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16 Sep 2011 Help Us Develop A Sustainable Healthcare System admin

The Health and Well Being group recently surveyed the people attending the film and social night at the Trades Club on the 19th of July 2011. The questionnaire asked following questions:-

  • What positive heath provision do you think we have currently in Hebden Bridge?
  • What services/ groups/ provision do you feel are missing?
  • What is your vision of the future? What will the next 10, 20, 30 years look like in terms of our personal and social health and well being. How do you think our community can move forward in order to meet these challenges whilst being sustainable in meeting health needs and service delivery?

Gender M/F Age______ Practitioner? Y/N

The questionnaire was only completed by 20 people, and although useful it provides an insight it is impossible to use use this as a data set for developing a pro active agenda for health care provision. The survey so far equates to 0.3% of the total population in Hebden Bridge, so we are keen to hear from as many people as possible and of all ages.

If you would like to take part in the questionnaire please either email your response to

hbtt-health-group@googlegroups.com or leave a paper copy at the Hebden Bridge Times office.

So far the results suggest that Hebden Bridge has great health care provision, both state funded and private. However, the funding gap between the two needs to be closed to allow better access to the number of alternative and complimentary therapies available in the town.

The survey also suggested several improvements that could be considered, including:-

  • A comprehensive directory of all health care providers has been suggested.
  • Better disabled access to platform 1 at the train station.
  • Better links between NHS services and alternative and complimentary practitioners.
  • Reducing the cost of therapies so that more people can access them and/or GP support for these services.

These are only a few of the issues and suggestions which we have received, and many more will surely follow.

Thanks go to all those who took time to consider the above questions and complete the questionnaire, and don't forget we need more input if you haven't taken part so far.

On behalf of the Health and Well Being group

Iain Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

18 Oct 2010 Coming Up admin
Hebden Health Transition Town is about creating, sharing and promoting awareness about sustainable health in Hebden Bridge through personal responsibility, resilience, service, empowerment and community. Smaller groups are now forming within the health group, so people with similar ideas and passions can come together to work on their various projects. Community Herbs: There is a health on your doorstep/healing herbs group, which aims to gather and share information about the healing properties of plants and herbs growing locally that we could all benefit from. Community Herb Identification Walk: Sunday 26th September @ 2pm (bring a camera if you can) - For meeting point and itinerary please contact Sue Goodwin on 846107 or by email: purplemintwoman@yahoo.co.uk. After the walk we’ll sit for a drink to chat and share ideas for the Herb Project. Ideas so far:
  • A photographic record of our local herbs - a year long project, culminating in an exhibition.
  • A community herb growing project.
Come to the next general health meeting to find out about other projects and share any health ideas you’d like to see coming into creation. Our next meeting will be on: Monday 27th of September @ 7.30 - 8.30pm @ The Mountain of Hope, Albert St (above the Antiques Centre) All welcome. Be lovely to have you join us there With best of wishes, The Health Team…
14 Jul 2010 Health Group Update admin
If you'd like to share your skills; if you're generally interested in health; if you'd like to meet other like minded people; socialise and look at other possibilities for Health and Well Being in Hebden: discuss what you feel is needed and how we could make it happen - Please come along to our next meeting. Or, for updates on future Health meetings or workshops see the website or email your interest to Transition Town Health to be included in mail outs for the health group Aims so far:
  • To meet again and look more at possibilities for Health and Well Being in Hebden
  • To gather and share information on what resources are already available
  • To make complementary health care, and information about it, more easily available to all
  • To share skills and knowledge and joys, that increase our sense of health and well being, with one another and the wider community
  • To start the above ideas off, some taster workshops will be organised to be held at the Mountain of Hope on a contributions basis
If you're a practitioner or involved in a health/Well Being group please give us details. Next meeting at The Mountain of Hope, Albert St (above the Antiques Centre) 01422 842132 on Thursday 8th of July @ 7 - 8.15pm (approx). All welcome. Simple refreshments provided. Be lovely to have you there With best of wishes, The Health Team Initiators Jan, Martin, Vanda et al... Jan would also like to propose another group, 'Awakening the dreamer: being the change you want to see in the world' which would meet at Hope St Baptist 7pm on 12 July. Email her for more information.