Events

Homeless Health Workshop

It is well known that people experiencing homelessness face significant health difficulties and inequalities with poorer outcomes than the general population. The average age of death for someone experiencing homelessness is 30 years lower than the general population. 

The Hounslow Public Health Team recently collaborated with local homeless services and homeless link to conduct a homeless health needs audit. These findings will be presented on Wednesday 30th October 1:30pm to 4:30pm on MS teams.

If you have an interest in health and in particular homelessness, then please join to learn how Hounslow can help to improve health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. The Hounslow homelessness health inequalities project is part of the CORE20 plus 5 priorities.

Please email: Richard Reeves Richard.Reeves@hounslow.gov.uk to book your slot or login via -

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During the Five Ways to Wellbeing Campaign we are keen for all colleagues to take notice of their health and get a free blood pressure check. 

The Health Outreach Team will be at:

• Hounslow House, 2nd floor at the collaborative sofa area
• Tuesday, 29 October, 10am-2.30pm

They provide information on an extensive range of health services, and offer BMI and blood pressure checks. 

Please join us for a lunch and learn which will showcase the Health Inequalities Research Findings in CORE20 areas.

CORE20PLUS5 is a national strategy designed to reduce health inequalities. The CORE20PLUS5 project aims to help us build an understanding of our residents impacted by health inequalities and develop and evaluate interventions to improve their health outcomes. There are 12 CORE20 areas in Hounslow. You can find out more about these locations in the link below.

During the lunch and learn, you will get to hear about the extensive data analysis and community engagement efforts that took place over the past six months (Jan-July) by nine local VCSE groups. This work has provided deep insights into the challenges faced by those living in the most deprived areas of Hounslow (CORE20 areas).

This event will present the findings from these activities, emphasising the voices of residents.

Attendees will benefit from learning the following:

• Health inequalities in CORE20 areas
• Findings from data analysis
• The merits of delivering targeted community engagement via VCSE partners
• Resident feedback
• How the findings link with current Health and Care organisation priorities and projects
• How next steps will flow into the new Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs).

Our aim is that Hounslow Borough Based Partners (BBP) and local stakeholders will come away from this event with a greater understanding of local health insight and inequalities and will work with us to help shape and deliver actionable steps towards improving outcomes in these communities.

Book your space today

Help Hounslow residents to quit smoking – take the VBA training 

Healthy Hounslow is offering Very Brief Advice (VBA) training as part of this year’s Stoptober campaign to help people effectively engage in quick, impactful conversations with residents about how to quit smoking.  

Why should I take the training? 

Almost 40,000 people in Hounslow smoke and quitting is the best thing a smoker can do for their health. It improves physical health and has also been proven to boost mental health and wellbeing. By taking this training, you will become equipped to help smokers take their first step to quit. 

VBA is a proven 30-second clinical intervention that identifies smokers, advises them on the best method of quitting, and links them to evidence-based stop smoking support. It’s suitable for anyone who has regular contact with residents; including healthcare professionals, those who work in commissioned services, and those who work in the VCSE sector.  

When is the training?  

Healthy Hounslow is hosting three online training sessions in October:  

• Tuesday, 22 October 10:00 – 11:00 

• Friday, 25 October 15:00 – 16:00 

• Tuesday, 29 October 15:00 – 16:00 

 How do I sign up?  

Please sign up to a training session on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smoking-vba-training-tickets-1049489500347?aff=oddtdtcreator

There is also an in-person VBA training at Hounslow House (TW3 3EB) on Thursday, 31 October at 10.30-11.30 and a Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training at 13.30-15.30.

As places are limited, please contact Hannah.Buckland@hounslow.gov.uk if you would like to sign up.

Please circulate this information with anyone who would benefit from taking the training.  

Colleagues who support residents aged 60 plus are invited to attend the Stay Steady and Active launch on Tuesday, 22 October, 10am - 1pm at Hanworth air park leisure centre, Uxbridge Rd, Feltham, TW13 5EG

Residents aged 60 plus have been invited to learn new ways to help increase activity levels, test balance abilities, and reduce the risks of falls. 

On the day there will be a range of FREE activities, health and community stalls, free health checks, plus a slipper exchange.

Visitors at the Stay Steady and Active launch can enjoy free taster sessions, speak to a physio and swap an older pair of slippers for a new sturdy pair. Visitors can also learn about the new tailored activity programme designed specifically for residents aged 60 plus launching in November.

