Get Involved!

Get Involved

Find out what opportunities there are to get involved in your local community. If you'd like to share some news or would like to advertise an opportunity on this page please let us know by emailing - communityresilience@coventry.gov.uk

The Council is conducting a needs assessment looking at the provision of healthy lifestyle services in Coventry, including support with weight management, smoking cessation, reducing alcohol consumption, diet changes and increasing physical activity. As part of this we are running a public survey to understand the needs of Coventry residents. We would appreciate support in publicising it. Share your views and share with others to complete.

The survey is to capture residents’ views on this topic. It is open to anyone over the age of 18 and should take about 10 minutes to complete. You can enter a prize draw to win a £30 shopping voucher for taking part.

The deadline for completion is 30^th May.

The survey is now live: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/healthy_lifestyles

Martha’s Rule

Coventry University researchers want to better understand what people think about implementing Martha’s Rule in the NHS.

What is Martha’s Rule? The NHS is implementing patient/family activated escalation systems, known as Martha’s Rule, giving patients and their loved ones 24-hour access to a rapid review from an independent critical care team if they are worried about their or a family member’s condition whilst they are in hospital.

How can you help? We would like to connect with local organisations for those from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We think communities have important things to say about what can make Martha’s Rule accessible to everyone.

Who are we? We are researchers from Coventry University who are interested in access to healthcare.

If you would like to find out more about this project, please get in touch:

Eleanor.lutman-white@coventry.ac.uk

07392 097010

Funmi.ladeinde@coventry.ac.uk

07768 398496

Have your say on local services

The Council will be running four workshops where people with lived experience will be able to contribute to the design of new services to support people in Coventry. Each session will last for around 90 minutes and will involve group discussions and activities to understand the type of support you would like to see.

The aim of these sessions will to be to co-design future services and support that will be delivered across the city.

You are welcome to bring a friend, family member or carer with you. Sessions will be held at the Coventry Dementia Hub. If you are interested in attending, please email getinvolvedasc@coventry.gov.uk for further details and to sign up.

If you require any support to attend the session please let us know:

20 May 2-4pm for people with personal experience of mental ill health or hoarding
22 May 10-12 noon for people over 65 with limited support networks or with personal experience of dementia
22 May 2-4pm for people with personal experience of learning disabilities, autism or ADHD
27 May 2-4pm for people with personal experience of hearing or sight loss or an experience of living with a physical disability