WMCA news • January 17, 2023
Black Country and West Birmingham
Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Cost of living presentation
The Staff Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub has arranged a further Cost of Living Presentation on 31st January 10-11.30 its really informative and there’s time to ask questions with a range of experts. If you would like to book on please email the Hub for a teams invite whcnhs.hwstaffhub@nhs.net
Menopause Conference
- The Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub are delighted to announce that we are running a Menopause Conference in Worcester on Thursday 23rd March, 2023. You may be keen to attend for yourself, to support your colleagues/employees or to support your patients. The conference is fully funded by the Hub and therefore there is no cost to individuals/employers.
- The Hub offers support to all staff working in health, care and social care across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The Menopause Conference will be open to all staff working across this sector. There are limited places available and we are keen to distribute places fairly amongst the organisations eligible to attend.
- We are therefore inviting you to register your interest in attending the conference by Friday 3rd February and we will then contact you by Friday 10th February to let you know whether you have been allocated a place.
Please note: by filling out this survey to register your interest does NOT guarantee a place at the conference.
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