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Mick's Social Prescribing Story
"Social Prescribing, has really made a difference” Mick was referred to Social Prescribing, by the Diabetic Nurse at Lockside Medical…
Jackie's Social Prescribing Story
“Thank you for not giving up on me” Jackie a 29-year-old Tameside resident had been diagnosed with chronic anxiety and depression and was…
Dawn's Social Prescribing Story
“It’s great that Dawn has found her place” Dawn was referred to Social Prescribing by Mental Health Nurse, Michael Keating to explore ways…
Sarah's Social Prescribing Story
“This is a weight off my shoulders!” Sarah was referred into Social Prescribing by her GP surgery, Mossley Medical Practice. Sarah has a…
Sameer's Social Prescribing Story
“Thank you for helping me find some really friendly places for Sameer, it really has made us both happy” Sameer is a 37-year-old, Ashton…
Mary's Social Prescribing Story
“I like the sound of that, it’s lovely to sing with others" Mary, a 74-year-old, Audenshaw resident was referred into Action Together’…
Online Mental Health Support
Free, safe and anonymous mental health support! Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership has commissioned instant access…
What Matters To Me - Audrey's Social Prescribing Story
Social Prescribing connects people to opportunities and support in the local community. Action Together work with their clients on a 1-2-1…
Miles of Smiles: Volunteer Drivers
Miles of Smiles is a community transport scheme led by Action Together. They have a team of volunteer drivers who take people in Tameside…
Thank You Tameside!
Action Together Tameside ran a fantastic Tameside Toy Appeal in 2021 with a brilliant team of volunteer…
Tameside Social Prescribing Team
Tameside’s Social Prescribing team is here to support you to focus on improving your wellbeing through meeting new people and trying new…
Choose to Lose
Be Well Tameside have recently partnered with Active Tameside's 'Live Active' service to deliver local people a new and exciting approach…
Haughton Green Centre
The Haughton Green Centre is run jointly by the Community Forum, made up of Volunteers from the local community, and the NHS Primary Care…
Hadfield Coming Together
Hadfield Coming Together is a local, inclusive group aiming to bring the Community together to help and support people through poverty or…
Friends of Waterloo Park, Ashton
Friends of Waterloo Park are a community based group working to promote activities and community development in the Ashton Waterloo area.…
Tameside Community Champions Programme
The Tameside Community Champions Programme came into being to promote messaging around Covid19 to organisations, charity groups, community…
A Place of Welcome, St Martins Church, Droylsden
A Place of Welcome is a volunteer led group which takes place at St Martins Church in Droylsden every Thursday from 10am – 12pm. The Group…
Celebrations for International Day of the Older Persons!
On Friday the 1st of October, the Complex Care Team from the Dukinfield, Mossley and Stalybridge Primary Care Network celebrated…
Link Worker Day 2021
Friday the 8th of October 2021 is Social Prescribing Link Worker Day. The day is to celebrate and showcase the Social Prescribing Link…
Can you join us to support us in our work?
Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust are seeking a representative for a piece of transformational work that they are…
Move More Saturday!
The Glossop Neighbourhood held a Community Event on Saturday the 25th of September, in Norfolk Square. The Event was all around Moving…
Forget-Me-Not Buddies
Forget-Me-Not Buddies (Tameside) is an independent social and support group run by Carers and Volunteers for Carers and Persons living…
The Together Centre
The Together Centre based at Loxley House in Dukinfield runs a range of accessible Health & Wellbeing activities for the people f…
The Friends of Egmont St, Welcomes Everyone
The Friends of Egmont St is a Community Garden in Mossley. The Gardens opening in 2017, to begin with the garden was a small rockery, as…
Ageing Well Luncheon
In response to tackling social isolation, the Complex Care Team at Stalybridge, Mossley and Dukinfield Primary Care Network (PCN) held…
Breathing Space - Pause Yoga
Yoga brings together awareness and attention to body and breath and elements of mindfulness which offer a wonderful feeling of safety for…
Couch to Out and About
Stalybridge have recently launched an Age Friendly Tameside walking, benches and socialising project 'Couch to Out and About'. This…
Hattersley Health Champions Garden Events
Garden Event Parkinson’s & Dementia Café Hattersley Group Practice held their second outdoor Parkinson’s & Dementia Café Event in…
Creative Wellbeing Tameside
Creative Wellbeing Tameside Video: click here The above film explores the positive impact of Social Prescribing, especially for people who…
Yes to a healthier you
Have you tried out Derbyshire's free healthy lifestyles service - Live Life Better Derbyshire? Live Life Better offers Derbyshire…
Co-Production in action at the Health & Wellbeing College
The Health and Wellbeing College based in Ashton aims to provide something very different for local people. They offer an educational…
Co-Producing with Minds Matter
To celebrate Co-Production Week 5th – 9th July 2021, we asked everyone to share their examples of Co-Production. Minds Matter Tameside…
Social Prescribing
What is Social Prescribing? Social prescribing supports you to focus on improving your wellbeing through meeting new people and trying…
Bridging the 'Digital Divide'
Maintaining wellbeing without access to the digital world has become increasingly challenging. The pandemic has forced us all into varying…
Gonna get myself connected!
Graham lives with his wife Debbie in an affluent part of Glossop. He is 65 years old and has Huntington’s Disease. As well as the physical…
Walking with Stamford Park Strollers
Ashton Medical Group’s Health Champions have set up a strollers group for patients of the GP practice and members of the public. Stamford…
Be Well Health & Wellbeing Case study
I met with a lovely couple called Ron & Lesley Chesney who have been clients of ours for some time…. Ron was referred into Be Well…
Community Navigation In Glossop
My name is Janice and I work for The Bureau in Glossop as part of the Community Navigator team. Having worked as Community Navigator for…
Person and Community Centred Approaches – Reflections on Implementation Challenges
My name is Ruth Proudlove, I work in the Person & Community Centred Approaches Team at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care…
Denton Park Social Bowling Club Case Study
Victoria Park bowling club transformed itself into Denton Park Social group in April 2018. Victoria Park bowling club was a traditional…
The Buddy Project
The Buddy Project is delivered by Tameside Oldham & Glossop Mind in partnership with the LEaP Centre and Diversity Matters North West,…
That Counts!
The Greater Manchester-wide That Counts! campaign aims to give people a clear activity target and encouraging them to look beyond formal…
Thinking About Self Care
This year Self Care Week, a national, campaign which is co-ordinated annually by the Self Care Forum was 18th - 24th November and prompted…
Wellbeing In Practice
Have you ever experienced any difficulties getting an appointment with your GP? At some point or other most of us have heard about or…
Why Community Wellbeing?
As we launch this website we thought it would be a good idea to explain a little of the thinking behind it, and what we mean when we talk…
Dr Syed Asad Ali
I’m a hard working GP who is motivated at helping people live healthier lives. I’m friendly and enjoy my work and in my spare time spend time with my family and travel.
Patient Champion Pete Forrester
I’m just an ordinary bloke, who, having spent most of my adult life, working in Research and Development (R&D).
Tameside Loves Reading
Tameside Loves Reading is a three-year programme of projects, initiatives and interventions to help improve reading and literacy skills in…
The Bureau Community Navigation Lead
My name is Charlotte Leonhardsen and I am Community Navigation Lead for Glossopdale, part of Care Together Tameside & Glossop – aiming to put people, rather than process’s and systems, at the heart of their own care.
The Bureau Social prescribing
Social prescribing - where GPs, nurses, social workers and other health and care professionals can refer people to local, community-based,…