Higher Blackley, Harpurhey and Charlestown

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

Find out more about what’s going on in your neighbourhood here!

News from the neighbourhood

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December 01 2022 News
Need information on local support this Winter?
October 03 2022 News
NHS Health Checks in Manchester for October
September 14 2022 News
Adult Social Care Career, Recruitment and Hiring Event
August 31 2022 News
NHS Health Checks in Manchester for September

Latest Events

31 Jan 2023
Diabetes: Diet and Lifestyle Session – 31st January: Old Moat Sure Start
01 Feb 2023
Community Get Together – February 1st: Westcroft Community Centre
04 Feb 2023
Worried about Winter? – February 4th: Longsight Pakistani Community Centre

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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
Change Grow Live - health and social care charity.
Services are accessible and completely free to anybody from the age of 12 years old plus, who lives in Manchester or have a registered Manchester GP
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
ReflecTeen – Specialist support for Black African Young People and Families
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

North Manchester Social Prescribing Services

Be Well: North Locality
buzz Health and Wellbeing Service: Citywide
Care Navigators: North Locality
Expert Patients Programme (EPP) MFT NHS
Manchester Case Management: North Locality
Manchester Psychological Wellbeing Service - Self Help Services: Citywide
Motiv8 Manchester
No 93 Wellbeing Centre: Harpurhey & Citywide
Focused Care Workers: Neighbourhood 2 PCN
- Introductory Pack
- Poster
- Referral Form
VCSE Sector

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MCC Moston @MCCMoston·

21 Dec 1605598098583015426

Moston Shutters is here!

Residents, @SICKfestival and the wider community have been working hard with Manchester Artist @yohammohammo to transform the shutters of Haircut Sir on Moston Lane. This is the flagship piece of this project and only the beginning! #MostonMatters