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Combined part of multi-million-pound programme to transform community mental health services
10 May, 2021 at 2:36 pmAmbitious plans to transform community mental health services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have been given the green light after securing a multi-million-pound investment. The £3.5million funding will help to create a new proactive model of community-based mental health care, with mental health trusts – including North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust – working in partnership… Read more »
Help Develop our Patient, Service User & Carer Strategy
21 April, 2021 at 2:00 pmAre you a service user or carer who has an interest in the Trust’s development going forward? Do you have ideas to share? We are hosting an event for service users and carers to participate in helping us develop our patient, service user and carer strategy and we would love to welcome as many participants… Read more »
Patient Story Video – Sara’s Story
14 April, 2021 at 11:13 amSara tells us about how open, honest and consistent help from the same staff has aided her recovery
Anniversaries Giving Us a Chance for Celebration And Reflection
31 March, 2021 at 3:48 pmHi all Anniversaries are a time for celebration and reflection. Whether it’s a birthday, an anniversary of a meeting or relationship or an important event. This week is an important anniversary for Combined Healthcare as a Trust and for me personally. This week it is exactly two years since Combined Healthcare held its celebration event in the gym at Harplands on a… Read more »
David Rogers Re-appointed as Trust Chair
19 March, 2021 at 3:48 pmWe’re delighted to announce that David Rogers, Trust Chair, has been re-appointed as Chair for a further three years, following his tenure renewal. David’s tenure period has been extended from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2024. David has been Combined Healthcare’s Chair since 2016. David is and always has been a fantastic and highly valued… Read more »
It’s Official! We are one of the best mental health Trusts in the NHS
19 March, 2021 at 8:37 amIt’s official! An analysis of this year’s NHS Staff Survey reveals we are one of the best mental health trusts in the NHS – and THE highest scoring Trust in a range of areas of importance to staff. Commenting on this amazing news, Chief Executive Peter Axon said to our staff: “The staff survey is… Read more »
Staff Survey Results: Our Highest Response Rate Yet!
11 March, 2021 at 1:26 pmOur staff survey results have been released. There is much to celebrate from our highest ever response rate to the highest rating possible in: Equality, diversity and inclusion Health and Wellbeing Staff morale Quality of Care Safety Culture Team Working The survey tells us that our staff are proud to work for our outstanding organisation… Read more »
Crisis Care Centre takes on ‘Walk the UK’ for charity and sensory equipment
4 March, 2021 at 11:42 amStaff from North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust’s Crisis Care Centre are currently undertaking an ambitious challenge to walk (or run, or cycle) the equivalent of the UK coastline – over 11,000 miles – to raise funds for charity and for equipment for the Centre. Bethany Edwards, the Centre’s STR Pathway Lead, who has organised… Read more »
First Nursing Degree Apprenticeship launched by Combined Healthcare
10 February, 2021 at 10:44 amNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has launched its first Nursing Degree Apprenticeship programme (Mental Health pathway) in collaboration with academic partner University of Derby. The three-year, full-time degree apprenticeship has been implemented following funding secured by Health Education England (HEE) and Combined’s Trust Board, and announced during National Apprenticeship Week 2021. HEE’s funding of… Read more »
Combined Healthcare and The Mental Elf team up for ‘Prescribing in the Pandemic’
20 January, 2021 at 2:12 pmNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust and leading mental health blog The Mental Elf have announced a joint online event in February 2021 looking at the topic of ‘Prescribing in the Pandemic’. Taking place from 11am – 12:30pm on Tuesday 2 February 2021, the event will be livestreamed on The Mental Elf’s YouTube channel and will feature talks and… Read more »
Peter Axon interviewed on BBC Radio Stoke
16 January, 2021 at 11:51 amHow our magnificent staff are rising to the Covid challenge and maintaining outstanding mental health services in our acute and community settings
‘Ask the Board’ goes from strength to strength
14 January, 2021 at 2:49 pmCombined Healthcare’s ‘Ask the Board Online’ innovation has had its best month ever
LOSS OF HILDA JOHNSON – A MUCH VALUED FRIEND TO COMBINED
8 January, 2021 at 3:57 pmIt was extremely sad to learn of the death, shortly before Christmas, of Hilda Johnson – a true friend to Combined.
A New Year message from Peter Axon
31 December, 2020 at 4:49 pm“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.. it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
Eric Gardiner appointed as Executive Director of Finance, Performance and Estates
17 December, 2020 at 8:24 pmEric will be joining the Trust next Spring, from Betsi Cadwalar University Health Board, where he is currently Finance Director – Provider Services.
