This Mental Health Awareness Week Stockport residents have been encouraged to share within their community information about several new emotional wellbeing and mental health services launched recently, including the Big White Wall. The theme of the week is ‘kindness’, and the sharing of … [Read more...]
News for: Coronavirus Health
Stockport carer speaks with Prince William
Suraya Alvi, a Stockport carer, has been given the opportunity to speak with HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, thanks to the Care Workers Charity. Prince William wanted to find out directly from care workers what their experience of working during the Covid-19 was like, how it had changed … [Read more...]
Stepping Hill Hospital leads in Covid-19 genetic research
Stepping Hill Hospital has been one of the top recruiting sites in the country in new research testing the genetic make-up of patients in the fight against Covid19. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s research and innovation team at Stepping Hill has succeeded in recruiting 30 patients for the … [Read more...]
Are your business premises Covid-19 safe?
With the announcement from the government last week stating that businesses can get back to work, C&C Insurance Brokers want to make employers aware that they will face an HSE assessment online and random spot checks to see that measures to limit the spread Covid-19. Director of Risk Management … [Read more...]
New hub launched to support Stockport SEND residents
A new hub dedicated to helping Stockport's residents with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been launched by Stockport Council. With education settings being affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, children and young people with SEND may be facing additional … [Read more...]
Stockport children’s services offer lockdown lifeline
A review of children's services by the Department for Education (DfE) has found Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is performing extremely well on providing care for those with special needs during the Covid-19 pandemic. The services were particularly praised for their help and advice phone … [Read more...]
Mobile device donations help Stepping Hill inpatients avoid isolation
Donations of mobile devices and helping Stepping Hill patients stay in touch with families, friends and carers during their stays. Since the Covid19 outbreak began, most visits to inpatients at Stepping Hill hospital have sadly had to stop to help fight the spread of the infection. Solicitors, … [Read more...]
Torkington Park rainbow acquires new meaning during coronavirus
A rainbow sculpture installed in Torkington Park two years ago has taken on an extra significance as Stockport comes together to #spreadtherainbow and support the borough’s key workers. Youngsters across the town have been busy creating and drawing rainbows to display in their windows or on … [Read more...]
Stockport GP fights coronavirus on three fronts
A Stockport GP has become one of the first people in the country to donate her blood plasma to combat coronavirus after falling ill with the virus while working on the NHS front line. The NHS service is leading a major new programme to collect convalescent plasma from people who have recovered … [Read more...]
New mental health telephone support service launches in Stockport
Open Door, a new mental health crisis centre due to open in Stockport on 1st April, has launched as a telephone support service due to the Covid-19 crisis. The service was commissioned by Stockport CCG to provide a safe haven for people having a mental health crisis and will offer telephone … [Read more...]
Street food market provides free meals for NHS workers
The team behind Stockport’s street food 'Foodie Friday' markets have stepped up to provide meals for Stepping Hill Hospital and community NHS services. The monthly Friday evening street markets in Stockport town centre have been cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis, so traders have taken … [Read more...]
North West coronavirus testing lab fully operational
A purpose-built coronavirus testing lab in the North West has become fully operational, increasing the UK's capacity for testing for the virus. The second so-called Lighthouse Lab is based at Alderley Park, near Macclesfield, is now capable of testing thousands of samples daily, collected at … [Read more...]