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Oscar winning  
RUG Member 
O
n 3rd March, RUG member Stephen Dent
attended the Middlewich Local Heroes 
Ceremony, a special event which is held to reward
the people who make a difference in Middlewich.
There were several categories for prizewinners,
including Young Person of the Year, Local Hero
Award and Excellence in Education. Winners were
nominated by fellow townsfolk.
Stephen was crowned Middlewich Volunteer of the
Year and was presented with a Middlewich Oscar.
Stephen Dent receives his
Oscar
As well as his role in the
RUG, in which he is part
of several advisory group
meetings and ongoing
projects, Stephen is also
the Chair of the Mid-
Cheshire Rail Link
Campaign, Vice Chair of
the Middlewich Clean
Team, Organiser of the
Crewe Branch of NASS
and former Chairman of
the Middlewich Folk and
Boat Festival (FAB).
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Visitors have access to a range of printed and online
material in modern comfortable surroundings. The group
had a presentation on the PIER by one of our RUG
members June Brammar, (pictured fourth from right)
who is also Rheumatology Project Manager, and had a
chance to see the PIER and meet some of the 22
volunteers who help to run the centre.
 “The visit was a great
opportunity to showcase the
PIER and the fantastic team
of volunteers that bring it to
life. The majority of the
volunteers are former or
current patients so they
really have a grasp of what
information and sign posting
patients and carers are
looking for.”
- June Brammer, RUG Member
RUG Member helps showcase
Patient Information 
The visit was coordinated by Mike Oliver, the project
manager for health literacy in Stoke-on-Trent’s
Public Health team.
A
group of senior delegates from the NHS Health
Literacy Collaborative Group visited the Haywood
Hospital in late February to look at the Patient
Information and Resource Centre, (PIER) and see what
effect its presence has had on the health literacy of
patients and carers using the hospital.
Based within the outpatients' area of the Haywood
Hospital, the PIER, which opened in October 2015,
provides patients, their families and carers with access
to information on arthritis and related conditions.
June Brammer showcases the PIER at the
Haywood Hospital
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