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Archive for the ‘Health & Social Care’ Category
Bowel Screening Awareness event
October 11th, 2022 | Health & Social Care |
Bowel Screening Awareness poster 2022 日期 Date :25/10/2022 (星期二 Tueday) 時間: 11am — 12:00 noon 講員 Speaker: Johnson Liu (Cancer Screening Improvement Lead) 地點 location ：常樂中心 Sheung Lok Centre Justin Close, Manchester M13 9UB 有粵語翻譯 請致電 0161 2727482 向翁姑娘或周姑娘報名 Please contact Ms. Yung or Ms Chow on 0161 2727482 to reserve a place.
Covid-19 Volunteering
January 18th, 2022 | Health & Social Care |
有空闲时间吗？ 想在 2022 年回馈一些东西吗？ Covid Volunteering Simplified Chinese 有空闲时间吗？ 想在 2022 年回馈一些东西吗？ 在疫苗接种点做志愿者，帮助您的社区战胜新冠肺炎! 大流行尚未结束：新的Omicron变体带来了新的挑战，并有可能使医疗保健系统不堪重负。我们知道两次疫苗接种不足以预防这种新变种，因此政府鼓励所有18岁以上的成年人尽快接种加强疫苗。这对NHS来说是一项艰巨的任务，这就是为什么曼彻斯特的疫苗接种点迫切需要您的帮助来完成注射。您可以志愿担任招待员或接种员-将提供全面培训。这是获得临床经验, 提高英语水平和结识新朋友的绝佳机会。 成为志愿者招待员 你有空闲时间吗？曼彻斯特的新冠肺炎疫苗接种点需要志愿者招待员。这角色是多样化的，因此这是学习新技能和结识新朋友的绝佳机会。现场提供个人防护装备和茶点，包括车费在内。在此处注册here以获取有关疫苗接种地点和如何志愿服务的更多信息。不需要披露和禁止服务(DBS)检查。 学习新技能并成为志愿者疫苗接种员 有兴趣成为一名疫苗接种员吗？您可以在大曼彻斯特的各个地点接受志愿者接种疫苗培训。您无需具备临床技能或经验，因为您将接受全面培训。在您开始在疫苗接种地点接种疫苗之前，培训将在线和面对面完成。查看大曼彻斯特健康和社会保健合作伙伴网站 website，注册一个帐户并完成临床技能评估 clinical skills assessment。 疫苗接种员需要进行披露和禁止服务(DBS)检查和乙型肝炎疫苗接种，但曼彻斯特医疗保健委员会将为您提供这些。接受培训后，您可能会获得在初级保健(Primary Care) 网络站上的有薪工作机会。 有空閒時間嗎？ 想在 2022 年回饋一些東西嗎？ Covid Volunteering Traditional Chinese 有空閒時間嗎？ 想在 2022 年回饋一些東西嗎？ 在疫苗接種點做志願者，幫助您的社區戰勝新冠肺炎! 大流行尚未結束：新的Omicron變體帶來了新的挑戰，並有可能使醫療保健系統不堪重負。我們知道兩次疫苗接種不足以預防這種新變種，因此政府鼓勵所有18歲以上的成年人盡快接種加強疫苗。這對NHS來說是一項艱鉅的任務，這就是為什麼曼徹斯特的疫苗接種點迫切需要您的幫助來完成注射。您可以志願擔任招待員或接種員-將提供全面培訓。這是獲得臨床經驗, 提高英語水平和結識新朋友的絕佳機會。 成為志願者招待員 你有空閒時間嗎？曼徹斯特的新冠肺炎疫苗接種點需要志願者招待員。這角色是多樣化的，因此這是學習新技能和結識新朋友的絕佳機會。現場提供個人防護裝備和茶點，包括車費在內。在此處註冊here以獲取有關疫苗接種地點和如何志願服務的更多信息。不需要披露和禁止服務(DBS)檢查。 學習新技能並成為志願者疫苗接種員 有興趣成為一名疫苗接種員嗎？您可以在大曼徹斯特的各個地點接受志願者接種疫苗培訓。您無需具備臨床技能或經驗，因為您將接受全面培訓。在您開始在疫苗接種地點接種疫苗之前，培訓將在線和面對面完成。查看大曼徹斯特健康和社會保健合作夥伴網站 website，註冊一個帳戶並完成臨床技能評估 clinical skills assessment。 疫苗接種員需要進行披露和禁止服務(DBS)檢查和乙型肝炎疫苗接種，但曼徹斯特醫療保健委員會將為您提供這些。接受培訓後，您可能會獲得在初級保健(Primary Care) 網絡站上的有薪工作機會。
Cultural Awareness Training
September 14th, 2021 | Health & Social Care |
Culture awareness training 8 October Understanding cultural sensitivity and community diversity – the carers’ perspective presented by the Wai Yin Society. Cultural awareness training explores how culture shapes every part of how we behave and communicate. It provides the knowledge, skills and expertise to communicate effectively across cultures, and understand different perspectives. This session looks at how you can effectively engage with carers from the BAME community to identify and support their needs. Speakers will include Prof. Erinma MBE, from the Carisma Organisation, talking about African communities and Mel Safari, from the Linguagm Organisation, talking about the Iranian Community in […]
