Beacon House

We are currently looking for dedicated befriender, kitchen, laundry, counsellor, podiatrist, craft, oral hygienist, admin and IT volunteers! 🤝 If you are skilled in these areas and wish to help lift up the homeless people of Colchester please contact us using the email below! ✉️

Today is #SelfHarmAwarenessDay. We know lots of people find it difficult to know the right thing to say if someone they care about is self-harming, so we’ve teamed up with our friend @DrAmirKhanGP to share tips on how to have these important conversations. 👇

We welcome the announcement by @NHSEngland that they’re expanding their #BowelCancer screening programme to those aged 50 in England 👏 Our ambassador, @DrAnishaPatel1, joined the team at @BBC breakfast this morning to discuss why these at-home tests are so important. Bowel cancer is treatable and curable when spotted early. Screening plays a vital role in improving these cancer outcomes. Read more about this announcement: bit.ly/3WgDm9D

📢JOB ALERT!📢 We are currently recruiting for a Comms Manager to help us drive much needed changes in homeless & inclusion health. The deadline for applications is next Monday, so act fast & if you know someone who might be interested, please pass it on! bit.ly/3BHPOaZ

📩This week's Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health newsletter is now out! Take a peek in your inbox for all the latest Inclusion Health news and events, or sign up with the Faculty if you would like to start receiving newsletters in the future👉bit.ly/3JL0TcU

@lnnmhomeless Great opening with poet Surfing Sofas, talking about ‘bias chains’ that bind people into homelessness & exclusion. We need equality & solidarity to break the chains.

Join us tomorrow to celebrate the launch of Tap2Change with our launch celebration via Zoom. Join the Colchester BID team and Beacon House Ministries at 10 am to learn more about the projects and how you can support the programme. Tap2Changelaunch.eventbrite.co.uk @BeaconHouseUK

The latest edition of the Faculty for Homeless and Inclusion Health newsletter is out now 👩‍⚕️. Be sure to take a peek in your inbox and have a lovely, long weekend 😊

#sceening#homeless m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Excited !! m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

@NHSEngland Health Inequalities Strategic Priority #2 Mitigate Against Digital Exclusion- This @TheKingsFund publication - Great tool in achieving this priority. @fentonaw @DigitalKway @NetworkShuri @AHSNNetwork @DrTonyYoung @NeighbourhoodHI @PathwayUK @crisis_uk @DrJV75

@BolaOwolabi8 @Dochayter @NHSEngland @TheKingsFund @fentonaw @DigitalKway @NetworkShuri @AHSNNetwork @DrTonyYoung @NeighbourhoodHI @PathwayUK @crisis_uk @DrJV75 @beaconhouse primary health care for #homelessness #reducinghealthinequalities excited to have a digital hub and our new #sisu health station offering digital health checks to the most marginalised

You can now self-refer to pulmonary rehabilitation when you have: •a diagnosed respiratory condition •breathlessness as part of everyday life •you are able to commit to a twice weekly course Register at physioselfrefer.co.uk/snee or call 03330433966

#LessFilmUK is a new film on homelessness commissioned by @NHSEngland to help inform a health service that’s free of judgement. Here, Pathway Experts by Experience Mandy and Jamesy talk about their mission to change hearts and minds on the problem of health inequality.

The name for the giving project has been selected, Tap4Change! A resounding theme of hope & community was relayed in all entries. This year, 100% of your donations will be going to @BeaconHouseUK to support their work, giving hope to the homeless. ourcolchester.co.uk/giving-campaig…

Next week - 23 - 29 January, is #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek HPV vaccination, cervical screening, and treatment for cell changes can all help prevent it but we need to increase awareness and uptake. 👉 jostrust.org.uk

In practice today discussing #nursing in the #community & today specifically #districtnursing. The team visited 130 people at home today. That's 130 people (or 5 full wards) who didn't call an ambulance or GP/go to the ED/get admitted to hospital. Let's invest in this service 1/2

#cervical screening month m.facebook.com/10006480540377…

Starbucks – The Best Coffee and Espresso Drinks customerservice.starbucks.com/app/contact/as… twitter via @Starbucks please can you explain why my americano in a specific store is Luke warm?

A massive TY to my fab @TheQNI team for this card. The best decade of my career so far! Some big announcements @TheQNI in 2023! #watchthisspace. We serve all nurses in the community & support excellence in nursing care. TY Council & Chair @johnunsworth10 for excellent leadership.