The council and its partners, Life Leisure and Age UK Stockport, are launching three new Confidence Walks sessions to help people in Stockport with long-term health conditions build back their activity levels. Building on the success of Brinnington and Avondale leisure centre classes, which see … [Read more...]
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Stockport Parenting Team first in country to receive new ‘invest in Play’ support award
The specialist Parenting Team in Stockport have become the first in the country to receive accreditation in a new parenting programme ‘invest in Play’. The team have been awarded as the first UK invest in Play (iiP) Level 4 Facilitators following an independent assessment from organisers of the … [Read more...]
Campaign highlights role of social enterprise urgent healthcare providers
A campaign to highlight the vital role of urgent healthcare social enterprise providers, including Stockport's Mastercall, in supporting the NHS through winter pressures and beyond has been launched. UHUK – the body that represents a partnership of the providers who cover 64% of the UK population … [Read more...]
Latest milestone reached in construction of Stepping Hill Hospital’s new emergency care campus
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and building contractors Tilbury Douglas have marked the latest milestone in the construction of new emergency and urgent care facilities at Stepping Hill Hospital. A light switch-on ceremony took place to celebrate completion of the new Rapid Assessment Unit in the … [Read more...]
Stockport NHS shares advice for accessing healthcare this winter
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is urging the public to remember to choose the treatment which is right for them and keep Stepping Hill Hospital’s emergency department (A&E) services for those patients who most need them. People in vulnerable groups are also being asked to get their … [Read more...]
Plaster sculpture brings festive cheer to Stepping Hill orthopaedic patients
Orthopaedic technicians at Stepping Hill Hospital have brought festive cheer to the department's waiting room and constructed a Christmas Wallace and Gromit scene from left-over and waste materials from making plaster casts. Wallace, Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and villainous penguin Feathers McGraw … [Read more...]
Top mark of quality for Stockport cancer care
Outpatient cancer car at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport have received the top rating for patient care following an independent inspection. The hospital’s Laurel Suite oncology chemotherapy services received the Quality Mark from The Christie, which is an international leader in cancer care … [Read more...]
Gorvins to host menopause seminar
Stockport based Gorvins Solicitors are inviting fellow Stockport businesses and their teams to attend a free breakfast seminar: ‘Menopause and the Workplace’. Gorvins' seminar will focus on the key points related to the responsibilities businesses have to support colleagues experiencing the … [Read more...]
New digital platform wins award for improving orthopaedic care in Stockport
A digital platform with Stockport NHS input has won a national award for helping improve care for orthopaedic patients across Greater Manchester. The ‘myrecovery’ platform, delivered by Greater Manchester Orthopaedic Alliance (GMOA) clinicians, received the ‘Innovation’ award from the National … [Read more...]
Mastercall recognised with Outstanding Patient Safety Culture award at UHUK conference
Stockport-based out-of-hours healthcare provider, Mastercall, received the Outstanding Patient Safety Culture award at this year's Urgent Healthcare UK (UHUK) Conference. Urgent Healthcare UK is a group of likeminded social enterprise out-of-hospital urgent care providers seeking to support each … [Read more...]
Stockport celebrates outstanding caregivers in annual Making A Difference Every Day awards
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust held its annual Making A Difference Every Day awards at Stockport Town Hall on the evening of Friday 3rd November. Hosted by Greatest Hits Radio presenter Andy Crane, the awards recognised excellence in both Stepping Hill Hospital and local community NHS services, … [Read more...]
New minimum service levels announced for strikes in key public services
The government has announced new guaranteed minimum service levels for a range of public services during strike action to mitigate the disruption to the public during industrial disputes. Minimum service levels are proposed for rail, ambulance and border security staff, and seek to balance the … [Read more...]
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