NHS Plus: www.nhsplus.nhs.uk
The NHS can now provide an occupational health service for workplaces. The website gives details of where this is available, and also provides advice and information on a range of occupational health topics. |
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North West Region
1st Floor
Commercial Union House
2-10 Albert Square
Manchester,
M60
8AD |
Tel: 0161 833 8500
Public Enquiries – National Helpline: 08457 47 47 47
Publications: 08702 42 90 90
Website: www.acas.org.uk |
| Provides advice, information and guidance to employers and employees about industrial relations
and personnel management, employment rights and responsibilities. Provides arbitration service to
help resolve disputes. Produces leaflets and publications on a range of employment issues. |
Campaign Against Living Miserably |
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Tel: 0800 58 58 58
Lines Open: 5pm – 3am
Website: www.thecalmzone.net |
| ‘Being Silent Isn’t Being Strong’ A campaign targeted at raising awareness of depression amongst young men, and encouraging them
to seek help and talk about problems. Callers to the free phone helpline can receive confidential,
anonymous and non-judgemental counselling from professional advisers. The campaign has been
developed with involvement from the music, entertainment and sports industries to give it credibility. |
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151 The Broadway
London, SW19 1JQ |
Tel: 0208 612 6200
Email: cipd@cipd.co.uk
Website: www.cipd.co.uk
Publishing Department: 0208 612 7702
Publishing Email: publishing@cipd.co.uk |
Produces a range of booklets and information on good employment practice including health
policies. The website has a range of ‘Factsheets’ on key people management and development
issues and concepts. Members of the CIPD have access to detailed library and information services,
professional policy resources, training, and legal advice. |
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Central Manchester Office
20 Swan Street
Manchester, M4
and bureaux throughout Manchester |
Tel: 08451 22 11 12 |
| Advice and information about welfare and other rights, including rights at work. |
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Manchester City Council
1 Hammerstone Road
Gorton,
Manchester, M18 8EQ |
Tel: 0161 234 4911 |
Provides advice and information to employers about their responsibilities, and advice to employees.
Holds a stock of their own advice sheets and HSE produced leaflets. Enforcement agency including
service, office, retail and wholesale sectors. |
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Ruskin Chambers
Drury Lane,
Knutsford, WA16 6HA |
Tel: 01565
634467
Email: info@fpb.org or enquiries@fpb.org
Website: www.fpb.org |
Chairman: Len Collinson, Chief Executive: Nick Goulding
Their object is to promote free enterprise, and to influence laws and policies that affect private businesses and to provide members with the support they need to grow profitably. They have produced a Health and Safety Audit and an Employment Manual, both in conjunction with the TUC; and Cost Controls and Profits – a complete business checklist. |
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Windrush Millennium Centre
70 Alexandra Road
Manchester, M16 7WD |
Tel: 0161 636 7557
Fax: 0161 636 7556
Email: mail@gmhazards.org.uk
Website: www.gmhazards.org.uk |
Advice, information and support for people at work on health and safety issues. Particularly aimed at people not in trade unions, and working in small and medium-sized enterprises. Produces a range of information and fact sheets, and a newsletter ‘Hazardous Times’. Organises an annual conference for Health & Safety Reps on behalf of the national Hazards Campaign. Specific work on asbestos on behalf of Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group:
Tel: 0161 636 7555, Email: asbestos.gmavsg@virgin.net |
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c/o Greater Manchester Learning and Skills Council; co-ordinated by Sue Godwin |
Tel: 0161 277 4694 |
Provides advice and guidance and referral to further resources on health and safety matters and risk
management particularly for SMEs. The co-ordinator can arrange meetings with ‘safety counsellors’
at convenient venues in Manchester. |
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North West Region
Grove House
Skerton Road
Manchester, M16 ORB |
Tel: 0161 952 8200
Telephone enquiries to HSE Infoline: 0845 345 0055
Written enquiries to:
HSE
Information Services, Caerphilly Business Park, Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan CF83 3GG
Fax: 02920 85 92 60
Email: hseinformationservices@natbrit.com
Website: www.hse.gov.uk |
Enforcement agency including manufacturing, construction, transport, public sectors. Provides
advice and information to employers about their responsibilities, and assistance with occupational
health issues. Produces a wide range of leaflets and publications on health and safety and
occupational health issues. |
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four key providers working together in response to need, providing a comprehensive support and prevention service for people with alcohol problems, their friends and families.
Two of the four partners – CAT and Smithfield Project – take self referrals or referrals for Manchester residents from any agencies or workplaces; the Brian Hore Unit only takes referrals from GPs, the other partners in MAS, Social Services, and NHS doctors and nurses, and self referrals for clients who have already used their service. The Alcohol Care Management Team take referrals through their contact centre.
The four providers are:
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c/o Beswick District Office
1 Campion Walk
Manchester M11 3RS |
Tel: 0161 223 9641
Fax: 0161 230 7811 |
| GP clinics; home detox; individual advice and information. They can give addresses and telephone numbers of alcohol services outside of Manchester. |
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Smithfield Centre
Thompson Street
Collyhurst
Manchester, M4 5FY |
Tel: 0161 839 8829
Fax: 0161 839 8825 |
| Residential detox; short term accommodation in Turning Point hostels |
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Withington Hospital
Nell Lane
Manchester, M20 2LR |
Tel: 0161 271 4435
Fax: 0161 291 5288 |
| Day centre; day detox; counselling; specialist mental health support |
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Tel: 0161 255 8250
Opening Times: Monday to Friday, 7am-9pm |
| Assessment and care planning; community care assessments; rehabilitation |
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The Bridge
104 Fairfield Street
Manchester, M1 2WR |
Tel: 0161 273
4040
Fax: 0161 273 7608
Website: www.bstmht.nhs.uk |
They take self referrals or referrals for Manchester residents, who must be registered with
Manchester GPs, from any agencies or workplaces. MDS consists of multi-disciplinary teams
working out of three bases across the city. The teams work very closely with GPs. Their services
include assessment and care planning, prescribing options, in-patient detox and treatment, needle
exchange, hepatitis clinic, complementary non-medical therapies, and joint work with other drug
and health agencies in the city; brief alcohol interventions for people with a drug problem; specialist stimulant service. |
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Victoria Mill
Lower Vickers St
Manchester, M40 7LJ |
Tel: 0161 861 2900
Fax: 0161 203 5817
Website: www.manchesterpublichealthdevelopment.org |
Information and support to implement health promotion programmes in the workplace. Assistance
with development of policies, procedures and strategies to help promote health in the workplace,
and training in a wide range of health issues. |
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c/o MPHDS
Victoria Mill
Lower Vickers St
Manchester, M40 7LJ |
Tel: 0161 205 5998
Fax: 0161 203 5817
Website: www.stopsmokingmanchester.co.uk |
| Information and assistance with all aspects of helping people to give up smoking; groups in the workplace or individual sessions. |
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The Lodge
Bury General Hospital
310 Walmersley Road
Bury, BL9 6PG |
Tel: 0161 272 4093
Website: www.ash.org.uk |
| Information and support on developing and implementing smoking policies. |
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Suite 506-510
Old Hall Street,
Liverpool, L3 8EQ |
Tel: 0151 236 5432
Fax: 0151 236 2331 |
Co-ordinating organisation for trade unions in the North West. Can provide contacts with
appropriate trade unions at a regional level. Organises a network of trade union health and safety
representatives through Greater Manchester Hazards Centre. |
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