One Wirral CIC

As we're all easing ourselves into 2024, let's take this as an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves 👋 We're a tricky one to sum-up, because when it comes to health inequalities, there are many things we have to look at. One Wirral CIC is all about finding ways to remove barriers to healthcare services that a lot of people face when trying access what they need, bridging gaps between services and educating 🙌🏼 From improving local projects and services, supporting other organisations, to organising events for healthcare staff or the community - it all comes back to working towards a better future for the people of Wirral!✨ #healthinequalities #healthliteracy #healthcareuk #wirral

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Cheshire and Merseyside are striving towards a Smoke Free Vision for 2030. 🗺️ Our goal is to achieve a fair and equitable smoke-free environment for all adults while ensuring a tobacco-free future for our children. 🚭 Are you ready to quit smoking? Research suggests you are 3 times more likely to quit with support. ❤️ A Better Life (ABL) Wirral are committed to helping to quit smoking for good. 📞 0151 541 5656 🌐 www.ablwirral.co.uk #SmokeFreeVision #SmokingSupport #QuitSmoking #ABLWirral

We are thrilled to be collaborating with Make It Happen to deliver our latest CVD project, Community Hearts! 😄 Did you know that cardiovascular disease is one of the top health issues in the UK, particularly in regions like Cheshire and Merseyside? 🔍 Maintaining a healthy diet is crucial for preventing heart disease, but numerous low-income families struggle to access and sustain nutritious eating habits. This initiative aims to ⤵️ 👉 Boost health awareness 👉 Promote heart-healthy diets 👉 Enhance access to healthcare Community Hearts will benefit the residents of Birkenhead while also serving as a model for tackling health disparities in other underserved communities. ❤️ Email Tia, our Health Coaching Project Manager, at lucia.wheeler@nhs.net to find out more! 📩 #OneWirralCIC #HeartHealth #Nutrition #CommunityHearts #Wirral #NHS #HealthChecks

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A mobile lung cancer screening bus will be returning to Wirral from the beginning of August. Current or ex smokers in a certain age group may be invited for a scan at this pioneering health service, which is already saving lives. Mike Fortune is a Social Action Lead at One Wirral CIC, a service aiming to improve the borough’s health and wellbeing. Mike’s role is to drive awareness around early cancer diagnosis and detection. We spoke to Mike, who has been promoting the service at roadshows across Wirral, to learn more about the Lung Cancer Screening Programme. Mike said: “Lung cancer can be hard to detect in the early stages, with symptoms often appearing later on. This programme is turning that round. Through the screening, the team are detecting people at stage 1 and 2 which has a high survival rate compared to stage 3 and 4.” Provided by Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) the service invites individuals who have ever smoked for free lung health checks to help them improve their lung health and diagnose lung conditions early. Those who are registered with their GP as a current or ex smoker will be invited to a telephone consultation with the lung cancer team who assess each individual’s background. After that, you could potentially be invited to a scan at mobile unit. Mike said: “The scanner is painless - it’s quick and delivers a low level radiation scan from the neck to the bottom of the chest taking no more than a couple of minutes to do and it is non-invasive.” The programme is targeting residents aged 55-74 who have a history of smoking, even if they haven’t smoked a lot or it was a long time ago. It has already been successful in detecting cancer early for hundreds of people. In the past four years Lung Cancer Screening (formerly known as Targeted Lung Health Checks) has found 660 lung cancers across Cheshire and Merseyside - including 33 people who live in Wirral. More than 500 of those were detected at an early stage, when treatment is easier and can be more successful. Mike, who has lost two much-loved family members to lung cancer in the past, would encourage anybody who is eligible, to take up the offer. Mike said: “I understand if people think they don’t need it. But prevention and early diagnosis is everything. So, let’s just make sure. If you’re invited into the programme, take advantage of it.” The lung cancer screening mobile unit will be returning to various locations in Wirral from 4 August 2025 until February 2026. If you’re aged 55-74 and are a current or ex-smoker, you should be contacted automatically. If you think you could be eligible, contact your GP practice and make sure your smoking status is up to date, otherwise you will not be invited. For more information about the programme, see the first comment ⤵️

Last week, we had an incredible morning of attending this month's Community of Practice meeting with over 50 inspiring community representatives, 14 of whom spoke and shared their organisation's services and how they impact their local communities. Speakers included One Wirral CIC Open Door Charity, AJ and friends C.I.C., Branch Wirral, Wirral Foodbank Extra, MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE and Birkenhead Rotary Club. The strength of the Community of Practice is that all attendees share a passion for people, as well as developing healthier and happier communities across the Wirral. One attendee for last week's COP said "What an amazing group! Amazing vibes and I've made so many new links that can help some of our families." To find out more about the COP, contact Amy from Make It Happen at amy@makeithappenbirkenhead.co.uk, and to speak at the next one you can contact our Events Co-ordinator Mark via mark@wcvs.org.uk. To read more about the last COP meeting, we have the notes for all the speakers and their websites/e-mails on our blog, which you can read now by clicking below: https://lnkd.in/dArHg3UT The next COP meeting will be on 2nd September at the The Salvation Army in Birkenhead at 10am. To register, please follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/dWHTChj2

It’s so lovely to see the warm and welcoming atmosphere the Cancer Prehabilitation classes have built — it’s clearly made a real impact! June even stopped by just to share an update with the group. ❤️

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Thank you Jackie for sharing your experience of the Wirral Cancer Prehabilitation service. ❤️ Watch Jackie's video here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEQfTJZw Our team of Cancer Prehabilitation practitioners are here to support patients every step of the way, providing safe and appropriate exercises following a Cancer diagnosis, treatment, and surgery. #CancerSupport #CancerPrehab #ExerciseSupport #Wirral