News for: Health

Stockport County Community Trust has announced a new health and wellbeing project, Wellbeing Goals, aimed at tackling health inequalities across the borough. Wellbeing Goals will introduce a series of new programmes to engage hundreds of residents living in priority areas of Stockport over the … [Read more...]

January is one of the busiest months for the NHS; small actions, like checking in on neighbours, making sure prescriptions are up-to-date, and generally looking after your health, can make a big difference. To help people across the city-region stay healthy, warm, and supported, NHS staff from … [Read more...]

Two events taking place in January aim to strengthen support to businesses and professionals working in the health and social care sector in Stockport and across Greater Manchester. The events, delivered by the GM Business Growth Hub and partner organisations, will provide practical advice and … [Read more...]

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has achieved the Gold standard in support and training for work experience applicants. The trust, which operates Stepping Hill Hospital and community health services across Stockport, has been assessed to receive NHS England Gold Award for delivering high-quality … [Read more...]

The Stockport NHS Foundation Trust CURE team have celebrated a landmark 300 lives saved since they began their work helping people across the borough stop smoking five years ago. The new figures come from the research which has gone into the Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services Impact Calculator … [Read more...]

Stockport arts and mental health charity, Arc, is hosting a half-day symposium to explore how creativity can support mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, for staff and the people they work with. Over the past 30 years of running successful arts for mental health programmes, Arc has … [Read more...]

In a major step towards sustainability in the healthcare system, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has announced it has achieved My Green Lab (Gold) certification for its Blood Sciences Laboratory. The achievement, a globally recognised standard for laboratory sustainability, was made possible … [Read more...]

NHS specialist doctors based at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport shared their expertise at two separate international forums recently, one of which looked into health quite literally out of this world. Dr Niddhi Kakkar (pictured) gave a presentation on the theme of heart resuscitation for … [Read more...]