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Are you interested in health and your local hospital?  Then why not go along to one of King’s College Hospital’s seminars?

King’s College Hospital is a Foundation Trust which means they have a membership made up of local people from Southwark and Lambeth and patients.  Members get involved with King’s in all sorts of ways.

They run a programme of lunchtime and evening seminars which cover all sorts of health-related issues such as diabetes, stroke and cancer or less common health conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease or Sickle Cell.  They also run seminars on specialist services such as Liver Transplant.  The talks are presented by  clinical nurse specialists or consultants and provide lots of useful information, as well as the chance to ask questions.

Seminars take place in the Weston Education Centre, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill which is fully accessible.  The talks usually lasts for around 1 hour and is then followed by a question and answer session.  They also provide handouts for you to take away with you.

There’s something for everyone so here’s what’s coming up:

Stroke

Tuesday 23rd February – 1 pm

Maria Fitzpatrick, Consultant nurse for stroke management will look at all aspects of stroke, treatments and rehabilitation for stroke patients.

Major Trauma in Emergency Medicine

Tuesday 16th March – 1 pm

King’s is becoming one of London’s Major Trauma Centres.  Tj Lasoye, Clinical Lead at King’s Emergency Department will talk about major trauma and how they treat seriously injured patients in the emergency department.

Breast Cancer

Tuesday 13th April – 1 pm
Terri Baxter, Clinical nurse specialist for breast cancer will talk about breast cancer including causes, symptoms and the services provided by Kings.

The Haven at King’s

Wednesday 26th May – 1 pm

Jo Delaforce will be talking about the work of the Haven which offers a confidential service for victims of sexual assault and rape in South London.

If you would like to go along to one of the seminars and consider becoming a member of King’s then please contact:

Xanthe Henson on 0203 299 8888 or xanthe.henson@kch.nhs.uk.

It’s best to book so that they are able to contact you if there is a cancellation.

The next meeting of Camberwell Community Council is on Wednesday 3rd March at Southwark Town Hall from 7-9pm.

It’s your chance to find out what is happening in your area and to have your say about local issues. You can also meet other people from your area and speak to Councillors, officers and service providers.

The main items on the agenda will be:

• The new Camberwell Leisure Centre – tell us your hopes for the future of the building and hear an update on the refurbishment works
• Small businesses
• Cleaner Greener Safer Programme 2010/11 – hear decisions on the schemes to be funded.

In addition there will be the usual updates from the Police Safer Neighbourhood Teams and Community Wardens

Would you like to do more?

Become a learning champion in Southwark.

London South Bank University together with the national Community Learning Champions programme will offer free training and support to volunteer learning champions in Southwark.

To find out more, come along to:

John Harvard Library

211 Borough High Street

London, SE1 1JA

Thursday 11th Feb 10:00 – 13:00

Peckham Library

122 Peckham Hill Street

London, SE15 5JR

Tuesday 23rd February 14:00 – 17:00

Dulwich Library

368 Lordship Lane

London, SE22 8NB

Wednesday 3rd March 14:00 – 17:00

The Go London Innovation Competition is an opportunity for Londoners
to go online and share what inspires them to get active as well as submit their original and innovative ideas about how to boost participation in physical activity. Through Go London, the NHS and partners are working to increase physical activity participation among Londoners on the run up to 2012.

Join the conversation
NHS London & Sport England are launching this innovative new online project to stimulate conversations about the best ways to get active and how to overcome some of the barriers. Through the online conversation, they aim to raise awareness and interest in physical activity among Londoners, of whom half are currently classed as ‘inactive’.

Enter the competition
Through the bespoke website, they are also interested in hearing innovative ideas that could make a difference to participation levels in London. The top ideas will compete at a workshop to be hosted at City Hall for the opportunity to be developed and turned into a reality.

Get involved!
Anyone can get involved in the online discussion so they would encourage you and your colleagues, family and friends to participate in the conversations and to take the opportunity to raise issues that you feel would make a difference to getting people active. Join the conversation on the social innovation network site at - www.go.london.nhs.uk

For more information please contact the Go London programme manager on
wendy.clay@London.nhs.uk

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers are working with the University of Nottingham to find out what pupils who have to look after a parent or guardian need so that they, and other organisations, can provide the right sort of support and services for them and their families in the future.

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If you have personal experience of mental distress, or provide friends/family carer support to somebody who has, then this may be for you.

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The Princess Royal Trust for Carers are organising an online chat on Thursday 21st Jan, from 7.00 – 8.00pm with Dr Agrawal.

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Mental Health Research Network (MHRN)

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Developing fun and healthy lifestyles for older adults

With regular physical activity you will increase your chances of living a longer, healthier and more independent life. At least 30 minutes of activity, five or more days per week, can improve your overall health. This does not have to be all in one go and three slots of ten minutes throughout the day would be a great start.

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The Carers Poverty Alliance formed in 2009 when several carers groups worked together to organise protest rallies in London and Edinburgh.

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