Working Well Signposts To Support
Working Well support agencies are listed below. Please feel free to contact them directly at anytime, should you need contact or support in any of these areas.
Roy Castle
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the leading UK lung cancer charity dedicated to helping everyone affected by the disease. Since 1990, they have funded £millions of essential lung cancer research, looking for ways to detect the disease as early as possible and save lives. They support everyone affected by lung cancer – from diagnosis, through treatment. They work with various corporate partners nationwide, large & small – some have staff personally affected by lung cancer or by cancer in general. They also work with companies to help them with fundraising ideas, and delivery of workshops eg, Discussions about lung cancer, lung health & general health & wellbeing. Roy Castle use opportunities to promote lung health and raise awareness of signs and symptoms to those who aren’t eligible for a check.
Home – Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Stop Smoking Knowsley
Smokefree Knowsley is available to offer help and support to those in workplaces who wish to stop smoking right across the borough. Their service is extremely flexible either via the telephone, face to face or online. They can provide a bespoke package that can work around your working hours at your convenience. Stopping smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health.
Smokefree Knowsley can offer you up to 16 weeks of Nicotine Replacement Therapy ie They will send a code to your mobile phone that can be used to dispense your Nicotine Replacement Therapy at any Knowsley Pharmacy. Alongside this they offer behavioural support from an experienced stop smoking advisor. It is proven that you are 4 times more likely to quit smoking with support.
Change Grow Live (CGL)
CGL is a resource supporting crisis intervention for drugs and alcohol with two sites in Knowsley. The CGL Bus can offer DBST, which are dry blood tests for any blood borne virus, this includes a finger prick test. In addition, they can offer brief advice and information, arrange an appointment, complete 121 appointments. Their Service Offer includes:-
- Advice and support
- Health care
- Employment and Training support
- Support from Recovery workers
- Information regarding community groups
- Family support
- Young Persons support
- Naloxone – a drug that can stop the effects of an overdose.
- Relapse prevention
- Wellbeing and support groups
- Volunteering and Peer mentoring programme
- M-PACT Programme (bringing children and parents together)
- Training
Integrated Recovery Service – Knowsley | Change Grow Live
Beacon Counselling Trust (BCT)
Beacon Counselling Trust (BCT) is a Northwest based education, treatment, and support charity, which employs fully qualified therapists who have extensive experience working in the area of mild to moderate mental health to support individuals on our Merseyside based suicide bereavement programme and our Northwest based gambling harms programme.
Paul’s Place is a free service for people living in the Merseyside Area (and registered with a Merseyside GP), who have been impacted by suicide bereavement. We offer free counselling and holistic support, we are unique and receive no funding from the NHS or Government, you can find more details here –Paul’s Place Suicide Bereavement Support Programme – Beacon Counselling Trust
Prostate Cancer UK
All you need to know about prostate problems. Our information is here to support you and your loved ones. Find out about your risk, learn about possible signs and symptoms, and get all the information you need on treatment and support if you’re newly diagnosed or living with prostate cancer. You can find all our information online or download or order our free publications.
Prostate Cancer UK | Prostate Cancer UK
Armed Forces Covenant
Defence Relationship Management (DRM) partners with organisations throughout the UK, helping them understand the value of signing the Armed Forces Covenant and building mutually beneficial partnerships with Defence. It provides support on employing Reservists, veterans, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers, and military spouses and improving fairness for the Armed Forces community in the consumer market.
Defence is keen to establish open, strategic relationships with employers, tailoring partnering opportunities to mutual needs and business goals.
Becoming A Reservist:- Reservists are men and women who give up their time to train and serve alongside the regular forces. Reserve roles are diverse; as well as taking part in operational deployments, reservists are called out to help to deal with emergency situations in the UK, undertake military ceremonial duties and engage with schools, young people, and cadets. At every stage of a reservist’s career, there are obligations for both reservists and employers. It’s important to be aware of these as some are governed by law (e.g. the legal right to reinstatement in civilian jobs after a period of mobilised service).
Defence Relationship Management – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Healthy Knowsley
We all lead busy lives, but making small changes now can improve our health right away and boost our chances of staying healthy as we get older. Healthy Knowsley is here to help. It’s never too late or too early to start making changes. Healthy Knowsley provides you with a one stop shop for information and advice to help support you to improve your own health and wellbeing. You can find a range of local services and activities to help you on your way to better health.
Healthy Knowsley Service :: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Diabetes UK
Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm. It’s why we campaign for better care, give support in times of need and fund ground-breaking research into new treatments and a cure. Diabetes doesn’t stop, so neither do we. Whether you’re at risk, living with or caring for someone with diabetes, diabetes can be touch. But you are not alone. In the north of England, we have a youth programme, network of peer support groups, volunteers, and a dedicated staff team.
Diabetes UK – Know diabetes. Fight diabetes. | Diabetes UK
Breast Mates
Breast Mates is a breast cancer support group offering support and information to people with breast cancer in Knowsley and the surrounding districts. Based in the centre of Prescot the group have access to a large meeting space in the building. They are a non-medical self-help group run by local people. Our aim is to raise the level of support that is offered to people diagnosed with breast cancer and to raise awareness of breast cancer in the local community.
A breast cancer diagnosis can lead to people feeling very alone; meeting with others going through a similar experience and sharing information can really help.
Blackburne House
The vision of Blackburne House is to educate and upskill women so that they can pursue professions in every sector and at every level – including maintenance, logistics and technology, where women are still typically under-represented.
They aspire to give confidence to women so that they can go on to live independent lives,
Instilling a culture of empathy, understanding, inclusion and acceptance aiming to overcome prejudice, discrimination and adversity.
The Wellness Centre within Blackburne House provides women with a safe space to experience one to one counselling and group wellness support. Our funded offer is available to women who are over 18yrs of age and live in the Liverpool City Region.
In addition, we provide business wellbeing support with a host of workplace activities and sessions for your staffing needs.
A series of 2 hour workshops has been designed to empower staff to confidently and honestly explore Menopause, how it can impact workplace performance and how to support themselves and one another. This covers Menopause for Women, Menopause for Men, Menopause in the Workplace, Understanding the impact of menopause on the individual, family and friends.
Stress and anxiety workshops have been designed to provide a proactive approach to supporting staff to manage stress and anxiety. Sessions focus upon prevention and early intervention with the view to empowering staff to confidently and honestly explore stress and anxiety, how it can impact workplace performance and how to support themselves and one another.
Blackburne House Group | Social Enterprise | Blackburne House, Blackburne Place, Liverpool, UK