{"id":2359,"date":"2025-01-29T17:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2359"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T14:22:32","slug":"2359","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/event\/2359\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Story Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h3>Covid-19 Inquiry: \u2018<em>Every Story Matters<\/em>\u2018 \u2013 An Opportunity to be Heard<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2186\" src=\"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Covid-NW-logo-300x139.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Covid-NW-logo-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Covid-NW-logo.jpg 446w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Every Story Matter<\/strong>s<\/em> [extract]<\/p>\n<p><em>The pandemic affected every single person in the UK and, in many cases, continues to have a lasting impact on lives. Every one of our experiences is unique and this is your opportunity to share with the Inquiry the impact it had on you, your life, and the other people around you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can share as much or as little information as you feel able. We understand that reliving some of your experiences may be difficult. You can start it now, and come back to finish it when you feel ready. <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.public-inquiry.uk\/support-whilst-engaging-with-the-inquiry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emotional support is available<\/a> if you feel this would be helpful.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The speakers told the meeting that <em>Every Story Matters<\/em> will be individual accounts and the themed reports will be known as \u2018records\u2019. It will seek to:<\/p>\n<p><em>1. Get people to tell us about their experience<\/em><br \/>\n<em>2. Effect on individuals and those around them<\/em><br \/>\n<em>3. What can be learned from the above<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Q&amp;As<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Confidential?<\/strong> The feedback can be anonymous \/ will be anonymised and questions. 2 \u2013 3 are optional.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Age Range?<\/strong> This particular module is for over 18s only<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accessibility?<\/strong> Various formats are available to encourage wider participation email: contact@covid19.public-inquiry.uk<\/li>\n<li><strong>In Person?<\/strong> There will be a series of events around the country to promote and support this initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Manchester \u2013 Every Story Matters Event<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Date: <strong>Thursday 6th &amp; Friday 7th February 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Time: <strong>10:30am \u2013 5:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Location: <strong>Manchester Town Hall Extension<\/strong> (Entrance through Manchester central library). St Peter\u2019s Square, Manchester M2 5PD<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Previous Modules?<\/strong> Past modules can be mentioned in feedback<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support?<\/strong> Self referral service for support and counseling if required<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attend Hearings?<\/strong> To attend Inquiry hearings, see <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.public-inquiry.uk\/public-hearings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reservation system<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Collective feedback?<\/strong> Yes, share both individual and collective stories. Individual stories are the priority but the Inquiry is keen to hear of the effects on the people you know. Noting that there\u2019s 30,000 stories on healthcare and 50,000+ stories in total so far. Many reports are already published including a <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.public-inquiry.uk\/public-hearings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short video version<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GMHC will be working with the Institute of Employment Rights early next year on a Covid claims awareness conference, details to follow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where to start?<\/strong> https:\/\/www.everystorymatters.co.uk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2187\" src=\"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/esm-og-img-covid-inquiry-300x158.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/esm-og-img-covid-inquiry-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/esm-og-img-covid-inquiry-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/esm-og-img-covid-inquiry-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/esm-og-img-covid-inquiry.png 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Covid-19 Inquiry: \u2018Every Story Matters\u2018 \u2013 An Opportunity to be Heard Every Story Matters [extract] The pandemic affected every single person in the UK and, in many cases, continues to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"TEC\\Tickets\\Commerce\\Module","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-2359","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3091,"href":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2359\/revisions\/3091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmhazards.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=2359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}