1. Help with the cost of living

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    Bedford Borough Council understand that many residents may be struggling to cope with the rising cost of living, particularly with food and energy costs.

  2. NHS industrial action: Common questions and resources to help you

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    With NHS staff holding industrial action this winter, this resource aims to help you answer common questions and find out from NHS providers any likely impact in your area.

  3. Access Bedford BSL Cafe Online - Beginners to Level 2 Session

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  4. Back To The Fitness - Deaf Fit Club

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  5. Back To The Fitness - Deaf Fit Club

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  6. Back To The Fitness - Deaf Fit Club

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  7. Back To The Fitness - Deaf Fit Club

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  8. Access Bedford Coffee Club

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  9. Social Prescribing Day

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  10. Prevention is the best medicine - what to expect from your smear test

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    Cervical cancer screenings save at least 2,000 lives every year in the UK. Here's what you should expect from your smear test and why these screenings are important.

  11. Looking after your health during the Cost of Living crisis

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    The continuing cost of living crisis is adversely affecting people's physical and mental wellbeing, with vulnerable people and those on lower incomes hit the hardest.

  12. Palliative Care and End of Life Information Event

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  13. LGBT Bedfordshire Drop in Support Service

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  14. LGBT Bedfordshire Drop in Support Service

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  15. LGBT Bedfordshire Drop in Support Service

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  16. LGBT Bedfordshire Drop in Support Service

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  17. LGBT Bedfordshire Drop in Support Service

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  18. Exam stress – for 11-18 year olds

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    Information for 11-18 year olds on exam stress, with advice on how to cope and where to go for support.

  19. Coping while caring for someone else

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    If you care for another person, it can feel difficult to take time to look after yourself. On this page, we direct you to our information about experiences of caring, tips for your own mental health and where to find support.

  20. East of England Mental Health in Sport & Physical Activity Conference

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  21. Home Fire Safety Visit

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    Be reassured in the home with a Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service Home Fire Safety Visit

  22. We are recruiting right now for new Advisory Board Members and for a Chair

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    How often do you hear people share their stories of long waits for hospital appointments or short notice cancellations or difficulty in getting to see their GP? Then the really glowing stories where people feel the service they have received at a hospital or from their GP has been brilliant.

  23. Value of Community Nursing: Engagement with Patients, Carers and Families across the East of England

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    To understand public perceptions on the value of community nursing, Community Nurse Fellows in the East of England commissioned local Healthwatch to engage with patients, families and carers about their experiences of accessing community nursing, the value of the service, and how it could be improved.

  24. The Chameleon Magazine

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    Please see an exciting new magazine created by service users from the Bedfordshire and Luton CAHMS

  25. Vision Zone Bedford Charity Event

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  26. Ethnic Food Bank

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  27. Bedfordshire Autism want to hear from you

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    Bedfordshire Autism want to hear about the challenges you face in healthcare, housing, benefits and more so that they can help improve services in Bedford Borough.

  28. Free Coffee Mornings

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  29. Action on Addiction Workshop

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  30. Are You Exhausted Online Course

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  31. Day to Day: Your Activity and Sleep

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  32. Dispelling myths - Bipolar

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  33. Recovery College: Dispelling myths - Complex Emotional Needs

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  34. Sight Concern Bedfordshire's Youth Forum

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  35. New phone App to help Addenbrooke's and Rosie patients navigate hospital

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    Patients have led the way in a project to make it easier to find your way around Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals.

    The new CUH Directions app was developed by patients for patients and was the idea of hospital volunteer Mike, a member of the Outpatient Experience Group, who led on the project with hospital staff.

  36. Sue Ryder Grief Kind Space opens in Moggerhanger following Milton Ernest success

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    More Bedfordshire residents will be able to access free, informal peer-to-peer bereavement support from Wednesday 26 April, when Sue Ryder launches its brand-new Grief Kind Space in Moggerhanger.

  37. Joint Forward Plan Survey

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    NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) is developing its Joint Forward Plan for how to deliver health and care services in the future.

  38. Have your say on accessing your GP practice in Bedford Borough

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    Following on from responses to our recent Priority Survey, Healthwatch Bedford Borough are looking at access to GP practices locally.

  39. Bedford Borough Parent Carers Forum: Half-Term Family Bowl

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  40. Autism Bedfordshire are looking for those living with Diabetes

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    Autism Bedfordshire is looking for autistic adults with or without a learning disability, living with Type 2 Diabetes to be part of a new project with NHS diabetes service.

  41. Understanding GP Practice Staff Roles

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    Your #GeneralPracticeTeam is made up of a range of healthcare professionals who work at your practice and in the wider community to help you get the right care when you need it.

    Depending on your needs, you may be seen by a wider general practice team member.

    But who are they?

  42. Healthwatch Bedford Borough are recruiting a new Chair.

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    Do you want to help shape health and social care services in Bedford Borough. Do you have the skills and experience to become our next Chair? The role attracts an honorarium of £3000 p.a. in recognition of your time commitment.

  43. Bedford Borough Stoma Prescription Information session

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  44. New Stoma Prescription Service for Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

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    A new Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Stoma Prescription Service is launching on 1 June 2023. The service is designed to enhance the care that people with a stoma receive when ordering their stoma products.
    The service is for anyone who has a stoma and is registered with a GP practice in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area. The new service will replace the Connect (LAMS) service in Luton. It will be a new type of service for Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.

  45. Bedfordshire’s CommUNITY Meditation Service

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    LGBT Bedfordshire on behalf of Mary Seacole Housing Association have launched titled Bedfordshire’s CommUNITY Meditation Service, which has been set up to support victims of Hate Crime across Luton, Bedford and Central Bedfordshire. The service aims to reduce Hate Crime and increase the report rates across these three locations.

  46. COVID-19 Spring vaccination due to end by 30 June 2023

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    COVID-19 Spring vaccinations are due to end by 30 June 2023. You can still get yours.
    Read on to see if you are eligible

  47. Box End Aqua Park: SEND children up to 25 & Families

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  48. Herrings Green Farm

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  49. Coffee Morning - 0-5's

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