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Ameena had long suspected that the many cases of cancer in her family, including her own, were linked to a hereditary cause. Here she tells her story of uncovering her family&#x27;s inherited risk.

Ameena: I often feel like a ticking time bomb

What to expect from the Bowel Screening Programme! Videos in 5 different languages 

What to expect from the Bowel Screening Programme

Hope Springs Horticulture - North Nottinghamshire Providing horticultural therapy to improve mental and physical wellbeing. Other

HOPE SPRINGS - Mental Health Resource

Join us in a neutering and therapeutic space where creativity and wellbeing come together 

Lets Talk Hope Crafty Cafe - Sandwell 

The YCA Let's Talk Hope cancer support group provides a platform for individuals affected by cancer to share experiences, offer mutual support, signposting and raising awareness. 

YCA - Lets Talk Hope Sandwell 

MySunrise provides a complete up-to-date information and support tool for patients and their families before, during and after their cancer treatment at their NHS Cancer Centre.

MySunrise - Digital Cancer Support for Better Patient Outcomes

Learn more about reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities. This film features the Purple All Stars performing the TEACH rap. The Purple All Stars are a group of people with learning disabilities who provide powerful health promotion messages through the use of creative arts. 
The acronym T. E. A. C. H. has been developed by Hertfordshire County Council's Health Liaison Team as a way promoting reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities to improve the quality of health and community services. 

"Reasonable adjustments" means making changes and doing things differently to meet the needs of the person they are looking after. 


Purple All-Stars TEACH rap

ashfield

Make things and meet others to chat and interact

Huthwaite Hub

West Midlands Cancer Alliance's ambition is to work with commissioners and providers to improve the delivery of cancer services across the West Midlands to ensure patients get the highest standard of care.

Patient and Public Resources - West Midlands Cancer Alliance

What is social prescribing?

Useful resources to help with cost of living support.

Help with cost of living

Support for people in their 40s, 50s and 60s around areas of work, wellbeing and money.

Mid-Life MOT

Help with the NHS App

A collection of resources to help GP colleagues opt-in and activate NHS Patient medical record sharing via the NHS App

GP Medical Records Opt-in Guide

A collection packed full of important information around cancer,  includes links to useful apps and videos to support you.