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A beaming smile on her face, Sheila Page declared it “one of the best Christmas presents” in my life.

Over 8,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with mouth cancer every year; during November, Mouth Cancer Action Month, City Health Care Partnership’s Oral Health Promotion team are encouraging everyone to get checked out so any signs of cancer can be caught early.

City Health Care Partnership Foundation charity is offering a new type of grant for groups who are working to improve people’s health and wellbeing through initiatives that also aim to protect the environment and tackle climate change.

Community and voluntary groups have struggled to carry on providing vital support through the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly because they weren’t able to get hold of enough PPE to protect their members and the public. City Health Care Partnership Foundation, the charitable arm of City Health Care Partnership CIC, has donated PPE to two community groups to enable them to continue with their vital work.

Healthwatch Hull are currently raising public awareness about the potential easements to Adult Social Care provision, should these need to be introduced as a result of the Coronavirus. 

NHS and council organisations in Humber, Coast and Vale are appealing for the public’s help as they work together to increase the availability of health and care services, which were restricted, relocated or paused during the coronavirus outbreak.

City Health Care Partnership provide community nursing and care to people across Hull and the East Riding and due to the national shortage of scrubs were desperate to source some for their colleagues who have continued to see patients throughout the Coronavirus pandemic.

City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP) is celebrating 10 years since the company was formed on 1 June 2010, as a ‘spin-out’ during the restructuring of the NHS. It has continued to grow, develop and innovate, establishing a position as a leading provider of quality health and care services for the NHS, local authorities and many other commissioners who regard CHCP as their provider of choice.

During the Coronavirus outbreak most people have been concentrating on their physical health but Mental Health Awareness Week (18 to 24 May) has been a reminder that we also need to look after our mental and emotional wellbeing.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact all of our lives, thousands of ‘key workers’ across the Humber region are working tirelessly around the clock to keep their communities fed, in touch and ultimately safe.