Latest updates from North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has been confirmed as the new lead provider for Toucan – the West Midlands Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Provider Collaborative.

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has won the Learning Disabilities Nursing Award at the Nursing Times Awards 2026.

Combined Charity, the official charity operating for the benefit of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, has received a £10,000 donation from the organisers of the ST9 Ball.

A service that has helped dozens of people in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent with employment support as part of their mental health recovery is expanding its offer to even more individuals.

Now a colleague at Combined Healthcare in his role as a Peer Support Worker, Simon reflects on his experience of psychosis, and his journey with the trust services that supported him.

Yesterday, the trust marked World Mental Health Day 2026, with a special event at Harplands Hospital.

People using North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust services will soon be able to see their outpatient appointments through the NHS App. The new feature links the trust’s PatientAide portal with the NHS App, helping service users find important information in one simple, familiar place.

The Transforming Care Programme has transferred from Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) to Combined Healthcare this week, following a commissioning decision by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB).

Calling all consultants, GPs, nurses, allied health professionals – don’t delay, book your place today! The 9th National Neuropsychiatry Conference from Combined Healthcare is taking place on Thursday 15 October from 9am to 4:30pm at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5BQ.

Combined Healthcare is pleased to announce that two projects from the trust’s learning disability services have been shortlisted for the 2026 Nursing Times Awards. The projects have been shortlisted for individual awards within the Learning Disability Nursing category.

Combined Healthcare, alongside other organisations within Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, are looking for organisations that are key contributors to serving our community’s health and social needs for our local population who would be interested in providing stretch placements for the 2026-2027 cohort of the High Potential Scheme (HPS).

The Oliver McGowan recruitment day focussed on employing more experts with lived experience of autism or learning disability, to support this essential training as co-facilitators. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is named after Oliver McGowan, whose death shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better training. This training is now standardised and recommended for all health and social care staff.

As NHS staff across the country continue to work under intense pressure, Combined Healthcare will be able to provide crucial support to help improve the wellbeing of local NHS staff, both now and in the future, thanks to a £49,998 grant from NHS Charities Together and NHS England. The grant has been awarded as part of an £11 million programme – which includes a £5 million contribution from NHS England – and is one of 61 ambitious projects across England to receive funding from the programme since its launch in 2024.