Body Positive North West

Body Positive North West

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Website
Phone
0161 8822 200
Fax
0300 3650 070
0161 8822 201
Main Address
39 Russell Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8DH
Country
United Kingdom [ View Country Profile ]
Description
A service provider for people living with HIV/AIDS or other blood borne virus (BBV)in the North West region
Chief Executive
Phil Greenham
PA
Caryl Clavering
Advice & Advocacy Worker
Kate Brown
Therapist
Lavern Okenzie
Counsellors
Amanda Onwemene
Volunteer Co-ordinating Team
Martin Toal, David Thompson
Specialist Primary Care Worker/Trainer/Helpline
Ed McConniffe
Operations Assistant
Alvin Gilbert
Centre Coordinator
Emma Wilson
Human Resource and Reception Manager
Emma Wilson
Drop-in:
Mon Tue & Thu 11.00 - 17.00
Wed 11.00 - 17.00
Fri 11.00 - 16.00
Drop-in services
Drop-in services Free tea & coffee, leaflets and magazines, toys for children. Lunch is available Fri between 12.30 and 14.00
Support groups
Boabab
Support group for African people
Thu pm
Provided jointly with the Black Health Agency.
Beeches
A blood-borne viruses and co-infection group meeting
Mon eve.
Gay men's group
Thu eve,
Youth group
Sat pm
Women's group.
Contact for details of other available support, particularly for people who are newly diagnosed.
Advice and advocacy
Advice & advocacy team provides advice and help with benefits, money needs and debts, housing, immigration, discrimination and other problems, by appointment.
Treatment advice
Treatment advice Information, help and advice about starting, changing and keeping to treatments, and about coping with side-effects, available by appointment.
Back-to-work advice
Training, information and support for returning to work, available by appointment. ~Counselling
One-to-one and couples work available by appointment.
Complementary therapies
Massage, aromatherapy, reflexology, Reiki, shiatsu and crystal therapy available by appointment.
Disabled access
Registered Charity
Number: 1002475
Helpline
Number0161 8738 103
Languages spoken
English