Higher Blackley, Harpurhey and Charlestown

We are the community health and adult social care integrated neighbourhood team for Higher Blackley, Harpurhey & Charlestown.

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News from the neighbourhood

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January 12 News
Cancer Support Group in Harpurhey
January 07 News
Call for participants to join inclusive healthcare group in North Manchester
January 06 News
Humans MCR Foodbank opens new site in Blackley
January 05 News
Covid-19 Support for Communities

Our integrated neighbourhood team brings together community health and social care staff so they work together around your needs. Our team has a leadership team that guide their day to day work and looks at the longer term things we need to do to help support health and wellbeing in the neighbourhood.

Kathryn Kavanagh - Neighbourhood Lead
Dr Sobia Kashif - GP Lead
Dave Bradley - Health Development Coordinator
Kirsten Flanagan - Neighbourhood Manager

Neighbourhood Plan 2021 - 2022

Review the Harpurhey, Charlestown and Higher Blackley Integrated Neighbourhood Team Plan 2021 - 2022. Download here.

Other resources in the neighbourhood

Age UK - offers a range of services to Manchesters older people
Alzheimers Society - offers support to people affected by Alzheimers
Back on Track - offers support to adults at risk of being disadvantaged because of addiction/prison or homelessness
Being There Manchester - offers support to people with long term conditions
Breakthrough UK Manchester - organisation that is run by and supports people with disabilities
buzz Manchester - Health and Wellbeing Service - Higher Blackley, Harpurhey & Charlestown
Caritas - works with vulnerable children and adults experiencing poverty, exclusion and anxiety. They offer innovative solutions to individuals to stabilise and improve their lives. Many beneficiaries have mental health issues aggravated by social isolation and lack of engagement in meaningful community activity
Edo Diaspora Manchester - offer culturally appropriate services to the Black African community
Equal Education Chances - an independent charity working in the community and in Nigeria to support children with disabilities
Gateway debt advice
Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project - community organisation offering support and activities from their centre
Help and Support in Manchester - Manchester City Council
Manchester Cares - a community network bringing younger and older neighbours together to tackle isolation and loneliness
Manchester Settlement - Open Door is a free befriending line is a simple service aimed to help combat loneliness by putting people in contact with a telephone friend for regular weekly 30-minute telephone calls for six weeks
McrActive - Sport and Physical Activity across Manchester
North Manchester Community Partnership
Shelter - offers support to people homeless or at risk of being homeless
The Chatterbox Project - a community organisation offering a range of support services and activities
The Widows Empowerment Trust - offer befriending to people that have experienced bereavement
Together Dementia - supports people to have a positive life with dementia
What's On Guide - Community Inclusion Service (GMMH)
YASP (Young Adults Services & Projects part of Manchester Mind) - based in Levenshulme, they offer a range of services for young people living or homeless in Manchester aged 15 to 25

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Check out the posters below for Winter hospital discharge support project @GM_HSC #Chinese #community

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