The Summer Readiness Toolkit and the Heat health Action Card for the VCFSE Sector is to support your planning and response to heat-health alerts. 

The Talking about Heat Toolkit offers practical guidance on how to communicate heat-related risks in ways that resonate with older people, and includes message templates, links to trusted resources, and tips for frontline staff. 
 

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Health and Wellbeing

Mental Health Awareness Workshop – For BAME organisations working with Young People

Join Become United for an important session designed for those supporting young people in ethnic diverse communities.

The workshop will be speaking about:

  • General mental health statistics
  • Mental health in ethnic diverse communities
  • Latest research and insights
  • Symptoms to look out for
  • Coping skills and support strategies
  • Services tailored to BAME communities

Delivered by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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Shared Topic Areas
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health
Young People

ACAS: Making reasonable adjustments

Where an employee has a disability, an employer has a legal obligation to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act.

 

Sometimes, people who have long term physical or mental health conditions may not recognise themselves as having a disability.  However, they may benefit from adjustments at work. 

 

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Shared Topic Areas
Equalities
Health and Wellbeing
Learning, Skills and Employment
Mental Health
Physical Disability
Other
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