Once again this week I will be spending my time responding to service specifications through a procurement portal. It's good that there are still tenders to respond to, but.... What I write in...
Hitting the targets – missing the point
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Skills in Birmingham
There has been an interesting conversation this week about what it is that employers value when recruiting staff With the Birmingham and Solihull LEP meeting at the end of the month to discuss...
Gateway Wins Award for Reducing Barriers to Employment
From left to right: (Gateway Programme Manager, Laura Ward, Sue Gladwish and Kerry Chase from Action for Blind People)
Getting Healthy and Losing Weight for the New Year
In November 2011, Susie* was referred to the Health Trainer Service through her GP surgery. Like many, Susie was keen to lose weight, but with the festive season looming around the corner, she...
Addressing the Housing Crisis: How Gateway Supports Vulnerable Pregnant Women in Unsafe Living Conditions
It has been reported across the media this week, there is a shortage of houses across the country and an even bigger shortage of affordable houses which impacts on a large part of society, mainly...
Join Our Cardio Recovery Program: Befrienders, Dance Classes & Community Support
Our new out-patient service offers cardio out-patients and their families the chance to work with a “befriender” to progress their recovery plan. The befriender will be a first contact point for...
‘No food for a week’ – support from Gateway
http://youtu.be/g4oOXGIpG4w Our pregnancy outreach workers find themselves doing remarkably simple things to help women get the help they need for a healthy pregnancy. Here Lynette is loading up her...
Gateways skills training and apprenticeships offer employment opportunities
http://youtu.be/FiNn--oOFYE We work in areas where unemployment is well over 10%. There are over 1.2 million unemployed young people aged between 16 and 24 in the country as a whole and in our...
Pregnancy Outreach Workers improve babies’ chances
Attacking high infant mortality rates in deprived areas is a complex issue. There can be practical and emotional problems that prevent women getting the help they need from the services that are available. Jackie James talks about what she does and how Pregnancy Outreach Workers bridge the gap between the women who need support and the agencies that can provide it.