Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has welcomed news that the new Novavax vaccine has been found to be 89.3% effective at preventing Covid-19; the trust was the second largest contributor to trials in the UK, recruiting 762 participants. Dr David Baxter, Principal Investigator for the trial at … [Read more...]
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Cheadle Hulme respite care service goes above and beyond to offer full-time support
Care staff at Meridian in Cheadle Hulme offering respite care to young people with autism, have gone above and beyond to help a family in need of extra support during lockdown. Operated by Stockport charity, Together Trust, Meridian is a short breaks service for children and young people with … [Read more...]
Rapid testing initiative launches for frontline council workers
Rapid-turnaround lateral flow testing for the Covid-19 virus is now being offered by Stockport Council for its frontline workers, and those from partner organisations. For staff who cannot work solely from home, and in particular those working with the over 70s, are being invited by Stockport … [Read more...]
Stockport NHS at the forefront of COVID-19 research
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has played a key role in two recent medical research projects which have recently published important findings in the ongoing fight against Covid-19. The trust’s research and innovation team based at Stepping Hill Hospital, together with other staff and patients in … [Read more...]
Covid-19 vaccinations rolled out at Cheadle care home
Care UK team members and residents at a Cheadle care home have been celebrating after the first dose of Covid-19 vaccinations have been administered for almost everyone living and working in the home. With the support of Cheadle Medical Practice, the vast majority of residents and several team … [Read more...]
Stockport asked to ‘dig deep’ to continue protecting most vulnerable as Covid-19 rates remain high
Stockport Council's Director of Public Health, Jennifer Connolly, has asked Stockport residents to 'dig deep' and continue doing their part to tackle high rates of Covid-19 in the borough. While the increase in Covid-19 rates has begun to slow, Jennifer Connolly has urged residents to continue … [Read more...]
New virus variant driving Covid-19 rates to more double in a week in Stockport
Stockport Council's Director of Public Health, Jennifer Connolly has warned of the new coronavirus variant's increased transmissibility in her latest statement, following the news that Covid-19 infection rates have more than doubled in the past week. To combat the increased potency of the virus … [Read more...]
Care home resident is first in Stockport to receive Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
A care home resident in Stockport has become among the first people in the borough and the region to receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. Pauline Dickens (pictured), aged 84, was one of 29 residents at Wellcroft care home, on Church Road, in Gatley, to be given their first dose of the vaccine … [Read more...]
Stockport care home residents begin receiving Covid-19 vaccines
Care home residents in Stockport have begun receiving their Covid-19 vaccines following the roll-out of the jabs to healthcare staff and other vulnerable people in the community. Residents of Brinnington Hall care home, on Middlesex Road, were among the first to be given a dose of the … [Read more...]
Clinically vulnerable employees advised to work from home as England returns to lockdown
Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement that England has returned to lockdown, clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) individuals have been advised once again to shield. The guidance states that CEVs are strongly advised to work from home and if that is not possible then they should not … [Read more...]
Stockport Director of Public Health thanks residents for ‘playing their part’ in pandemic response
In a statement on New Year's Eve, Stockport's Director of Public Health Jennifer Connolly expressed her thanks to residents for their actions during the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, she thanked residents for adhering to guidance not to mix with other households over the Christmas period, … [Read more...]
Stockport planning officer takes part in Covid vaccine trial
A senior planning enforcement officer at Stockport Council is among local people volunteering to take part in human trials in the search for a vaccine for Covid-19. Dave Westhead, 59 (pictured), signed up to be part of the Phase 3 trials run by NHS researchers at Stepping Hill Hospital led by Dr … [Read more...]
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