ReCoCo is the Recovery College Collective. An independent Charity that works in collaboration with the NHS and other statutory organisations to provide effective, evidenced based, educational approaches to people in recovery from trauma and disadvantage. Recoco’s aims are to: Provide a peer led, peer delivered education and support service where people can learn from each … Continued
Healthy Eating Week is all about supporting and promoting healthier lifestyles and this years’ theme is Healthy Eating Week – For Everyone! The cost-of-living crisis continues to have an impact on the affordability of healthier diets for so many of us. With this in mind, for Healthy Eating Week 2023 we’re focusing on providing free, evidence-based … Continued
Urgent care is for when you need medical help today, but it’s not an emergency suitable for 999 or A&E. Newcastle has three Urgent Treatment Centres, at Ponteland Road, Molineux Street in Byker, and Westgate Road (which is temporarily closed). In addition to these centres, patients also get urgent care support from NHS 111 (online … Continued
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a fantastic annual opportunity to raise awareness of bowel cancer and funds to support our work. Someone dies of bowel cancer every 30 minutes in the UK. But with your help we can change that. Our latest survey showed that nearly four in ten people in the UK can’t … Continued
Blood in your poo is one of the signs of bowel cancer but does not always mean cancer. Instead, it could be a sign of piles or polyps (growths in the bowel). Polyps are not cancer but could develop into cancer over time. If you’re sent a bowel screening kit, help yourself by remembering to … Continued
Check your risk of Prostate Cancer In partnership with NHS England, the charity Prostate Cancer UK has launched a new campaign encouraging people to check their risk of getting prostate cancer. The online 30-second checker asks some simple questions about age, ethnicity, and family history, offering helpful information and next steps if you might be at risk. … Continued
In the future, GP practices in Newcastle will be working together to provide extra appointments outside of usual opening hours. These appointments could be to see a GP, Practice Nurse or other health care professional. We would like to know what patients would value the most from these new appointments, to ensure the new service … Continued
