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New experiment reveals shocking effects of smoking compared to vaping
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A NEW film has been released by Public Health England (PHE) showing the devastating harms from smoking and how these can be avoided by switching to an e-cigarette or using another type of quit aid...
Go green and support St Giles Hospice by recycling Christmas cards
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Environment/ Health & Safety
PEOPLE can help the environment and raise funds for a great local charity in the New Year by donating their old Christmas cards to St Giles Hospice. As families and businesses pack away the decorations...
For the help you need at Christmas and New Year – NHS111 and your local pharmacy
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MAKE sure you know how to access help this Christmas season. The advice from the NHS in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is to make the most of NHS 111 and local pharmacists and to make sure they’re...
Major new national investment announced for health and care in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ StaffordshireHeadline
THE announcement of major new government investment to support the transformation of health and care services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has received a warm welcome.The Department of Health and Social Care has approved two...
Make volunteering at a St Giles Hospice shop your New Year’s resolution
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Health & Safety/ Staffordshire
ST GILES HOSPICE is calling on people to make volunteering at one of its shops their New Year’s resolution for 2019 - to make a real difference to the lives of families throughout the region...
Tiz the Season to Be Jolly? Not if You Have Lost Your Hearing!
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Education & Employment/ Health & Safety
MIDLANDS resident, Tom Kane has made a personal appeal for people to show a little patience when talking to the hard of hearing this Christmas. Tom, has worn two hearing aids since 2000 due to...
Go green for 2019 by supporting St Giles Hospice Treecycle campaign
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PEOPLE in Tamworth are being invited to go green for 2019 by recycling their Christmas trees in aid of St Giles Hospice. By taking part in the annual St Giles Treecycle campaign, families and businesses...
Over 65s urged to get free flu vaccination before Christmas
Appears in: / Health & SafetyHeadline
PEOPLE over the age of 65 in Staffordshire are being encouraged to take up the offer of a free flu vaccination before Christmas. Socks, bath salts or a ‘hilarious’ festive jumper maybe some of...
Hundreds attend first Suicide Prevention Conference in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
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A COMMITMENT to achieving an ambition of zero suicides in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent was the focus of a major event hosted by the Together We’re Better health and care partnership. Almost 300 people from health...
Staffordshire Commissioner welcomes inspectorate’s report on mental health
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime, Matthew Ellis said today he was glad it was finally being acknowledged that police ‘cannot mend a broken mental health system’. All too often over-stretched and over-whelmed...
Christmas comes early for local heroes at Twycross Zoo 
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IN recognition of local heroes who may be working over the festive bank holidays, Twycross Zoo is giving the gift of twelve days of free entry to all serving Armed Forces, Emergency Services and...
County Council agrees new approach to children and young people’s mental health
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ StaffordshireHeadline
A PROPOSED new approach to helping children and young people with mental health issues in Staffordshire has been agreed by Staffordshire County Council’s today (November 21). The new joint approach by the county council and...
There’s enough to go around – over 65s should book their flu vaccinations now!
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ StaffordshireHeadline
PEOPLE aged over 65s are being urged to book their flu jab and enjoy the benefits of a flu-free winter. There are no shortages and everyone who requires one can get one, with patients...
Council to consider new approach to children and young people’s mental health
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ Staffordshire/ Young People
A PROPOSED new approach to helping children and young people with mental health issues in Staffordshire will be considered by Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet next week (November 21). If agreed, the new joint approach by...
People reminded to take up their free flu vaccination
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ StaffordshireHeadline
PEOPLE at increased risk from the effects of the flu are being reminded to take up their free vaccination ahead of the winter months. The vaccination is being offered to people aged 65 and over...
Important information for Patients of Dosthill Medical Centre
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DUE to fire damage on the premises of Dosthill Medical Centre, the GP medical services will be moved to Wilnecote and Glascote surgeries. It is planned that the current phone number for the GP practice...
Patients with long-term heart failure benefit as Staffordshire chosen for funding
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ StaffordshireHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE and Stoke-on-Trent has received £1.2m of new NHS funding to utilise innovative digital technologies and treatments that could lead to thousands of fewer hospital admissions nationally. The area is one of seven locations...
In the West Midlands over half of all new STIs are diagnosed in a young person
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
AS more than half of new STIs diagnosed in the West Midlands last year were in people under 25yrs old - it's really important to get the message across. Today, 25 October, Public Health England...
Over 65s urged to get free flu vaccination
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ StaffordshireHeadline
MEN and Women over the age of 65 in Staffordshire are being encouraged to take up the offer of a free flu vaccination. The free vaccination is offered to those who are at increased risk...
Tamworth in the running for ‘Dementia Friendly Community of the Year’ award!
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TAMWORTH has been shortlisted for a major national award in recognition of the amazing work being carried out to help and support people living with dementia. The town is a finalist for the Alzheimer’s Society’s...
Making online GP consultations a reality in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ Science & Technology/ Staffordshire
PEOPLE living in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent will soon find it easier to access appointments with their GP, thanks to the implementation of online consultation systems across the city and county. Partners of Together We’re Better...
Postcards spell out why antibiotics may not be on offer across the County
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ StaffordshireHeadline
SOME patients will soon be coming away from appointments with their GP with something they weren’t expecting. A campaign is being launched aimed at letting patients know about the benefits and limitations of antibiotics.GPs...
Tamworth opticians’ 70-year milestone has specs-appeal
Appears in: / Business/ Health & Safety
A TAMWORTH opticians’ practice is heading back to the 1940s as it celebrates a major milestone that coincides with the birth of the NHS. Jenks Opticians in George Street is celebrating its 70th birthday by opening its...
Views needed on how to make Tamworth more dementia friendly
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TAMWORTH Dementia Action Alliance (TDAA) is inviting carers and people living with dementia to share their views on how the town’s shops and businesses can become more dementia friendly. Tamworth Memory Café will be hosting a...
Councils and Clinical Commissioning Groups join together to tackle mental health in young people2
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ StaffordshireHeadline
CHILDREN and young people with mental health issues in Staffordshire will get the right help at the right time, thanks to a proposed new joint approach by Staffordshire councils and Clinical Commissioning Groups. Staffordshire County Council...
New Mental Health Campaign launches in the West Midlands
Appears in: / Health & Safety/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
Public Health England (PHE) is encouraging adults to look after their mental health as they do their physical health through its new Every Mind Matters campaign – launching as a pilot exclusively in the...
“Don’t get flu, get immunised” GPs urge
Appears in: / Health & Safety
GPs from around Staffordshire are urging patients in vulnerable groups to get flu-fit as winter approaches. Flu is unpleasant whoever you are. But for people in certain groups it is especially important to get...
£54,000 Available to help Women in Tamworth & Staffordshire
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UP to £54,000 is now available to help groups and programmes that benefit women and girls in Tamworth and across Staffordshire. The money is from the proceeds of the ‘Tampon Tax’ - the...