Population Health
This is a resource created for paediatric trainees in the North West. Created to make you aware of services in the Manchester area that you can signpost families to, as well as learning resouces for medical professionals.
Childrens Centres
We can't beat the amazing resources available in local children's centres. You can find children's centres on each council website.
Youth Service
The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Youth Service at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital was launched in March 2022. It supports young people with long-term health conditions transition into adult services.
Get to Know Where To Go
This booklet shows the range of NHS services available to you and your family. Keep it handy, so when you’re not feeling well, or need treatment straight away, you know where to go.
Local Teams to Help Patients &Families
Helping Hand
Advice and support is available and organisations across Greater Manchester are here to give a helping hand.
Cost of Living Advice Line
Manchester city council advice line for cost of living concerns.
Cost of Living Crisis
The Bread & Butter Thing
Website statement - "Our mobile food clubs make life more affordable for people on low incomes, build stronger communities and reduce food waste."
Healthy Start
If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.
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Greater Together
Food Aid Providers
This newly created map (last updated July 2023) shows that there are over 270 food providers currently working in Greater Manchester.
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Broken Plate Report
The Broken Plate is The Food Foundation’s annual flagship report, presenting vital metrics revealing the health of our food system and its impact on our lives.
Healthy Eating & Food Poverty
Transport to and from Hospital
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Transport for Sick Children
Transport for Sick Children is charity with an incredible team of volunteers who give up their time and use their own cars to take accompanied children to hospital and clinic appointments.
Royal College of psychiatrists statement on Our planet’s climate and ecological emergency
Climate Change
Address Pollution
What are you breathing? Get a free Air Quality report for your address. See if it exceeds World Health Organization limits for clean air. #addresspollution
Ban on E-Cigarette
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is urging the UK Government to implement an outright ban on disposable e-cigarette products due to their disproportionate use among children and young people and their detrimental impact on the environment.
The CURE Project
CURE is part of Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership’s Making Smoking History programme, which is taking a whole system approach to reduce smoking rates in Greater Manchester.
WHO Air Quality Guidelines
The World Health Organization’s Air quality guidelines (AQG) serve as a global target for national, regional and city governments to work towards improving their citizen’s health by reducing air pollution.
Clean Air Data Hub
Data & reports on air quality in greater manchester.
Air Pollution
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Manchester Refugee Support Netwo
At MRSN, we help asylum seekers and refugees across Greater Manchester get the basic support they need to live with dignity.
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Support for Migrant Families Web Tool
An award winning online tool to help establish a family’s support options when they are destitute or at risk of homelessness, and have no recourse to public funds.
Refugees & Migrant Families
How to Stay Well in Winter
NHS advice on staying well during winter.
Lullaby Trust
The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families
Healthier Together App
Improving the health of children and young people
Developed by the NHS, trusted by parents. It's like a mini doctor for your child at home. From birth up to 18 years.
Public Health Information & Resources
Population Health Toolkit
E learning resource on population health.
MECC Link
MECC Link is a simple but flexible Very Brief Intervention (VBI) and signposting tool that has been carefully designed to support an approach to positive behaviour change called 'Making Every Contact Count' (MECC).
Fingertips
Fingertips is a large public health data collection. Data is organised into themed profiles.
SHAPE
SHAPE is an online, interactive, data mapping, analysis and insight tool that supports service planning and estates strategy development.
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Bee Well
The #BeeWell programme is delivered in partnership with secondary schools to find out what affects young people’s wellbeing and what can be done to enhance it. Since 2021, we’ve listened to the voices of more than 60,000 young people across Greater Manchester
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15 minute consultation
Public health for paediatricians: Fifteen-minute consultation on addressing child poverty in clinical practice
RCPCH Toolkit
The influence of poverty on children’s health and wellbeing is undeniable. With insight from paediatricians, children and young people, we outline our position on health inequalities to Government, and provide paediatricians with tools to make a difference.
Child Poverty & Health Inequalities
Child poverty and health inequalities in the UK: a guide for paediatricians
Child of The North Report
Child of the North is joint project with the N8 Research Partnership offering a research and policy-based programme fighting for a fairer future for children wherever they grow up.
Marmot 10 years on
This report has been produced by the Institute of Health Equity and commissioned by the Health Foundation to mark 10 years on from the landmark study Fair Society, Healthy Lives (The Marmot Review).