Social Action for Health (SAfH)

Welcome to Social Action for Health

SAfH is a community development charity, which works alongside marginalised local people and their communities towards justice, equality, better health and wellbeing. We currently operate mainly in East London and train local people to work with their community in their mother tongue, including Bengali, Somali, Turkish / Kurdish, Congolese, Gujarati, Urdu, Arabic, and English.

Please click here to read more about SAfH values and approaches.

Good Move Tutor Application: Correction in Email Address

We are sorry to inform that there was a spelling mistake in Asma Akhter's email address and for that reason we are requesting all the applicants, who have sent their application forms by email, to send them again to correct email address which is info@safh.org.uk.

We apologize to everyone for this inconvenience and we are also extending the last date for submission to 5:00 pm 9th February 2010.

A tribute to Nigel Jackson, our former Treasurer

It is with great sadness and a deep sense of loss that we have to tell you that our Treasurer, Nigel Jackson, was tragically killed in an avalanche in the French Alps on Christmas Day.

Nigel had been our Treasurer for only eighteen months, but in that time had made a great and valuable contribution. As well as his expertise, he brought humour, sensitivity and generosity to our Board and we will really miss him.

In memory of his contribution, we are intending to establish a Nigel Jackson Award, for someone in the organisation who contributes over and above the norm, in particular in support of their colleagues.

We send our condolences his partner, family, colleagues and friends; he was a very special person

SAfH Board Member Success

NHS Tower Hamlets disability counsellor Gulrook Begum has been appointed a Member of the British Empire (MBE).

Gulrook received the award, announced in the New Year’s honours list on 1 January, in recognition of her services to disabled Bangladeshi people in Tower Hamlets.

Gulrook said: “I was shocked to find out I had been nominated but very happy, and my husband and children are very proud.” Mrs Begum has been working for NHS Tower Hamlets since 1988.

All at SAfH send our congratulations.

Self Management Practice Development Meeting

We would like to invite our Self Management Tutors to the Practice Development Meeting which is going to be held on:
Date: Wednesday 10th February 2010
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Venue: Social Action for Health
Unit C (First floor)
Ment House
1B Mentmore Terrace
London E8 3SD

This Practice Development Meeting will be based around the future of self management and needs your input in making plans for future steps.

We have a self management support group and a patient network that vitally needs your support in its development. We will especially be referring to our working in Hackney but everyone's contribution is important.

If you would like to attend or want more information on that then please inform Susie Crome by Friday the 29th January.

City and Hackney Patient Network

Self Management graduates are invited to join a patient network. The Network aims to support patients in being able to utilise the skills they have learnt in their Self Management course and take them towards the next stages of the spiral of participation.

What is the Network for?
Residents from City and Hackney will be invited to participate in consultations, research and to become members of committees around health care provision.

How will it work?
Graduates will be able to access the network by becoming a member. Members will be sent information in the post and electronically. There will also be an opportunity to have discussions through an e-network and message board format. NHS City & Hackney will communicate with the network on health related issues.

If you would like to join this network then please click here to download a form. Once completed, please send it back to us. If you have any enquiry then please contact Susie Crome on 020 8510 1967 or by email (susiec@safh.org.uk).