This guidance, produced by the LGA in collaboration with the community interest company ‘Innovaions in Dementia’, outlines the importance of councils in supporting people with dementia by creating local dementia friendly communities and demonstrates how councils are making this happen through numerous case study examples. See the full report here- Dementia friendly communities...

This report, published in conjunction with the Royal Society of Public Health, examines the wider public health workforce. It identifies the size and scope of this workforce, provides examples of its work and considers possible professional development needs for strengthening this important service. It has found that at least 15 million people contribute to the public health agenda in England- ranging from fire personnel and police, to opticians and housing officers. See more details here. See the full report here- Understanding the wider public health...

Celebrate 25 years of Creative Support and Older Person’s Month at a Tea Dance on Saturday 26th September between 1pm-4pm. See the poster for more details- Tea...

With only 40,000 people estimated to be part of the core public health workforce, and in light of the crisis in lifestyle and health issues, this report calls for anyone who has ‘the opportunity or ability to positively impact health and wellbeing through their work’ to joing the wider public health workforce. It identifies a number of services, such as the fire service, hairdressing and the postal service which has the capacity to support public health work. See the full report here- Rethinking the public health workforce See the link for more details-...

The Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust are hosting their AGM which will incorporate a free wellbeing fair on 24th September, 11am – 3pm at Walsall College, Littleton Street West, Walsall, WS2 8ES. The formal AGM will begin at 1:30pm where they will reflect on highlights over the last twelve months as well as offering the opportunity for the audience to raise any queries they may have. The wellbeing fair will include stalls from local health organisations providing health checks and free advice, a seminar will take place at 12pm focusing on the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. For further information please contact communication@dwmh.nhs.uk or call 01384 325015. See the flyer here- Wellbeing Fair The agenda is as follows- 11am Opening of wellbeing fair 12noon Member seminar 12.30 – 1.15pm Lunch 1.30pm Opening of Annual General Meeting – patient perspective EBE 1.40pm Apologies   Danielle Oum, Chair 1.45pm Welcome and Introduction   Danielle Oum, Chair 1.50pm Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting Danielle Oum, Chair 1.55pm Presentation: ·         Review of the Last Year including slideshow ·         Financial Performance 2013/14 ·         Looking to the Future   Danielle Oum, Chair / Gary Graham, CEO / Mark Axcell, Director of Finance, Performance, and IM&T 2.20pm Questions from the public 2.30pm Closing remarks Danielle Oum, Chair 3pm Council of Governor...