All activities have been designed by health and community partners to offer something fun for the over 60s. Residents can:

• Relax with a yoga session
• Participate in a strength and balance class
• Enjoy a dance class 
• Test the new Lampton Leisure EGYM
• Talk to a physio
• Get a blood pressure reading
• Swap an old pair of slippers for a new pair 
• Test their balance with our Health Outreach Team
• Have a FREE swim session 

Stay Steady and Active is a new partnership campaign designed by:

• Hounslow Council
• West London NHS Trust 
• Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 
• Lampton Leisure
• Primary Care 
• Community Partners 

To help increase Hounslow residents’ activity levels, test balance abilities and reduce the risks of falls.

The Hounslow Assembly is a day-long celebration of the borough and a chance for people and organisations across Hounslow to come together. It’s a recognition that we achieve more – for the borough, for Hounslow businesses, and for local people – by working together than we do by working in isolation.

The Hounslow Assembly is designed to inform, unlock connections, develop a sense of shared purpose, and provide an opportunity to showcase knowledge, share expertise, and develop ideas. Attendees will be able to choose from over twenty sessions, spanning health integration, a profit and purpose panel, and Hounslow's first food summit.

The Assembly will include a range of sessions from hands-on workshops to panel-led/plenary discussions, and while some sessions will be hosted by LB Hounslow, others will be led by local partners or those beyond local government and borough boundaries who can bring fresh perspectives. In addition to the scheduled sessions there will also be ample opportunities for networking and purposeful collaboration.

Book Here - Hounslow Assembly through Eventbrite.

Once you've registered, LBH colleagues will be in touch in so you can secure your preferred sessions. Keep an eye on your inbox!

Lampton Leisure is pleased to announce that they are hosting a free asthma awareness training session.

This event is designed to educate and empower individuals with essential knowledge and skills to manage asthma effectively.

Learn more about asthma triggers, treatment options, and emergency response techniques, ensuring a safer and healthier community for everyone.

Book your space today

Colleagues, carers and service users are invited to join West London NHS Trust on World Mental Health Day for a conference examining the positive impact of sharing lived experiences in mental health care.

The conference, The lived experience: Restoring human values in mental health care, will celebrate lived experience and peer support within mental health services, and explore how they can be used to influence a return to key human values such as empathy, respect and listening.

The conference is hosted by West London Peer Support Workforce, and will feature guest speakers and presentations, including from the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and East London Foundation Trust.

When: Thursday 10 October 2024, from 9.30am to 4pm

Where: at CAS Halls 18B Parsons Green London, SW6 4TS

Refreshments will be available, with lunch provided courtesy You, me Sushi.

Book your space on Eventbrite.

Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served first basis.

For more information, please email charmaine.harris@westlondon.nhs.uk or miriamemanuela.presta@westlondon.nhs.uk

Do you have a couple of hours a week you can spare to help someone feel less alone?

BEfriend is looking for volunteers in Hounslow to join its befriending service for people experiencing loneliness, as well as its service to support people with mental health challenges. 

Come along to hear more about this opportunity at our lunch and learn session with Kevin Derbyshire from BEfriend on Wednesday, 9 October from 1pm – 2pm. You can also hear from Council colleague Tarmini Mootoosamy, who is part of the Linked Minds project, about her experience of volunteering with BEfriend and ask them any questions you may have. 

This event is part of the Five Ways to Wellbeing mental health campaign, which we will be launching on Monday, 9 October.

Find out more: https://befriend.london/volunteer/

Join the meeting here, or email communications@hounslow.gov.uk for a calendar invite. 

Any Hounslow resident with a visual impairment or who is hard of hearing/deaf are invited to the Sensory Technology Event to learn about the latest technology that is available to support their needs. 

Date: Wednesday 25^th September 2024

Time: 11 am – 3 pm

Location: Hounslow House

7 Bath Rd, Hounslow TW3 3EB

This event is a result of partnerships between: Hounslow Council, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), the Middlesex Association for the Blind (MAB), and Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD).

There will be a variety of guest speakers from organisations such as Microsoft, Ability Net and Sky. Several stalls from various charities and organisations will be available as well as a digital support team that will provide you with help regarding any questions or issues you may have with technology.

Lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.

