Thursday, October 13, 2011

Launch of New Service to Improve the Health of Local Residents

Community Voluntary Services Tendring will soon be delivering an innovative healthcare project which aims to improve the lives of local people.

The Empowerment and Self Care pilot service has been designed to support people suffering from a range of medical conditions.  Self Care is an established method of providing patients with advice and information about how they can best manage their own condition.  According to a study carried out by the NHS, 82% of people with a long term condition want to do more self care.  

The new service will employ two members of staff and will use local people as volunteer well-being mentors to help patients improve their diet, exercise and general quality of life.

Sharon Alexander, Chief Officer of CVS Tendring said “We are very excited to be delivering the service for the people of North East Essex.  It will make a real difference to their lives.  CVS Tendring already has an excellent track record of running projects that empower local people and we are really looking forward to expanding on this work”

The new Service Manager will be working closely with GPs and other health professionals and will also invite people to refer themselves on to the programme.

The new service will cover the North East Essex area and will run from CVS Tendring’s Community Information Centre in Rosemary Road, Clacton. People interested in volunteering for the service are asked to contact CVS on 01255 425692 or admin@cvstendring.org.uk