My name is Louise Metcalfe and I work at the NHS Sheffield CCG as a Macmillan Primary Care Quality Lead Nurse. I am working alongside my colleague Dr Amin Goodarzi who is a practising Sheffield GP and also a Macmillan GP champion. Part of our role for 2016/17 is to bring Cancer & Health and Wellbeing awareness to the Sheffield area .
I emailed you all recently to offer places for staff to attend the cancer awareness training dates, we initially wanted to do the training by specific areas, I understand there is huge changes at SCC, so I would like to offer dates instead where you can send staff.
Elise Gilwhite and staff in the area which she leads attended the event and the evaluation from the event rated the training as extremely beneficial.
If you would like to discuss or would like to meet up to discuss further please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Macmillan Primary Care Quality Lead Nurse.
An award-winning local children’s author has been named head judge in a fire service led creative writing challenge.
Barnsley born Caryl Hart, now living in Bakewell, Derbyshire has volunteered to judge the South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue competition, which calls on youngsters to send in their best piece of creative writing.
The fire service hopes the competition will inspire dozens of local youngsters to think about fire safety, whilst putting their literacy and creative skills to the test.
A LEGO City fire station will be awarded to the winner, as chosen by Caryl, author of popular children’s books including Don’t Dip Your Chips, Welcome to Alien School and Supermarket Zoo. Five runners up will also win a signed copy of one of Caryl’s books.
The contest is open to all primary school aged children in South Yorkshire. The theme is ‘a day in the life of a firefighter’ and the stories should aim to include at least one fire safety message.
Children can submit an entry by post to Writing Competition, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, 197 Eyre Street, Sheffield, S1 3FG or by emailing press@syfire.gov.uk with ‘Writing Competition’ in the subject box, before the closing date of 13 May 2016.