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NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Southend CCG will be holding their next Primary Care Co-Commissioning meeting in common on Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 1.00pm at Audley Mills Education Centre, 57 Eastwood Road, Rayleigh SS6 7JF.

This meeting will be held in public. Members of the public are invited to attend.

The agenda and supporting papers are available on the CCGs’ websites at:

Sepsis is a rare but serious complication of an infection 

Do you know the signs?

FREE SEPSIS TRAINING

For parents/carers who support Adults with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities or for those who would like to learn more.

What every one needs to know about sepsis:

• How to identify Sepsis
• What to do
• How to / when to get help

Book your place at the FREE Sepsis training session on: Thursday 7th November 2019, from 9.30am to 12.30pm at The Skylark Hotel, Aviation Way, Southend SS2 6UN

Essex Youth Service are working in partnership with Noo Yu CIC and have commissioned a free ASDAN accredited life skills and boxing programme run once a week in the Rochford area for young people age 13-19yrs old. 10 week of 90 mins Life Skills and Boxing Programme which provides participants with valuable life lessons such as respect, self-discipline, commitment, emotion regulation, willingness to learn and a real feeling of self-worth using boxing as the method of delivery.

Dancercise Zumba classes are for the visually impaired (sighted people are also welcome). The classes are fun and are geared to give a social aspect to fitness and friendship.

Should you feel able to come along and assist a blind partner, it would be a big help.

The classes are on Tuesdays from 2pm for an hour (excluding school holidays). The venue is the Balmoral Community Centre, Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 7UA.

A free event to celebrate the role of the General Practice Nurse throughout Mid and South Essex is taking place at Stock Brook Country Club Banqueting Suite, Billericay, on Sunday, June 2.  

The event is specifically for practice nurses, however if you are a student nurse keen to join general practice post qualifying, or a health care assistant keen to undertake nurse training or a return to practice candidate, please email Melanie.Lamb@nhs.net for more information.

Sport for Confidence have recently launched new exercise classes for carers of all ages. You don’t need to live in Southend to take part.

They have their sessions on Mondays from 11:30am to 12:30pm at Leigh Community Centre, 71-73 Elm Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 1SP, and costs only £2.00 per session

Carers can be any age; have disabilities themselves; be paid carers; care for family members; or have cared for someone who has now passed. Everyone is welcome.

In support of Dementia Action Week next week, the Virtual Dementia Tour will be in Websters Way Car Park in Rayleigh on Wednesday 22nd May from 9am – 12:30pm. This mobile simulator offers people the opportunity to experience what it’s like to have dementia. It is free of charge and people can drop by anytime during the morning to take part.

A member of the local Dementia Community Support Team will also be available to answer any questions and speak to people about the service they provide for people with and those caring for someone with dementia.

If you live or work in the Rochford District and have an interest in community safety matters come along to a public meeting being held by the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex.

It is taking place on Tuesday, May 28th at The Grange in Little Wheatley Chase, Rayleigh, SS6 9EH between 6.30pm and 8pm.

The meeting was booked for the Civic Suite in Rayleigh but due to the number of people who have expressed an interest in attending, we have switched to a larger venue.

Free seminar - The Bank of Mum and Dad by Palmers Solicitors

8.15am (for 8.45am start) to 10.30am

Rayleigh Town Museum, 1st Floor, 91 High Street, Rayleigh Essex, SS6 7EJ

First-time buyers are facing the twin challenges of building up everlarger deposits and of persuading lenders to offer them sufficient funds to buy their first property. This has made the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ more important than ever.

To help you navigate the complexities this creates, we will be hosting a seminar which will cover a range of topics: