General News Sign Up for the Martlets ‘Only Men Allowed’ Charity Walk The Martlets Hospice is urging men across the city to sign up to take part in a 13 mile sponsored walk along the beautiful Sussex coast on Sunday, October 19. The women of Brighton & Hove raised £70,000 for the Hospice at their 2014 Midnight Walk, so now event organisers are encouraging the men of [ By Besi • 2 min read
General News ‘Stay Alive’ – a new suicide prevention app To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day, the suicide prevention charity Grassroots Suicide Prevention has launched a new suicide prevention pocket resource for the UK called Stay Alive. It’s a pocket suicide prevention tool for both those worried about someone and those with thoughts of suicid By Besi • 1 min read
General News Local mum needs stem cell donor Could you be the perfect donor and save a local mum’s life? Brighton mum of two, Nikki Braterman, has launched a global appeal in the hope of finding a ‘perfect match’ stem cell donor to enable her to have an essential bone marrow transplant. 45 years old Nikki was diagnosed with acute myeloid leuka By Besi • 2 min read
Health Benefits advice workshops for people with HIV Lunch Positive, the HIV charity who provide a healthy meal every Friday for people with HIV, are hosting a series of support workshops during October. The workshops are being run by the Welfare Support Coordinator from THT South for anyone who is HIV positive. People who want to take part do not nee By Besi • 1 min read
General News Alzheimer’s dementia cafe in Kemptown Do you suffer from dementia or care for someone who does? The next dementia cafe organised by the Alzheimer’s Society is on Saturday, October 25 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Patching Lodge, Freshfield Road, Kemp Town, Brighton. The afternoon will include beauty and computer sessions as well as information an By Besi • 1 min read
Health Green MP calls for urgent review of blood donations rules The campaign for fair blood donation rules gathers pace as National AIDS Trust (NAT) backs EDM tabled by Caroline Lucas MP and calls for formal review. Caroline the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for an “urgent review” of blood donor selection criteria. Her Mot By Besi • 2 min read
Health National HIV Testing Week 2014 Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and HIV Prevention England (HPE) are calling on organisations to start planning activities to mark the third annual National HIV Testing Week, which this year runs from November 22 – 30. National HIV Testing Week was established by THT and HPE in 2012 to increase testing By Besi • 2 min read
General News Caroline Lucas MP to speak at launch of ‘Pledge To Save NHS’ campaign A campaign group have invited all the city’s MPs. councillors and election candidates to sign a pledge opposing the dismantling of the NHS. The Pledge campaign to oppose the privatisation of the National Health Service starts in Brighton and Hove ahead of the 2015 general and council elections. Suss By Besi • 4 min read
Health NHS failing LGB people Lesbian, gay and bisexual men and women in England report poorer health and experiences of healthcare in the NHS. A survey of over two million people has found that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) men and women in England are more likely to report poor health and unfavourable experiences of the Nati By Besi • 3 min read
General News 1 in 4 young adult carers have been bullied at school because of their caring role Young Adult Carers at School, a new report by Carers Trust, the charity for unpaid carers, has shown that one quarter of young adult carers (YACs) aged between 14-25 have been bullied at school because of their caring role. The report also shows that YACs’ physical and mental health was suffering wi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health LGBT services suffering as a result of austerity A new report published today (September 4) – commissioned by the TUC from London Metropolitan University – exposes the impact on LGBT services of the government’s austerity measures. Staying Alive: The Impact of Austerity Cuts on the LGBT Voluntary and Community Sector in England and Wales is the fi By Besi • 3 min read
Health Kemptown MP Kirby welcomes new HIV report Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for HIV/AIDS, has today welcomed the report from 2020health entitled Growing Older Positively, which reviews the difficulties that are faced by those who are ageing with HIV. The Growing older positively report By Sarah Green • 1 min read
