The Western Wellbeing Centre in Peel is holding an open day tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, to raise awareness of the services it offers.

The open day will allow people to look at the centre’s facilities at its base on Derby Road (opposite Shoprite car park), as well as find out more about the regular drop-in sessions it hosts.

These include sessions with community mental health team, the district nursing team, the benefits team (providing assistance with making a claim, queries with ongoing claims or advice), Hospice Isle of Man and the Welcome Centre community support team.

The centre also offers planned appointments for services including podiatry, the memory clinic and community midwives, as well as a day centre facility.

It also assists with referrals for health and social care services from audiology to re-ablement, quitting smoking, learning disability support and health visiting.

partnerships

Manx Care, the body which delivers health and statutory social care activity across the island, is developing wellbeing partnerships in Ramsey and Port Erin in order to improve community-based access to health and social care.

Claire Bader is lead for the Western Wellbeing Partnership and commented: ’Since its launch one year ago, the Western Wellbeing Centre has offered a welcoming, friendly and approachable place for people living in the West of the island to receive the health and social care advice.

’They really enjoy the fact that the centre and its services are discreet and offered in confidence.’

The open day takes place between 2pm and 6.30pm.

The event will be a drop-in session and refreshments will be available. Covid-19 mitigations will be in place.

The use of facemasks is recommended but will not be mandatory.