Please let them know in advance if you there are any accessibility needs or dietary requirements ahead of the event by emailing equalities@hounslow.gov.uk.

This webinar will highlight best practice and innovation within CYP asthma. Chaired by Sukeshi Makhecha from the Evelina, we will hear from Meropi Mastropetrou on how their pharmacy is working with GP practices to improve CYP asthma care in Feltham & Bedfont Primary Care Network, and from Darush Attar-Zadeh in North West London Integrated Care Board on how the new pharmacy data dashboard can improve CYP asthma care and from Shilpa Shah on the value of community pharmacists in managing asthma holistically in Newham. Register now for the Pharmacy webinar.

This webinar will update you on developments in children and young people's asthma care.

We will hear from Chris Griffiths (tbc) who will provide a refresh on children and young people’s asthma in primary care: 'How will the new guidance impact primary care?' and Richard Chavasse on how MART and AIR can improve asthma care for CYP with some practical tips for primary care, with Rosi Marsh chairing. Register now for the Primary care webinar.

Join the Public Health Team on Thursday 22^nd August between 1:30 – 4:30pm at Hounslow House for Health Inequalities Research Findings in CORE20 areas: Exploring Next Steps.

If you wish to attend please register via the Eventbrite link below:

Health Inequalities Research Findings in CORE20 areas: Exploring Next Steps Tickets, Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 1:30 PM | Eventbrite

Mind Axis is a social enterprise improving mental wellbeing in Hounslow. Recently they launched The Teashop for residents which aims to connect people over a cup of tea, or through yoga sessions to enhance mental wellbeing.

They are running a virtual consultation for mental healthcare professionals on Friday 16th August, from 12-1:30 pm. This is a paid opportunity (£13.15/hour). 

Eligibility criteria: 

• Mental health professionals working in the UK (e.g., psychologists, assistant psychologists, psychiatrists, social prescribers, GPs, link workers, PWPs, staff who work in mental health community organisations/charities/social enterprises etc.)
• Over 3 years of experience with working with people with mental health needs

How can mental health professionals sign up?

• Scan the QR code on the above flyer, or alternatively, sign up here:  https://www.mind-axis.com/codesign-workshops

The Teashop by Mind Axis is a service that connects people over a cup of tea to enhance mental wellbeing, together.

During Teashop sessions, participants will come together with others to participate in enjoyable activities like meditation, art-making, and yoga. Through these sessions, they will get to make their mental wellbeing a priority. 

The new offer is designed to support residents who are: 

- Aged 18+
- Ideally mild-to-moderate mental health symptoms, but non-clinical cases are accepted too
- Adequate mobility to complete gentle physical exercise

Hounslow Council, Imperial College Healthcare and Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare have partnered to deliver a fun and interactive health awareness event for vulnerable men and their caregivers to help raise awareness around cancer and screening.

This informal, engaging, and fun event will offer plenty of tea, cakes, and games whilst raising awareness for men’s health and tackling cancer head-on

Calling All Health Care Professionals who Provide Asthma Care for Children and Young People, including GPs, Pharmacists, Practice Nurses, Paediatric Trainees

You are invited to attend Tier 3 CYP Asthma Training and Workshop at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Marys Hospital, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY

On Wednesday 19th June 2024, in the Clinical Lecture Theatre, Cambridge Wing, 2nd Floor, From 09:00 - 16:30.

This event is now fully booked

Lunch and Refreshments Provided

Content aligned to the “Children and Young People Asthma Training for Tier 3 Providers” on elfh & certificate provided on completion.

Delivering excellence in Children and Young People’s Services: North West London Children and Young People Asthma Network

Save The Date – Health in The Park – Saturday 15 June, 11am - 3pm

On Saturday 15 June 2024, The Hounslow Borough Based Partnership (BBP) in collaboration with Hounslow Council, health, voluntary and community partners are hosting a fun and interactive health and wellbeing event for all at Lampton Park, from 11am – 3pm.

Homelink Open House event at there Day Centre on Wednesday, 12th June 2024, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

This event is a fantastic opportunity to discover the services and activities Homelink offers, meet their amazing carers, staff and volunteers, learn more about how they support communities, and network. 

