- BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE NOW – SYMPHONY OF HIDDEN VOICES August 3, 2018 - We are delighted to be hosting our second Inclusion Conference ‘Symphony for Hidden Voices’ on 7 September.
- REACH Awards 2018 July 25, 2018 - Our Annual REACH Awards took place on Thursday 5 July, celebrating our fantastic staff and 70 years of the NHS.
This year's event was the biggest we've ever held, with more nominations and awards than ever before.
- Raise a cuppa and help design the NHS for the next 70 years June 20, 2018 - Together We’re Better, the partnership transforming health and social care in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, is inviting local people to help shape the NHS for the next 70 years. The NHS is celebrating its 70th birthday on 5th July and Together We’re Better, the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP), would like you to... Read more »
- The NHS turns 70 May 24, 2018 - The NHS is turning 70 on 5 July 2018. It’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate the achievements of one of the nation’s most loved institutions.
- COMBINED HEALTHCARE SELECTED FOR MOBILISATION PHASE OF DIGITAL EXEMPLAR PROGRAMME May 23, 2018 - North Staffordshire is delighted to have been chosen as only one of four Trusts selected for the mobilisation phase of the Lorenzo Digital Exemplar programme. The Trust see the Lorenzo Digital Exemplar programme as a great opportunity to improve our services for children in the community. These exciting plans build on our reputation as a... Read more »
- CQC Celebration Film launched May 1, 2018 - In February 2018 the CQC – for the first time in the Trust’s history – rated every Combined Service as “Good” or “Outstanding”. The results mean that Combined Healthcare is the best rated mental health trust across the whole of the Midlands and East of England and third highest in the whole country – only... Read more »
- New Valuemakers Film highlights our innovative approach April 18, 2018 - The Combined Valuemakers Programme has really caught people’s imagination as an innovative and imaginative way to mobilise staff to think about all the myriad ways – big and small – that we can reduce waste or duplication, be more efficient and put more money back into patient care. The simplest ideas can have the greatest impact and those... Read more »
- Combined Healthcare’s journey of improvement featured as an exemplar in new CQC report March 16, 2018 - North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is among just a handful of organisations to feature in a new Care Quality Commission (CQC) report showcasing how mental health trusts have led by example in raising standards. The CQC’s ‘Driving Improvement’ report focusses on a select few mental health trusts that, like Combined Healthcare, have achieved significant... Read more »
- NHS Staff Survey – Combined Healthcare’s journey of improvement continues March 7, 2018 - The results of the latest NHS Staff Survey are in and they confirm that North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust’s journey of improvement Towards Outstanding continues. Coming hot on the heels of the CQC rating every one of our services as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’, it’s welcome further evidence that our journey of improvement is also being... Read more »
- New ‘Integrated Long-Term Condition Service’ launched February 16, 2018 - The new ‘Integrated Long-Term Condition Service’ for people with a long-term physical health condition has been launched by Healthy Minds Stoke-on-Trent Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) team. The integrated service aims to treat patients with anxiety and depression and reduce the distress caused by physical health difficulties so that they can be managed more effectively. Research... Read more »