Closer to Home event: Stay healthy, live longer and be happy

The next Government Closer to Home event is set to take place on Tuesday 11 July, 11am to 2.30pm, at the Royal Square. The event is in collaboration with the Health and Care Partnership Group members and the theme is “stay healthy, live longer and be happy”.

Islanders are encouraged to attend and socialise over tea, coffee and cake while finding out more about some of the community and charitable organisations that are available in Jersey.

Beresford Street Kitchen will be offering lunch items such as sausage rolls, sandwiches and drinks to purchase. Airtel-Vodafone, as the provider of telecare for Health and Community Services, will be showcasing their latest technology, as well as Shopmobility displaying mobility scooters and wheelchairs.

The following services will be attending:

1. Brighter Futures
2. Samaritans Jersey
3. EYECAN
4. Parkinson’s Jersey
5. Jersey Youth Service
6. Airtel-Vodafone
7. Mind Jersey
8. Dementia Jersey
9. Autism Jersey
10. Carers Jersey
11. Call & Check
12. British Red Cross
13. St John Ambulance Jersey
14. Silkworth Lodge
15. Community Savings
16. Public Health Research Team
17. Community Navigators
18. Beresford Street Kitchen
19. Jersey Cancer Relief
20. Housing Advice Service
21. International Culture Centre
22. Shopmobility
23. Work & Family hub, Customer and Local Services
24. Pensions & Care hub, Customer and Local Services
25. Disability Inclusion Team
26. Jersey Cheshire Home
27. Customer Experience Team
28. Jersey Employment Trust
29. Salvation Army
30. Macmillan Cancer Support Jersey
31. Enable Jersey

The Jersey Health and Care Partnership Group is an independent group of health and social care organisations and charities, established to provide a platform where opportunities to join up health and community care can be explored. Their vision is for all Islanders to have a great start in life, stay healthy, live longer and have happier lives.

James Le Feuvre, Chair of the Group, said: “This event provides an excellent opportunity to share, with Islanders, the range of services and support that local health related charities offer. There will be the opportunity to meet with representatives of these charities, to learn about what they do and the help that they can offer.”

Malcolm Ferey, the Assistant Minister for Social Security, said: “The Closer to Home event is a fantastic way for charities and organisations that support our community to showcase themselves in one place and demonstrate the positive impact that they make.

“Having the ability to conduct this event ‘al-fresco’ will add a summer feel to proceedings, and I look forward to engaging with as many people as possible on the day.”