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Some of the women our Pregnancy Outreach Workers (POWs) support are what we refer to as "complex clients". They have many issues - they may be drug users or victims of domestic violence; they may be...
The media has been full of people talking about how they could live on £53 a week recently but, even if someone takes up the challenge, it will not prove a thing. If anything, it will camouflage the...
We are running an event this month to share some of the exciting work we have been doing using technology to measure our impact. This has led to the development of some new and inspiring tools that...
Yesterday saw the final session of our 20 minute walking group, based at Shenley Green Surgery. As previously mentioned, the idea for this group was to provide some gentle group exercise for those...
Most people who use the Health Trainer service want to lose weight - but their stories are very different. That's why the support we offer has to be different for every person. One of the ways we...
POWs can support women all the way through their pregnancy and then for a short time post natally (usually a maximum of 8 weeks). In total the support can last for almost a year. This gives the POW...
Helping our clients to give up smoking is an important part of the work we do here at Gateway, but it can be a bit of a challenge. Of course we, as professionals, know what the risks are for smokers...
We're only a couple of months into our latest volunteers programme, but already it's clear to see that it's good for everyone involved. Each of the volunteer befrienders is matched with a client...
In the last quarter of 2012, 65 babies were born to clients of our Pregnancy Outreach Workers team, and 55 of those women initiated breastfeeding. That's 85%, compared to an average of 65% in the...
