Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Face coverings are still required ...

Hospitals, GP surgeries, clinics and other clinical settings across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent will still be requiring people to wear face coverings. This follows the decision announced by the UK Government this week to lift Plan B restrictions whi...

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Hundreds of people across Staffordshire ...

Hundreds of patients are patients across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are still coming forward each week to get their first COVID-19 vaccine to start protecting themselves against the Coronavirus. Health chiefs are delighted that 1,861 people across the region began the...

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Care navigators are there to ...

With video content Doctors are urging patients to show understanding to receptionists when they call their GP practice. Most receptionists have now been trained to be “care navigators” – they are there to get you seen by the most...

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Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Wellbeing Service ...

A service supporting the mental health needs of people in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is featuring as part of a new NHS campaign based on The Beatles’ iconic song ‘Help’. The national ‘Help’ campaign launches today (Monday 17 January) and enc...

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National awards recognise efforts to ...

Efforts to reach the parts of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent others couldn’t has helped get vaccinators shortlisted for a national award. The multi-agency approach by councils, the NHS and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service targeted communities where...

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Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent health and ...

As Coronavirus cases continue to sharply rise, health and care organisations across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are predicting a difficult January. Hospitals, and other health and care services, are already facing extreme pressures, with COVID-19 cases not expecting to peak loc...

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