Port Vale F.C. adds its name to Trust’s #YouAreNotAlone mental health campaign
15 December, 2020 at 4:29 pmPort Vale F.C. has joined the growing list of regional names contributing to the #YouAreNotAlone NHS mental health campaign for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, led by North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. Port Vale F.C.’s CEO Colin Garlick and Mental Health Ambassador Cristian Montano have recorded a special message. Combined Healthcare is proud to have created… Read more »
Over 30 leading regional figures come together for NHS-led “You are not alone” campaign
3 December, 2020 at 7:13 am36 organisations and individuals have come together to let you know that they are all there for everyone across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and that you are not alone.
NHS Staff Survey – our highest ever staff response
1 December, 2020 at 3:22 pmWe are delighted to announce the highest ever response from our staff to the NHS staff survey In all, 983 staff responded to this year’s NHS staff survey – a record number and also, at 61%, the highest percentage of eligible staff ever recorded. This beats last year’s record number (801) and is only the… Read more »
Combined announces biggest investment in its history
26 November, 2020 at 6:35 am£15 million investment announced in acute and community mental health services
All Age Mental Health Access Team named Regional Champion in NHS Parliamentary Awards
23 November, 2020 at 9:59 amThe NHS in the Midlands has today revealed the ten individuals and teams it has chosen as regional champions for the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust’s All Age Mental Health Access Team, Crisis Care Centre has been named the Regional Champion in the ‘Excellence in Mental Health Care’ category. The… Read more »
We are proud to launch our new Trust Strategy
19 November, 2020 at 4:30 pmOur new Trust Strategy focusses on Quality, People, Partnerships and Sustainability Click above to download the main Strategy document We are a Trust which prides itself on achieving the best possible outcomes for our service users and this strategy outlines our ambitions over the next four years. Significant progress has been made over recent years… Read more »
‘Combined Race Forward’ shortlisted for the 2020 HSJ Awards
18 November, 2020 at 1:55 pmNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for the NHS Workplace Race Equality Award at the 2020 HSJ Awards, recognising its outstanding contribution to advancing race inclusion in healthcare. Combined Healthcare has been shortlisted against tough competition, with the HSJ receiving over 1,000 entries to its Awards this… Read more »
Be Part of our Amazing Future at our Online Strategy Launch Event – 19 November
18 November, 2020 at 12:16 pmOn Thursday 19 November at 4.30pm, we unveil our strategy for an amazing future. A future built on Quality, People, Partnerships and Sustainability. We want you to be part of it. You will see video introductions to each theme, hear about how we plan to engage and have the opportunity to ask initial questions. It’s free… Read more »
“We will get through this together” – staff message from Peter Axon
3 November, 2020 at 4:57 pm“We will get through this together” – staff message from Peter Axon
Start to Success Project – Keele and Staffordshire Universities working in partnership with Combined Healthcare
14 October, 2020 at 4:39 pmNew and innovative approaches to needs assessment and referral pathways
Future of the Kniveden Project
7 October, 2020 at 5:02 amWe want to let local people know about the work both now and into the future that Combined Healthcare and the Project are doing to continue to support those benefiting from its services.
How We Can Continue to Protect Each Other As We Move into the Winter Months
5 October, 2020 at 1:52 pmHi all I don’t know if your gardens or local streets are the same as in our local area, but it seems the leaves have decided to come down in one fell swoop this year. It’s a true sign that Summer has finally faded and we’re well and truly into Autumn. It’s always struck me as… Read more »
Cognetivity Neurosciences works with Combined Healthcare on NHS first
5 October, 2020 at 11:28 amCombined Healthcare is working with Vancouver’s Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd to deploy its Integrated Cognitive Assessment (ICA) within our care pathway for patients with suspected dementia. This represents the first use of the ICA within the NHS. The ICA, Cognetivity’s flagship product and CE-marked medical device software, is a five-minute computerised test of cognitive function, offering… Read more »
Nursing Virtual Recruitment Fair attracts talent to Combined Healthcare
1 October, 2020 at 9:30 amCombined Healthcare’s first Nursing Virtual Recruitment Fair has been hailed as a great success, attracting a range of applicants for nursing careers at the Trust. The Recruitment Fair was run via Microsoft Teams from 10:15am – 1pm on Tuesday 29 September, with a large amount of delegates staying throughout the whole event and a busy… Read more »
Come to our Nursing Virtual Recruitment Fair – 29 September 2020
23 September, 2020 at 1:32 pmNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is excited to be running its Nursing Virtual Recruitment Fair live on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 29 September 2020 from 10:15am – 1pm – and we’d LOVE to see you there! We are delighted to offer an opportunity to meet with our staff and find out more about our… Read more »