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Keeping people out of hospital this winter

Keeping people out of hospital this winter

Oldham’s new head of community urgent care services has spoken about her commitment to helping people to avoid an unnecessary hospital stay this winter. Experienced nurse Vicki Elcock has recently been appointed as Oldham’s Head of Adult Services (Urgent Care) for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.  Vicki brings an impressive track record, having worked for the NHS for 23 years in a variety of rol… Read More »
New Head of Adult Services (Urgent Care) for Oldham

New Head of Adult Services (Urgent Care) for Oldham

Oldham’s new head of community urgent care services has spoken about her commitment to helping people to avoid an unnecessary hospital stay this winter. Experienced nurse Vicki Elcock has recently been appointed as Oldham’s Head of Adult Services (Urgent Care) for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.  Vicki brings an impressive track record, having worked for the NHS for 23 years in a variety of rol… Read More »
Stockport medical practice wins gold award for bowel cancer screening

Stockport medical practice wins gold award for bowel cancer screening

Beech House Medical Practice in Stockport is the first practice to win the Gold Healthy Bowel Promoting Practice Award for actively promoting and increasing the uptake of bowel cancer screening with their patients. The award, run by Greater Manchester (GM) Bowel Movement was presented to the team on Monday 27 November by Tom McGee, Stockport Council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing and Ha… Read More »
Birch Hill is blooming brilliant

Birch Hill is blooming brilliant

Birch Hill Hospital has received a silver medal at the North West Britain in Bloom Awards 2017.… Read More »
Dedicated health staff from across Pennine Care join the FLUperheroes to protect patients

Dedicated health staff from across Pennine Care join the FLUperheroes to protect patients

Over 2,250 community health staff have rolled up their sleeves to protect local people from flu. They have received their vaccine as part of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust’s annual staff vaccination programme, which aims to protect patients, staff and loved ones. Flu is highly infectious and can easily spread. For most people, it is an uncomfortable illness that can come on quite suddenly and s… Read More »
Bury Mayor launches support for eating disorders

Bury Mayor launches support for eating disorders

The Mayor of Bury has launched a health service to support children and young people with eating disorders and their families.… Read More »
The Stockport carers’ charter

The Stockport carers’ charter

Pennine Care and Stockport Together have worked with Signpost for Carers, Stockport Advocacy and Healthwatch to jointly develop a carers’ charter.To view the charter please click here. The charter describes the values, principles and standards that carers have told us are important to them. It guides us, and the organisations we work with, in how we support and work with local people who provide … Read More »
Latest Rochdale Well Baby Clinic sessions

Latest Rochdale Well Baby Clinic sessions

Parents and carers of pre-school children in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are encouraged to attend Well Baby Clinics for health and wellbeing support or advice.… Read More »
World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day

World Diabetes Day 2017 is Tuesday 14 November, with this year’s theme being Women and Diabetes.… Read More »
Memory service accredited by The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Memory service accredited by The Royal College of Psychiatrists

A mental health service based in Tameside and Glossop is celebrating being accredited by the Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP), part of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The Memory Services National Accreditation Programme works with services to assure and improve the quality of memory services. The Memory Assessment Service, part of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, prov… Read More »