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Taking responsibility for your health ...

Encouraging everyone to take more responsibility for their own health and wellbeing will be vital in maintaining health and care services for the future. Now, local people in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are being asked to share their views on ...

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Make your voice count on ...

Demand for planned NHS operations and treatments (planned care) has increased by 14% over the past four years and is expected to continue to rise. Your views and experiences are needed to help shape future services that can meet this ...

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For minor conditions then visit ...

Some common conditions that people seek GP appointments for will get better within a short time or can be treated with over-the-counter medicines from a pharmacy. For a wide range of minor ailments your local pharmacist should ...

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More suicide and self-harm prevention ...

£300,000 extra funding is going to be spent in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to support a suicide prevention programme specifically targeting middle-aged men.   One person dies every 90 minutes in the UK through suicide, with the rate for male ...

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New national scheme to develop ...

A new national scheme that seeks to develop the next generation of leaders in the NHS is being piloted across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Together We’re Better, the health and care partnership for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, has ...

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Improving maternity and newborn services ...

Improved access to mental health services, and continuity of carers during pregnancy, birth and beyond, are all key discussion areas in the ongoing public conversation about heath and care taking place across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Together We’...

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