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25 July 2025
Don’t forget to have your say about Urgent Care in Suffolk and North East Essex by 30 July 25
Go to www.LetsTalkSnee.co.uk/urgent-care to submit your thoughts and ideas
Don't forget to update your Let's Talk SNEE user profile
A little while ago, we sent out a newsletter telling you about a change to the registration form and user profiles on Let's Talk SNEE. A big thank you to everyone that updated their user profiles accordingly. However, there are still many participants that have not yet done so, and we would be grateful if you could please go to
https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/update-your-user-profile/surveys/update-my-user-profile to tell us which of our Alliance areas are of interest to you.
Other projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE
Physician Associates - Go to https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/physician-associates/surveys/physician-associates to share your thoughts and experiences
Very Important Cancer Conversations - go to www.letstalksnee.co.uk/very-important-cancer-conversations
Women’s health insight and oversight group – go to www.letstalksnee.co.uk/women-s-health-network
West Suffolk Localities Partnership Platform – go to https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/wslocalities
Shaping diabetes services in Suffolk and North East Essex – find out more at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/diabetes-service-user-group
Other projects being organised by our Integrated Care System partners
Climate change and health – a survey on behalf of Suffolk County Council. This project has been extended until the end of August to make sure that everyone has a chance to share their thoughts. Go to https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/suffolk-county-council-climate-and-health-project/surveys/survey
Grow Your Future is a free 12-week course being run by ActivLives. Participants will learn about gardening, horticulture and nature conservation in our safe, welcoming and inspiring community gardens. It has two locations and schedules:
Mondays: 1st September to 17th November 2025, 9:30am-2:30pm
People’s Community Garden, Maidenhall Allotments, Halifax Road, Ipswich, IP2 8RE
Tuesdays: 2nd September to 18th November 2025, 9:30am–2:30pm
Chantry Walled Garden, Chantry Park, Hadleigh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0BS
To find our more and book a place go to https://activlives.org.uk/activgardens/projects/grow-your-future/
Grow your community – Sudbury
ActivGardens in Sudbury enables local people of all ages and abilities to gather and garden together for the benefit of the whole community. In these relaxed sessions based in Belle Vue Park you will work alongside others, sharing skills and knowledge and enjoying a cuppa among new-found friends.
OPENING HOURS are Thursday 9:30 am to 12:00 noon
Meet at the Volunteer Hut near the park entrance off Newton Road, Sudbury, CO10 2RG
Volunteering in this historic green space generates a sense of community and wellbeing – you will feel better for it! You don’t have to be an expert gardener, it’s all about learning while you work and contributing your ideas and enthusiasm. Find out more information of this project at https://activlives.org.uk/activgardens/grow-your-community-sudbury/
World Suicide Prevention Day Event
Wednesday 10th September 2025 - 9.30am to 2.00pm
Kesgrave Community Centre, IP5 1JF
Doors open at 9:30 AM - 🗣️ Speakers from 10:00 to 11:30 AM - 🤝 Networking and information stands
The event will focus on Safety Planning and the vital role it plays in reducing suicide deaths across Suffolk. You’ll hear from a range of speakers (to be announced soon) and have the opportunity to connect with local organisations, both statutory and voluntary.
Attendees will also receive free access to an online training package: “Supporting Others to Make a Safety Plan.”
Book your space at World Suicide Prevention Day Event Suffolk - Safety Planning Tickets, Wed 10 Sep 2025 at 09:30 | Eventbrite
If your organisation would like to host a stand at the event, please get in touch at Publicmentalhealth@suffolk.gov.uk
Suicide Prevention
As part of their commitment to making suicide prevention everybody's business, the Suffolk Public Health Suicide Prevention Team invite you to the next in a series of webinars that explore various themes and issues that can impact individuals and prompt them to consider taking their own lives.
Making suicide prevention everybody's business is crucial because it's the interactions people have with each other that have the potential to make a real difference, at work and in our home lives. This webinar will focus on High Risk Occupations.
