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 not always easy to get an appointment when you need one. The Integrated Care Board (ICB) has launched a local campaign to help people understand the different ways they can […]

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” they experienced. The event was sparked by a call from the Ageing Well Partnership for community events to help tackle loneliness and isolation in Stoke-on-Trent. After discussing ideas, this collaborative […]

Winter pressures – what you can do to help!

cartoon image of a crowd of healthcare workers

Winter pressures – what you can do to help! This week Royal Stoke University Hospital declared a “critical incident” and has asked the public to use its Accident and Emergency department only in cases of serious or life threatening emergencies. It is more important that ever to use the right service and to think Pharmacy […]