Health to Challenges Project Launch
August 11th, 2021 | Health & Social Care |
An Age Friendly Event is taking place for the community: on Monday 16th August 2021 from 11-2pm at Sheung Lok Centre, Justin Close Manchester M13 9UB Age friendly activities include: Tai Chi Class, Light Lunch and Health Talk, Health Watch Registration and Demonstration Contact: Ms Yung or Stella Chu on 0161 513 4127 2021-8-16 Health Watch poster ed 2021-8-16 Fit bit Launch Day Poster English
Free Walk-In PfizerCOVID Vaccinations in ChinaTown
July 21st, 2021 | Health & Social Care |
Faulkner Street Car Park, China Town, Manchester, M1 4EE Open to people aged 18+. No ID or appointment needed, walk-in clinics: Sunday 25th July 1pm – 5pm Sunday 8th August 1pm – 5pm Sunday 22nd August 1pm – 5pm Our staff will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Cantonese and Mandarin speakers available. China Town vaccination clinics A5 flyers – English China Town vaccination clinics A5 flyers – simplified Chinese China Town vaccination clinics A5 flyers – traditional Chinese
Carers Manchester Contact Point
April 15th, 2021 | Health & Social Care |
Carers Manchester Carers Manchester is a partnership of statutory and voluntary organisations, working together to improve services for Manchester’s unwaged carers. This partnership has developed a new pathway for carers in the city to receive advice, guidance and support. Contact Point Carers Manchester Contact Point is a is dedicated helpline for carers to access for support and guidance. The team includes advice workers that can provide support in other languages. Call their helpline on 0161 543 8000 (Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm except bank holidays) Email [email protected] Visit carersmanchester.org.uk and fill in an online enquiry form Locality based services […]
Carers Manchester Contact Point
November 25th, 2020 | Health & Social Care |
The Contact Point acts as a first point of contact for all unwaged carers in Manchester, who require advice and support. This service is delivered through a partnership of Gaddum, LMCP Care Link, Manchester Carers Forum and Wai Yin Society. Contact Point 0161 543 8000 (Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm except bank holidays) CMCP poster edited by Grace 05-11-2020 tradtional 2nd version.docx CMCP poster edited by Grace 05-11-2020 simplfied 2nd version.docx Gaddum致力为需要长期照顾家人或亲友，而非受薪的照顾者，提供经济援助及适切的服务。我们的团队都是都操流利英文及中文。若需要帮助，请联络黄姑娘07943 281093或0161 543 8000或电子邮件[email protected] 办公时间：星期一至星期五上午10时至下午4时
Ambition for Ageing – Ageing Equally?