Join the Kempton Steam Museum, an independent museum aiming to preserve the historic steam pumping engines at Kempton Park Pumping Station, and try out some taster volunteer roles. Register here

This free, 1 hour session is designed to tell you everything you wanted to know about becoming a volunteer! Explore what a volunteering, discuss volunteering in different settings, its benefits, personal expectations and motivations as well as how to find your perfect role. Click here to register

In anticipation of the Health in the Park event - The Hounslow Borough Based Partnersip are hosting a workshop for all participating partners at Hounslow House on Wednesday,17th April 2024.

This workshop aims to gather partners and collaborators to discuss planned health and well-being activities to engage the residents of Hounslow on the day.

For further details and to register for the workshop, please contact Dami Edun - Borough Based Partnership Engagement Manager: Dami.Edun@hounslow.gov.uk.

Your participation and input are highly valued, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Ealing & Hounslow CVS are hosting a series of health and wellbeing roadshows across the borough of Hounslow. 

The health roadshows will:

Connect communities with useful and practical health information. To increase awareness of critical health issues with a focus on hypertension, obesity, diabetes, depression, asthma and more.

Attendees will include Primary care networks, community pharmacists, health advice and health checks, NHS, local/national charities and a range of stalls and presentations providing resident communication, information and resources for your individual needs.

There will be opportunities to access health checks, community services and health researchers. Trained community research champions (CRCs) will also be on hand to help facilitate discussions with members of the community and researchers.

Please note health checks will be subject to the availability of clinical professionals on the day.

Who will be there?

• Volunteer Centre
• Macmillan Cancer Awareness
• PCN Stall / Social Prescribing
• Imperial College Stall 1 Dementia Prevention
• Imperial College Stall 2 Patient Experience Research Centre (PERC)
• Healthy Hounslow
• Beezee bodies
• HounslowHealth Outreach Team
• Royal National Institute of Blind People
• The Mulberry Centre
• Shawtrust
• Shewise
• Stroke Association
• MIND
• The Alzheimer’s Society
• Chiswick House & Gardens Trust
• West London Equality Centre (WLEC)
• Hounslow Borough Respiratory Support Group (HBRSG)
• Middlesex Association for the Blind
• Orchid Male Cancers
• Start for life

North West London NHS and Hounslow Council are inviting carers who are concerned about their blood pressure to join them for a cuppa on Thursday 7 March from 10.30am - 1pm at Southville Community Centre, Southville Rd, Feltham TW14 8AP. To learn about how best to manage your own health how to prevent cardiovascular disease. 

This is also a great opportunity to discuss any of your own health queries or blood pressure concerns with our Health Outreach Team, who will also be offering free blood pressure checks, C02 and BMI checks on the day. 

Key speakers on the day aim to:

•    Provide carers with an increased understanding on the importance of cardiovascular health. 
•    Highlight health and care services that are available to carers. 
•    Provide advice on any barriers that may be impacting carers from accessing the full range of health and support services, and ways to overcome them.

Book your place by emailing  Carers@hounslow.org.uk 

Registration is from 10.30am, guest speakers will start at 11am. 

There is free parking on-site and refreshments will be provided, please feel free to bring your loved ones.
 

Ealing & Hounslow CVS are hosting a series of health and wellbeing roadshows across the borough of Hounslow. 

The health roadshows will:

Connect communities with useful and practical health information. To increase awareness of critical health issues with a focus on hypertension, obesity, diabetes, depression, asthma and more.

Attendees will include Primary care networks, community pharmacists, health advice and health checks, NHS, local/national charities and a range of stalls and presentations providing resident communication, information and resources for your individual needs.

There will be opportunities to access health checks, community services and health researchers. Trained community research champions (CRCs) will also be on hand to help facilitate discussions with members of the community and researchers.

Please note health checks will be subject to the availability of clinical professionals on the day.

Who will be there?

• Volunteer Centre
• Macmillan Cancer Awareness
• PCN Stall / Social Prescribing
• Imperial College Stall 1 Dementia Prevention
• Imperial College Stall 2 Patient Experience Research Centre (PERC)
• Healthy Hounslow
• Beezee bodies
• HounslowHealth Outreach Team
• Royal National Institute of Blind People
• The Mulberry Centre
• Shawtrust
• Shewise
• Stroke Association
• MIND
• The Alzheimer’s Society
• Chiswick House & Gardens Trust
• West London Equality Centre (WLEC)
• Hounslow Borough Respiratory Support Group (HBRSG)
• Middlesex Association for the Blind
• Orchid Male Cancers
• Start for life