That was the week that was, MIRID update 22 – 28 December 2014

Here’s the latest adult social care weekly update brought to you from Making it Real in Dudley.
Local news
- Join your local Patient Participation Group (PPG)
- reporting hate crime – news from Dudley CIL
- Support the Omega lottery – from Omega Care for Life (Carers charity)
- Omega Care for Life latest issue of newsletter now out
- New Housing Support Services drop-in service starts 5th Jan, (and every first monday of the month thereafter)
Local events
- Get Cycling for 50 plus from Age UK Dudley December – February*
- New Yoga and Wellbeing course Upper Gornal starts 3 January*
- Do you run a micro service? Do you use services provided by microproviders? Event 9 January 2015
- Exciting workshops for disabled people looking to make new friends, increase their confidence and sense of wellbeing starting 12 & 14 Jan 2015*
- New Year – New You! Join us for three NEW weekly fitness classes starting at Beacon in January 2015*
- Want to know more about dementia? 14 January 2015 -Event from Age UK Dudley & Alzheimers Society
- New Dudley theatre company & Drama therapy sessions starting 19 January 2015
- Do you want to train to become a Laughter Yoga Coach? (17 18 January) Want more info on Laughter Yoga?*
- Leap in to Action Day Wednesday 28th January 2015 – from Age UK Dudley*
- One Big Wednesday – club night for people with learning disabilities & friends -28 January*
- Autism awareness – characteristics and individuality – course 30 January 2015
- Dignity Action Day 1st February 2015*
- Do you care for someone with Dementia? Looking After Me starts 16 Feb*
- Autism Awareness Behaviour and Person Centred Support – course 25 Feb
- Autism awareness – Effective communication with individuals on the autism spectrum 25 March 2015
National news
National events
- Integrated Digital Care Conference London February 10th 2015
- Mental Health: Better, Faster and Earlier Help, Manchester Conference Centre, 4th March 2015
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