Our July Sports Day

posted: 21/06/2010

The annual Sports Day of George House Trust is on Saturday 10 July at Longford Stadium, near the Stretford metro/tram stop. Be there by 10.30 to be ready for the 11am start. Help us celebrate George House Trust’s 25th Birthday with our Sports Day, which is for everyone living with or affected by HIV, as well as all supporters and volunteers.

Please invite your Facebook Friends
 

Activities
There will be coaching sessions where you can try new sports and activities, track and field events and some competitive track races. There will also be activities for children.
Come along and take part, or watch and support those taking part. If you are joining in sports activities, please wear appropriate sports clothing and trainers.

 

Food
Please bring your own picnic, or shop locally. Unfortunately the stadium CAFE IS CLOSED
 

More information from email Lynda or by phone 0161 274 5652

Travel
Buses 16, 16A, 22, 23, 23A, 276, 297
Tram / metro to Stretford
map and directions Longford Park Stadium Ryebank Road Chorlton Manchester M21 9TA
 

This sports event is supported by Positively Healthy
Longford stadium image © Copyright R Greenhalgh and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence
 

What You Said About Our Services

posted: 14/05/2010

We asked you about your experience of our services earlier in the year and this is what you told us. We used the online SurveyMonkey service and this worked really well.

Almost 200 people have a say
197 people completed the survey and there was a relatively good spread across NW England, as well as from the various groups of people using our services.

Overwhelmingly positive
The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with some really useful suggestions for learning, development and action. You gave us a lot of feedback and we really welcome all the comments and ideas.

Some statistical highlights
A massive 95.9 % rated their overall satisfaction with services as either excellent / very helpful, or helpful.

77.5 % said that George House Trust either fully or mostly met their needs as an HIV positive person.

85.6% of people were very or quite satisfied that an issue or problem had been dealt with well by staff.

A massive 97.6% found the staff very helpful  or helpful.

Volunteers also produced excellent satisfaction levels - 88% found volunteers very helpful  or helpful .

Impact highlights
76.8% of people said that using George House Trust services had improved their health and well being a lot, or to some degree.

77.7% of people said that using George House Trust services had helped increase confidence a lot, or to some degree.

87% of people said using George House Trust had increased their awareness of HIV and related issues.

47% had been helped to try volunteering, education and employment opportunities.

Findings and suggestions included

• Development of gay men’s space
• Services for people in employment
• What is there for people living further afield?
• Valuing the services and support available
• The positive impact of services
• The high value placed on one to one support
• The value of financial support received through George House Trust

Action ideas
Many people made comments on services or areas for development, and some of the suggestions for action are :

• Conduct more research into what employed people want from GHT. If you are interested in being involved in this please let Lynda Shentall know by email, or phone on 0161 274 5652
• Be clearer about what we can offer people who live further away
• Better publicity and communication – we will make improvements on the way we communicate with service users, and make sure everyone has the chance to use everything that is open to them
• Closing the counselling list for a time. Your survey feedback told us queuing a long time for counselling was stressful. So we have reviewed the service and closed the waiting list for now. We will work through the list and meet the needs of people who have waited a long time.
• Gay men’s space actions for improvement.

Winners of prize vouchers
The 5 winners of the £20 high street vouchers have now received their prizes and our thanks also go to everyone who took part.

Want to know more?

If you want to discuss the survey feedback or to know more then please contact Lynda Shentall Director of Services at George House Trust by email or phone 0161 274 5652.

Our New Chief Executive

posted: 07/05/2009

George House Trust is pleased to announce that Stuart McQuade will be joining the organisation as its new Chief Executive.

Stuart replaces Michelle Reid, the previous Chief Executive since 2002, who left the organisation to become Chief Executive with the national organisation TPAS, the Tenant Participation Advisory Service. Stuart will start work in mid June.

Stuart joins the organisation with a strong background in the HIV sector. His last role was as Chief Executive of the Win Win Group, a consortium of companies and social enterprises including film production, Third Sector business support and equalities, based in Northamptonshire.

Jim Vann, Chair of Trustees at George House Trust, said “We are very pleased and excited that Stuart will be joining us to lead George House Trust into the future. We believe that Stuart will be able to meet the challenges set out in our Business Plan, and ensure that the organisation continues to provide excellent services to people living with and affected by HIV in the North West of England.”