News
New HPV website
Launch of HPV website for families and professionals A new website to help young people and their parents find out more about the HPV vaccine
New chickenpox vaccine available to children in Stoke-on-Trent
New chickenpox vaccine available to children A new chickenpox (varicella) vaccine has been introduced to protect children from this common but sometimes serious illness. Now,
Help to get the NHS App
Your library can help you to get the NHS App If you have a smartphone but you don’t have the NHS App downloaded, then your
Training available to Community Health Champions
Announcing Spring training for Champions! We are encouraging all our Community Health Champions to take advantage of free and low-cost training opportunities on offer from
Tackling Health Inequalities through song
Harnessing the power of song How do we make complex health information stick? Stoke Your Gratitude CIC is using the power of song to find
Reducing food waste and supporting the community
Reducing food waste and supporting the community Millissa took the helm of Affordable Food Stoke more than 12 months ago and in that time the
Have your say on ADHD/Autism assessments, mental health services and SEND
Have your say on ADHD/Autism assessments, mental health services and SEND Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent are running a number of surveys to understand local families’ experiences of
Putting healthy lifestyles at the heart of the community
Putting healthy lifestyles at the heart of the community A special health and wellbeing event aimed at people from the South Asian community was held
Ways to contact your GP
Ways to contact your GP and beat the 8am rush GP practices are often the first-place people go for health advice or treatment but it’s
Healthy appetite for Poems, Pies and Pals
Healthy appetite for Poems, Pies and Pals Those who attended Poems, Pies and Pals at the Dudson Centre recently have praised the “sense of community”
Winter pressures – what you can do to help!
Winter pressures – what you can do to help! This week Royal Stoke University Hospital declared a “critical incident” and has asked the public to
Meet Michelle – who has joined our Community Health Champions
Meet Michelle – one of our most recent recruits! We are continuing to grow our Community Health Champions and want to say a warm welcome
Champion Spotlight – Headway North Staffordshire
Headway is helping survivors of brain injury A brain injury can happen to anyone at any time. It may be caused by trauma such as
December Community Newsletter
This month our news round-up features Winter checklist What service to use Caring for yourself and your neighbours Please download, print and share within your
And the winners are…
And the winners are… We are delighted to announce the recipients of the latest round of our Tackling Health Inequalities grant funding. Projects ranging from
Barriers to young people getting the HPV vaccine
Barriers to young people getting the HPV vaccine Young people and their parents don’t know enough about a vaccine which aims to protect against cancer
Rounding off 2025 on a healthy note
Rounding off 2025 on a healthy note Thanks to our Community Health Champions who were able to join our festive catch-up last week and who
Call to use antibiotics wisely!
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) is joining the global call to use antibiotics wisely. Bacteria are becoming resistant to medicines at an alarming