🤝 Thank you to the people of Gorton & Denton, Burnage, Levenshulme and Longsight, for giving me the honour of representing you in Parliament.
🌹 Tonight marks a historic victory for Labour, the work of change starts now and we will not let you down.
We strongly oppose the inflammatory language that is being used in some media reporting to vilify people living with
#HIV
, and won’t stand by while harmful and stigmatising narratives are being used against our community.
Read our full statement:
📲 A new trial will let women book appointments with breast diagnostic clinics via the NHS App.
"Starting in November, 111 online, available through the NHS App, will pilot directly referring women with a worrying lump to a breast clinic." —
@WesStreeting
at
@RCGP
Conference.
🎶 That moment when you go to
@TheMonasteryMcr
in Gorton to learn more about social prescribing and some of the brilliant health and wellbeing work done here, including with the
@MancCamerata
… and you end up meeting
@ClassicFM
’s
@mrdanwalker
on his coast-to-coast stopover 🚲
Remembering today our local hero Alan Henning - it is 10 years since we heard that he had been murdered while taking supplies to families in Syria.
Alan was awarded the Freedom of the City of Salford to recognise his heroism and humanitarianism.
Rest in Peace, Alan
We have begun testing newborns for over 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a world-leading study in NHS hospitals.
If we can diagnose and treat children for rare genetic conditions years earlier and help stop them in their tracks — it will be transformational for patients.
It's
#BlackHistoryMonth
and this year's theme is Reclaiming Narratives.
Throughout the month, we will celebrate the contributions of Black people who are making a difference in the fight for progress on HIV.
🗓 Save the dates! 🗓
Christmas Events at the Library:
🎄Christmas Light Switch On, 5pm Sun 24 Nov.
🎅Christmas Fair, 12pm Sat 30 Nov.
📢 Also... Brass Band Concert joint event with the Community Centre from 7pm on Fri 13 Dec! 🎷
More details and more events to follow! 👀
Has your child just started year 8? Make sure you return their
#HPV
vaccination consent form.
Since the vaccine was introduced, there's been a huge drop in the number of young people getting conditions like cervical cancer & genital warts.
Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our communities.
Browse through our public health and social care case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved in.
@GwynneMP
@SKinnock
This Labour government is focused on creating the conditions businesses need to invest in Britain.
Providing stability, jobs, and infrastructure.
Making everyone in the UK better off.
⚽️ A nice morning to catch up with the guys at Denton Walking Football Group (Tameside Striders). They have 93 members on the books.
Walking Football is a great sport. It’s a brilliant way to keep people physically active, mentally agile, and socially active too.🏆
Rise in HIV diagnoses shows need for an overarching 10-year sexual health strategy.
While it is good more people are getting tested for HIV, these figures show significant challenges remain in reducing HIV infections, despite the progress of recent years.