Pharmacy 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
View articleBetter use of health information will save lives in the West Midlands
Every time you visit your local doctor or hospital, you could be helping save someone’s life. It might be a family member or friend. At some point, their care might even save you. That’s because…
View articleTell us: Are you getting the eye care you need?
Complete this short survey from Healthwatch England and help the NHS hear if you are getting the right help to prevent or deal with sight problems. Healthy vision is something many of us take…
View articleUrgent Treatment Centres – Share your views at these meetings
Members of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Integrated Care System (ICS) would like to speak to you about their new urgent treatment centres and the work they’re doing to improve your local…
View articlePop-up Walk-in MMR Vaccination Clinics
A series of pop-up, walk-in MMR vaccination clinics will be taking place across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent over the coming weeks. The clinics are open to anyone (children and adults) who haven’t had their second, or…
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