Advice and information | Healthwatch Oldham

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What should you expect from home care services?

The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

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The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

Age UK Oldham is an independent local charity that works in partnership with the Local Authority and NHS Oldham delivering services under contract agreements.

Diabetes UK’s aim is creating a world where diabetes can do no harm. Diabetes is the most devastating and fastest growing health crisis of our time, affecting more people than any other serious health condition in the UK.

Oldham Community Leisure

Oldham Community Leisure want to create an environment in which sport, active recreation and leisure are integrated into the lifestyle of all Oldham citizens, in order that community cohesion and health benefits are continually improving.

TOG Mind offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf. It also works to raise public awareness and understanding of issues relating to mental health.

Positive Steps Oldham

Early Help Oldham

Do you or a family member need practical help to support you to take control of your life? Do you and your family have difficulties such as housing, money, parenting, confidence, looking for work or want to improve an area of your life?

Ambition for Ageing Oldham

Ambition for Ageing Oldham which aims to reduce social isolation in the over 50’s population in Alexandra, Crompton and Failsworth West, through targeted asset based community development (ABCD) approaches.

Studio G Photography - The Open Shutters Project

The Open Shutters photographic project is a series of black & white portraits aimed at showing mental illness presents massive challenges to those who experience it and the people around them, it needn’t mean an end to dreams and ambition...

Andy's Man Club Oldham

Our aim is to halve the number of suicides in men under 45.

Lyndan Sports Therapy team

Lyndan Sports Therapy

Members of STO (Sport therapy Organisation), Lyndan Sports Therapy provide sports massage, acupuncture, myofascial trig point therapy.

Health and Wellbeing College

The college aims to provide something different for local people. Moving away from the clinical focus offered by many support services; instead we offer an educational approach designed to empower you to take control of your own health and wellbeing.