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Our latest GR8 Minds podcast has been released in which David Pugh and Sharon Cope, WACA's Children and Young Person's Social Prescribers speak with Sasha, a student from the Craven area, about her lived experience with autism and how it has impacted her life.
In January, Dyneley House Surgery GP Dr Claire Oliver and Anna and Cerin from Eat, Move, Be Happy (social enterprise) led an online talk about high blood pressure, its effects and how to manage it.
The talk is now available to watch on the WACA Youtube Channel
After the success of the Autism workshop at Dyneley House Surgery in January, the WACA GR8 Minds team will be running workshops for parents and carers in Settle and Keighley.
The workshop for Townhead Surgery patients is being held on Thursday February 22nd at 6.30pm and places can be booked at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/autism-health-talk-for-parents-and-carers-tickets-757625156237?aff=oddtdtcreator
The workshop in Keighley, will be held at Central Hall on Thursday April 21st and places can be booked from February 14th at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/autism-health-talk-for-parents-and-carers-tickets-820114553707?aff=oddtdtcreator
People living in Keighley are encouraging residents to come forward and get checked if they have any symptoms of cancer in a campaign featured in different languages.
In Keighley and the surrounding areas 4,000 people are living with cancer. A series of videos have been created by Keighley and Worth Valley Community Partnership, part of Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership. They are voiced by some people who have had cancer themselves or have been directly affected – some having lost family or friends to the disease.
The videos are available in English, Urdu, Slovak, Bangla and Polish, and the message is simple: ‘If in doubt, get checked out’. The first video in Slovak can be watched on Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership YouTube channel.
David Thompson, a General Practitioner (GP) from Ling House Medical Centre, Keighley, said: “If you’ve noticed anything different or something that won’t go away contact your GP practice. Not all symptoms are serious and it may be nothing to worry about.
The videos will be formally released on the dates below: