Stockport Deaf Health Event – Wednesday 21st May 2014
- To improve awareness of local services and support available for deaf and hard of hearing people in Stockport
- To involve local deaf and hard of hearing people in improving services and their communications
- To engage service users on their health and social care needs
- To support the deaf and hard of hearing community to take control of their own health through tailored communications and education sessions.
Where: Pinewood Lecture Theatre, Stepping Hill Hospital
Time: 2-8pm
Deaf Parenting UK will be setting up stall to promote their services, along with 20 other groups:
1. NHS Stockport CCG
2. Stepping Hill Hospital
3. Hypertension Campaign (BP checks)
4. Audiology drop-in service
5. Stockport Council Equipment Adaptation & Sensory Loss Team
6. BSL Healthy Minds
7. Interpreter Now
8. Breast Cancer stall
9. Cancer information stall
10. Walthew House
11. Healthwatch Stockport
12. Mastercall out of hours GP service
13. Library Service
14. Welfare rights Service
15. UK Council on Deafness
16. Action on Hearing Loss
17. Deaf Nest
18. FLAG
19. Deaf Parenting UK Services
20. Genie Networks
And 5 workshops:
• 2:00pm Deaf Awareness Training for GPs and Clinicians (Deaf Health Champions)
• 3:00pm Alcohol Awareness Session (Lifeline Project Ltd)
• 4:00pm Breast Awareness Session (Stepping Hill Bobby Moore Unit)
• 5:00pm Deaf Awareness Training for GPs and Clinicians (Deaf Health Champions)
• 6:00pm Cancer Awareness Session (Macmillan & Deaf Health Champions)
PLEASE COME ALONG AND NETWORK!