Making Suicide Prevention Everybody's Business Webinar Series - Children & Young People
When: Wednesday 24th September at 10 am
Register here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Making suicide prevention everybody's business is crucial because it's the interactions you have with those around you, at work and at home, have the potential to make a real difference.
We would encourage you to attend the webinar live if you are able as we think you will get the most out of it this way.
We love to hear from you
Do you have a question or want to tell us about something relating to health and wellbeing in Suffolk and North East Essex ? Get in touch at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ask-us
Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who is interested in health and wellbeing in Suffolk and north east Essex.
If you have received this email from someone else and are not already signed up to Let’s Talk SNEE then we would love for you to join our community. Register here
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16 April 2025
Suicide Prevention
As part of their commitment to making suicide prevention everybody's business, the Suffolk Public Health Suicide Prevention Team invite you to the fourth in a series of webinars that explore various themes and issues that can impact individuals and prompt them to consider taking their own lives.
Making suicide prevention everybody's business is crucial because it's the interactions people have with each other that have the potential to make a real difference, at work and in our home lives. This month, the focus is on Autism.
Making Suicide Prevention Everybody's Business Webinar Series 2025 - Autism
Date: Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Time: 10.00 - 11.00
Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cbf30369-6cd3-470e-b73d-e2f2d74d6311@109c6aec-5046-4a95-8f3c-84f63ba18af4
Guest speakers:
Sue Willgoss, Advisor for Suicide Prevention with Lived Experience, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Beth Mosley, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and SNEE ICB
Dr Robert Peers, Clinical Psychologist CYP Autism, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Other projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE
Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards 2025 – go to
Nominations: https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/43986
Judging panel information :https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/45131
Recording and sharing health and social care information – go to
https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/38178/survey-tools/42736
West Suffolk Localities Partnership Platform – go to
https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/wslocalities
The following engagement projects from our Integrated Care System partners are also still open:
SEND Collaboration at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2
Learn CPR in 15 minutes for free with British Heart Foundation RevivR™
https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/learn-cpr-in-15-minutes
We love to hear from you
Do you have a question or want to tell us about something relating to health and wellbeing in Suffolk and North East Essex ? Get in touch at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ask-us
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4 April 2025
New project on the Mental Health Hub
Find out more and register your interest to be involved in the procurement process for Individual Placement Support helping people with Severe Mental Health Illness, to get back into work. Go to www.letstalksnee.co.uk/suffolk-individual-placement-and-support-for-severe-mental-health-illness-procurement
Other projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE
Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards 2025 – go to
Nominations: https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/43986
Judging panel information :https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/45131
Recording and sharing health and social care information – go to
https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/38178/survey-tools/42736
West Suffolk Localities Partnership Platform – go to
https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/wslocalities
The following engagement projects from our Integrated Care System partners are also still open:
Mental Health and Wellbeing - take part at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/K5MFID/
SEND Collaboration at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2
Learn CPR in 15 minutes for free with British Heart Foundation RevivR™
https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/learn-cpr-in-15-minutes
We love to hear from you
Do you have a question or want to tell us about something relating to health and wellbeing in Suffolk and North East Essex ? Get in touch at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ask-us
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21 March 2025
Revamp of the Mental Health Hub
The Mental Health Hub on Let's Talk SNEE has a new look with a new project centred on attracting people into the health and social care workforce. Visit the project and share your thoughts at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/attracting-a-new-workforce-in-health-and-social-care-across-snee
There's still time to book onto the Making Suicide Prevention Everybody's Business Webinar Series 2025
Wed 26th March 2025 10:00 - 11:00 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
Don't forget to enter your nominations for the Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards 2025
Nomination forms can be found at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/43986
We are also looking for volunteers for our Award Judging Panels. If you would like to find out more and apply for this, please complete the form at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/45131
Our next SNEE People and Communities Assembly is being held on Monday 24th March at West Suffolk House
Or you can join virtually on Teams, please register using this link:
Everyone is welcome to join the SNEE People and Communities Assembly which is a group who support people with lived experience and the workforce to come together to improve health and care services. The group develops and learn from each other – a community of practice for involvement, co-production and co-delivery.
