An NHS mental health employment support programme in Greater Manchester has helped thousands of people with severe mental illness find and sustain meaningful work. Since April 2025, 4,300 people have been supported through Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services across the Greater … [Read more...]
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Expert Opinion: Workplace wellbeing – time to try something different?
Marketing Stockport members Arc and Hallidays HR have partnered on a free upcoming Workplace Wellbeing event taking place in October. Ahead of the session, arts and mental health charity, Arc, have shared their perspective on creative wellbeing in the workplace. Why rethink wellbeing now? Most … [Read more...]
Nature ranger appointed to enhance environment at Stepping Hill
Outside garden areas on the Stepping Hill Hospital site are about to see new support and improvement with the appointment of a brand new specialist nature support role. Nature recovery ranger Matt Ross is now working two days a week on the site helping to create more nature friendly green spaces, … [Read more...]
Stockport Pride gets local NHS support
Local NHS colleagues showed their support for the LGBTQ+ community at this year’s Stockport Pride celebrations in the town centre. Staff from Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Stepping Hill Hospital and local community NHS services, set out the stall alongside many others in the market … [Read more...]
Stockport residents invited to get curious about lung health at town centre Pride event
People in Stockport are being urged to “get curious” about their lung health at Stockport Pride this weekend on 26th July. The NHS Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance has teamed up with OUTpatients, the UK’s LGBTIQ+ Cancer Charity, to raise awareness about NHS Lung Cancer Screening … [Read more...]
Stockport Council Leader sets out borough’s investment needs in letter to new PM
Leader of Stockport Council, Cllr Mark Roberts, has written to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, highlighting three priorities where investment is needed in the borough. The three areas Cllr Roberts has raised with the Prime Minister are: One of the key issues raised in the letter is council … [Read more...]
GreenED Bronze award for Stockport NHS emergency department
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s emergency department (A&E) has been awarded GreenED Bronze award status for the positive measures it is taking to lower carbon emissions and support the environment. The award comes from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) and their new GreenED … [Read more...]
Stockport NHS catering team retains exemplar status in quality
The Stockport NHS catering team has retained their status as one of the best healthcare catering sites in the country, following a recent grading. The Stockport NHS Foundation Trust team has renewed their status as an ‘exemplar site’ as part of an ongoing NHS scheme to enhance hospital food … [Read more...]
Stockport Live Well event supports Brinnington residents with health checks
Residents in Brinnington took the opportunity to look after their health as part of the Stockport Live Well at Brinnington Library. The drop in session gave people a quick, confidential blood pressure check, and simple advice on staying healthy. It ran alongside the regular smoking cessation … [Read more...]
Offerton Fire Station fundraiser raises £3,500 for local hospital
A community fundraising event held at Offerton Fire Station on Sunday 28th June has raised £3,500 for the Critical Care Unit at Tameside Hospital, in memory of organ donor, Mark. The fire engine wash was organised by Mark's mum, Dawn, alongside family and friends, to thank the team who cared for … [Read more...]
New Changing Places toilet facilities open at Stepping Hill Hospital
Disabled patients, visitors and carers at Stepping Hill Hospital now have additional support thanks to new specialist Changing Places toilet facilities on the site. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s capital projects team have worked together with building contractors Tilbury Douglas to build the … [Read more...]
Cornerstone becomes a new Live Well space
Following the roll out of Live Well spaces in libraries across Stockport, Stockport Homes' head office building, Cornerstone, is now also a place where borough residents can access support. Based on Edward Street in the town centre, the new Live Well space builds on support already available and … [Read more...]
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