Healthcare firms are set to benefit from government funding to boost their cyber security, the Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman has announced. The move comes after the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) identified a heightened cyber threat to the UK health sector in relation to … [Read more...]
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Stepping Hill Hospital launches new CURE to help smokers quit
Stockport smokers will now receive new support with their tobacco addiction following the introduction of CURE, a new approach and a new team based at Stepping Hill Hospital. CURE is a Greater Manchester wide-project of comprehensive secondary care treatment for tobacco addiction. At its … [Read more...]
Stockport Council asks community to reach out on World Suicide Prevention Day
Cllr Jude Wells, Cabinet Member for Adult Care and Health at Stockport Council has asked residents to reach out and get support as the borough recognises World Suicide Prevention Day on the 10th September. World Suicide Prevention Day serves as a reminder of the ways we have in Stockport to find … [Read more...]
National award shortlisting for Stepping Hill cancer nurse
A Stockport nurse specialist has been shortlisted for a national award for the positive impact her leadership has had on both bowel cancer patients and her colleagues at Stepping Hill Hospital. Doreen Dooley, a colorectal clinical nurse specialist based at the Stockport hospital has been … [Read more...]
Stockport NHS to receive £3.6m for this winter as emergency care campus plans progress
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is to receive over £3.6 million to help support its services face the pressures this winter, and plans for a major new emergency care campus have this week taken a big step forward. The trust, which runs Stepping Hill Hospital and community NHS services across … [Read more...]
Stockport NHS services seek public’s views on reopening services
Stockport NHS services are asking for public views on how to reopen services to offer the best possible service to the community, while ensuring public safety from the coronavirus. The impact of the coronavirus has led to unprecedented changes for the NHS, with many routine services closed and … [Read more...]
Stockport hospice charity appoints new CEO
Stockport based charity, St Ann’s Hospice has announced the appointment of Rachel McMillan (pictured) as its new chief executive. Rachel, who is the organisation’s current deputy chief executive and director of clinical services, will take over the role from the current CEO Eamonn O’Neal in … [Read more...]
National award for wound care efficiency at Stepping Hill
A specialist nurse at Stepping Hill Hospital is part of a team who have won a national award for their efforts in increasing efficiency in wound care across Greater Manchester. Lisa Gough (pictured) is a tissue viability nurse and member of the Greater Manchester Health & Social Care … [Read more...]
Stepping Hill research team leads the way in Covid-19 studies
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s research and innovation team at Stepping Hill Hospital are continuing to lead the way in a number of national clinical studies aimed at combatting Covid-19. The research team is working with frontline ward and ICU staff at Stepping Hill to recruit patients for … [Read more...]
New campaign to inspire a ‘walking culture’ launches in Greater Manchester
A good stroll’s good for your northern soul is the message being delivered through a major new campaign that aims to create a long-term walking culture across Greater Manchester. Starring the ‘walking stories’ of people across the city-region, The Greater Manchester Way campaign is encouraging … [Read more...]
CDL sponsor care home music initiative
An outdoor music initiative, sponsored by Stockport based software firm, CDL, has hit the right note at Didsbury care village, Belong Morris Feinmann. Residents delighted in a live garden performance from the Northern Chamber Orchestra (NCO), as part of a project to improve the lives of those … [Read more...]
Stockport care provider secures £25 million funding
Stockport-headquartered care provider, Creative Support, has secured a £25 million re-financing deal to ensure a sustainable funding structure for the future. Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM helped Creative Support with the funding deal that will support the care provider's future long-term … [Read more...]
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