Other projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE
West Suffolk Alliance Locality Insight Platform - go to
https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/wslocalities
Recording and sharing health and social care information – go to
https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/38178/survey-tools/42736
The following engagement projects from our Integrated Care System partners are also still open:
Mental Health and Wellbeing - take part at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/K5MFID/
SEND Collaboration at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2
Learn CPR in 15 minutes for free with British Heart Foundation RevivR™
https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/learn-cpr-in-15-minutes
We love to hear from you
Do you have a question or want to tell us about something relating to health and wellbeing in Suffolk and North East Essex ? Get in touch at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/ask-us
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14 March 2025
Making Suicide Prevention Everybody's Business Webinar Series 2025
As part of their commitment to making suicide prevention everybody's business, Public Health Suffolk invite you to attend the second in a series of webinars that will explore various themes and issues that can impact individuals and prompt them to consider taking their own lives.
Making suicide prevention everybody's business is crucial because it's the interactions people have with each other that have the potential to make a real difference. This month, the focus is on Substance Misuse.
You are encouraged to attend the webinar live if you are able, but if not, it will be able to view as a download.
Wed 26th March 2025 10:00 - 11:00 (UTC+00:00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London
To book go to https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e3b562e9-f724-4ff6-b98e-7c763edfeba6@109c6aec-5046-4a95-8f3c-84f63ba18af4
Suffolk and North East Essex ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards 2025
Our first ICS ‘Can Do’ Health and Care Awards took place in 2024, and the winners were announced at our annual EXPO event. The awards were a huge success in highlighting the extraordinary achievements of individuals, teams and collaborations across our health and care system.
This year our ten Awards categories reflect our ICS ‘Future Shift’ Integrated Care Strategy plus a few additional categories building on our experience last year.
We want to celebrate those who deserve special recognition for making ‘Can Do’ health and care a reality in Suffolk and North East Essex. This could be your team, yourself or someone that you know. We particularly welcome nominations that include collaboration between local teams or organisations that benefits the health and wellbeing of local people, carers, families or communities.
Nominations must be submitted using the nomination form at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/43986
We are also looking for volunteers for our Award Judging Panels. If you would like to find out more and apply for this, please complete the form at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/39072/survey-tools/45131
SNEE People and Communities Assembly
Everyone is welcome to join the SNEE People and Communities Assembly. The Assembly is a group who support people with lived experience and the workforce to come together to improve health and care services. The group develops and learn from each other – a community of practice for involvement, co-production and co-delivery.
You can sign up to get involved in this via our Let’s Talk SNEE platform at
On Monday March 24th the Assembly is meeting from 10am - 12:30pm at West Suffolk House, or you can join virtually on Teams, please register using the above link.
West Suffolk Localities on Let’s Talk SNEE
West Suffolk Alliance are delighted to announce the launch of the West Suffolk Alliance Locality Insight Platform.
The Locality Partnership Platform on Let’s Talk SNEE aims to empower local assets to integrate and collaborate, collectively develop priorities and actions, improve relationships between organisations and inclusively communicate to enable the voice of our community to be heard. If you are involved in community working in any of the West Suffolk localities, then get involved by registering on Let’s Talk SNEE and joining the West Suffolk Localities group. More information can be found at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/wslocalities
Other projects currently running on Let’s Talk SNEE
Recording and sharing health and social care information – go to
https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/embeds/projects/38178/survey-tools/42736
The following engagement projects from our Integrated Care System partners are also still open:
Mental Health and Wellbeing - take part at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/K5MFID/
SEND Collaboration at https://www.letstalksnee.co.uk/hub-page/send-collaboration-2
Learn CPR in 15 minutes for free with British Heart Foundation RevivR™
https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/learn-cpr-in-15-minutes