February 10th, 2020 | Health & Social Care |
We are delighted to announce that the Wai Yin Society has been commissioned by Ambition for Ageing (AfA), as one of ten organisations, to deliver a research project as part of a wider programme, “Ageing Equally?” We will be researching how Chinese older people in Manchester, especially disabled people and those who speak different community languages, can grow old and happy Specifically, we will be exploring traditional Chinese beliefs of growing old, as well as difficulties faced by the older disadvantaged Chinese community in their daily lives, and gaps in services provided in order to reduce isolation and loneliness. We will […]
Crossing the Borders
July 10th, 2019 | Health & Social Care |
You are invited to join Wai Yin to celebrate Crossing the Borders. See artworks created by Wai Yin members with artist Julie Mosley on display in the gallery, depicting stories of migration and hear audio recordings expressing hope, loss and joy living in this country. Handle and discuss objects in the gallery’s collection and make your own journey inspired artwork. Saturday 13th July 2019, speeches at 1:30 pm The artwork will continue to be on display in the gallery on the Floor 1 landing after the event. Crossing the borders, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, explores immigration and settlement […]
3 Days 2 nights Troon & The Ayrshire Coast Trip
February 27th, 2019 | Health & Social Care |
三日兩夜特倫和艾爾郡海岸休閒度假 3 Days 2 nights Troon & The Ayrshire Coast 日期: 2019年 7月 12至 14日 (星期五至日 Fri to Sun) 集合時間: 早上 八 時四十五分 ( 8:45 am) 集合地點 : 曼城長途旅遊車站 Manchester Central Coach Station, , Chorlton Street, Off Portland Street, Manchester, M1 3JF 費用: 會員 : £105 非會員 : £115 人數 : 40人 截止報名日期: 2019年5月10日 費用包括: 車費及住宿在 Prestwick的 Adamton Country House Hotel 兩天的早餐和晚餐 所有臥室均設有連接浴室設施 享受艾爾郡海岸(Ayrshire Coast)美麗的風景 •探索拉格斯(Largs)和遊覽特倫(Troon) 詳情請致電 0161 272 7482 […]
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) from Portugal visit Age Friendly Cities – Manchester
November 21st, 2018 | CEO's Blog |
Age-Friendly Manchester is a partnership involving organisations, groups and individuals across the city playing their part in making Manchester a great place to grow older. It was approached by people from the Portuguese organisation of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) who wanted to come to Manchester in November to find out more about Age Friendly work. Knowing that Manchester is the leading UK city in Age Friendly issues, they wanted to learn more about the city’s general projects and programmes. And as part of their visit on 20 November, they specifically asked to meet with Wai Yin Society regarding our well-being project. […]
Spirit of Manchester Awards 2018
October 17th, 2018 | Health & Social Care |
We were delighted to receive the Partnership and Collaboration Award, on behalf of and as a key partner, for the Maya Project. A collaborative approach to support Black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee women and girls in Manchester, dealing with crisis, accessing help and support, developing aspirations and achieving dreams. A big thank you to the key workers at Wai Yin Society: Amy, Woon and Joanna and let’s not forget our unsung heroes, Connie, Lisa Ngan, Anita, Patrick, Ting, other project staff and volunteers who supported the project with home visits, activities and booking arrangement etc. Note: The Spirit of Manchester Awards […]
Innovative Help for the Homeless
July 9th, 2018 | Volunteering |
We were delighted to host a group of students from the Manchester School of Architecture, in an exciting partnership, for several months at our Welcome Community Centre in Cheetham Hill. Our aim was to come up with some innovative solutions to the homeless problem in Greater Manchester. One solution was a very low cost housing pod made from recycled materials that can comfortably sleep one person. Another was an IKEA style design manual to enable construction of, again, very low cost buildings for the homeless to use. We would like to congratulate the students on pushing forward the boundaries, and […]
Recording Memories
May 30th, 2018 | Health & Social Care |
Wai Yin Society are commencing a new macmillan solutions project. Please see leaflet(s) linked below: New Leaflet It’s a pioneering service that allows people with life-threatening illnesses, or those receiving palliative care, to record their life story on audio CD. It’s a remarkable project in many ways – not least because a team of volunteers is at its heart. If you would like to join us, please contact Anny Chan, email [email protected] or telephone 07856 212 942 (Note: photos of “Basil”, the macmillan information bus in Manchester’s Chinatown)
Macmillan Appreciation Event 2018
April 11th, 2018 | Health & Social Care |
Recently, Wai Yin volunteers participated in an Macmillan Solutions appreciation event, in a night of fun and positivity, at the Castlefield Rooms, Dukes 92, Manchester. It was a fabulous evening with time to reflect on our collective achievements in 2017 of providing 4,780 hours of support to 549 cancer patients. Wai Yin will be holding our next Macmillan volunteer recruitment on Wednesday 25th April, 10am – 2pm, at Sheung Lok Wellbeing Centre. For more information, and to register, please telephone Anny Chan, 0161 833 0377 or email [email protected]