Care for a Cuppa: Carers Wales are now conducting weekly online chats and advice forums using Zoom. Each weekly chat is a 2 hour window for carers in Wales to drop in at any time during the session for help and advice or just a chat. More information can be found here
Me Time: Fun virtual activities for Carers to take part in to give them an opportunity to enjoy activities they are usually restricted from doing. Sessions taking place throughout the week on a regular basis and will include bingo, singing, art and mindfulness. More information can be found here

Newport Mind are now offering a free 6 week supported self-help programme to allow individuals to understand and manage their feelings better.  Click here for further information.

The free ACTivate Your Life course is now available for all to access online, please click here for all course information and content.

Mind’s website now has a huge dedicated section of support, information and resources for anyone looking for a place to turn to during the pandemic. From managing anxiety, work, grief, and teenage mental health needs in these current times, Mind has got everything covered in this new information hub. Click here to find out more.

All courses are 7 weeks and last for 1.5 hours and include an introductory session to explain how the course works and the zoom features.

Each course comes with a comprehensive Resource pack, they are fully interactive and the Pain courses also include a DVD which is a Moving Easy Programme, this is a Tai Chi style gentle flexibility program of 26 moves.

• Living with Diabetes 21st October 10:30
• Fibromyalgia Specific course 4th November 1 pm
• Living with Chronic Pain Tuesday 3rd at 1pm

Please see below for an update from CRUSE Bereavement Centre and their services available to children and young people.

If you are interested in accessing this support, please use the Gwent telephone number on 01633 251982.

Links from above image are available here:

cruse.org.uk

Hope Again

cruse.org.uk/coronavirus/children-and-young-people

BAME Helpline – BAME.wales

A new helpline for patients from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds has recently been launched for people over 18 who live in Wales. This new helpline aims to offer a first port of call to individuals from BAME backgrounds. It is a multi-lingual helpline, and between them the team speak 11 languages and interpretation can be arranged into other languages as required.

This service is able to offer the following services:

• Info relating to: health, work, welfare, education, housing; and personal safety.
• Signposting to relevant organisations and services in your area.
• Provide specialist employment advice
• Signpost and refer to specialist organisations

The helpline is available Mon-Fri 10.30am-2.30 pm.

Helpline number – 0300 2225720 (Local Rate calls)
SMS text number – 07537 432416
Email bamehelpline@eyst.org.uk

New project from mental health charity, Mind.

Please see poster below for further details:

The Grange University Hospital  is set to open on Tuesday 17th November 2020. Please note the following images to make sure you are aware of the changes taking place.

Emergency Hospital Services:

Children’s Services:

Maternity Services:

Minor Injuries:

For further information, please refer to the ABUHB Clinical Futures Booklet

New EPP Courses Feb-April 2021

New booking form

EPP provides a range of self-management health and well being courses and workshops for people living with a health conditions or for those who care for someone with a health condition.

You can book on a course by contacting Jules Godden, jules.godden@gavo.org.uk.  For more information, please visit gavo.org.uk/epp

Winter booklet 2021 Final

Contacting wards to enquire about relatives or
friends who have been admitted to hospital

GP surgeries in Gwent have now met their first COVID vaccination quota and will no longer be performing first vaccinations. If you received your first vaccination with us, please be assured you will be called for your second vaccination with us within due course.

For patients who have not yet received their first vaccination, please note this will be conducted by the health board and not Bellevue Group Practice. Patients will be sent a letter or a text from the health board with an appointment at one of the local Mass Vaccination Centres.

Please contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s vaccination line on 0300 303 1373 for any queries. Bellevue Group Practice is unable to provide any further information to those awaiting their first vaccinations.

If you have not yet received your invite for your first vaccination, please click here to fill out the form to be submitted to Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Last month Anuerin Bevan set their spotlight on their maternity services.

Throughout the month of May, ABUHB’s social media focused on informing their followers how the maternity services work across the whole of the health board. The following newsletter summarises the information they have shared during this month’s spotlight.

You can read the online version of this newsletter here

Drop-in Vaccination Clinic for all over-18s – 10am-4pm Saturday 26th June, Newport Centre

Any adult who hasn’t yet received their first dose of the Covid-19 Vaccination will be able to drop in to the Mass Vaccination Centre at Newport Centre on Saturday 26th June between 10am and 4pm.

This walk-in clinic is available for first doses only and is open to anyone aged 18 years and above. No appointment is necessary,however you will need to bring ID.

Free wellbeing football sessions organised by Mental Health Football Wales are taking place every Tuesday from 4.30pm behind the Civil Service Social Club building in Bettws. The sessions are aimed at adults who have been experiencing mental health difficulties during the COVID period. Please see posters below for more details.