Healthwatch England National Survey on GP Referrals
Tell us about your referral Healthwatch England are asking about your experience of referral for specialist treatment. Has your GP referred you for an assessment or treatment at a hospital or community clinic? Share your…
View articleShare for Better Care Week launches
This Share for Better Care Week, take three minutes to share your experience of health and social care. Your voice plays a vital role in making services better. Every experience shared can help helps highlight…
View articleMore people to benefit from health research with MPFT research bus
Exploring innovative ways to engage more communities with health research will see Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) deploy the first of two mobile research units in Staffordshire and Shropshire. The MPFT NHS research…
View articleLung cancer and Targeted Lung Health Check campaign
Lung Health Checks Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer in the UK. There are often no signs or symptoms at an early stage. However, lung health checks help to find lung cancer…
View articlePharmacy First
Going to your local pharmacy offers an easy and convenient way to get clinical advice on minor health concerns, and now community pharmacies can offer treatment and, when appropriate, some prescription medicine, for seven common…
View articleThe Bread and Butter Thing
A project called The Bread and Butter Thing is starting up in East Staffordshire. They describe themselves as a “mobile food club” with the following aim: “Our mission is to unleash the power of food…
View articleNews from MPFT – Innovative bag helps nurses deliver professional care in community settings
A new community nursing bag has been launched in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to help in delivering standardised, professional care in community settings. The innovative bags carry the required stock of essential nursing items in a…
View articleStay Well in Winter 2024
For tips about staying Well this Winter see this digital leaflet from Staffordshire County Council: Stay Well Winter 24 [proof v6]
View articleWhere to get medicine and vitamins that are no longer routinely prescribed by your GP.
NHS England guidance, which came out in 2018, tells us that some medicines and vitamins should no longer be routinely prescribed by GPs in the NHS (www.england.nhs.uk/publication/policy-guidance-conditions-for-which-over-the-counter-items-should-not-be-routinely-prescribed-in-primary-care/). This is because many are available to buy…
View articleWalk-in Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics
Walk-in Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
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