Spring, Northamptonshire’s new countywide social prescribing service, is now open to referrals as of the beginning of July 2021. Spring is a community-driven support network designed to help people in Northamptonshire to manage their health and wellbeing. The programme is supported by the NHS and Public Health Northamptonshire, as well as central government through [...]
This year’s NHCP Virtual Wellbeing Festival (Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July) proved a resounding success, uniting health and social care colleagues across the county for a packed programme of inspiration, fun and learning. The festival was a free, online event for all those working across the Northamptonshire health and care system, offering [...]
The celebrity speakers headlining Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership’s Virtual Wellbeing Festival for 2021 have been now been announced. The festival, running from Monday 28 June to Friday 02 July, is a free, online event for all health and social care colleagues in Northamptonshire. We are welcoming six exciting and inspiring keynote speakers, including [...]
The countdown continues towards this year’s Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership Virtual Wellbeing Festival – as the first details of some of the activities on offer are revealed for the first time. The 2021 Festival is taking place from Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July. It is free and open to everyone working [...]
Health and social care colleagues across Northamptonshire are being encouraged to get dates in their diaries for this year’s NHCP Virtual Wellbeing Festival. Following on from the hugely successful online event last summer, the 2021 Virtual Wellbeing Festival will be taking place from Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July. The festival completely free [...]
Health and care organisations in Northamptonshire are working together in a new way to tackle some of the biggest health issues facing our county. The Population Health Programme Board has been established to explore how communities can be supported to lead healthier lives and reduce inequalities in the health outcomes that different people experience. ‘Population [...]
Public Health Northamptonshire is implementing a series of innovative changes to its Stop Smoking Service, to help reach the government target of a smoke-free generation by 2030. From February 2020, smokers in Northamptonshire have the option to choose a free e-cigarette starter kit and a supply of e-liquid when they take part in the 12-week [...]
It’s still not too late to protect vulnerable people against flu this winter – that’s the message from Northamptonshire public health officials as the influenza virus continues to circulate. Free flu vaccinations are available to NHS and social care staff as well as people in a number of risk groups – over65s, pregnant women, people [...]
Preparations for Northamptonshire’s new county-wide social prescribing service have stepped up this month – with four local organisations identified to plan and deliver the programme at local level. In the last edition of Partnership Update, we brought you the news that up to £14m of potential investment had been secured to fund a social [...]
Kareema McCarthy People who have benefited from social prescribing in Northamptonshire have shared their stories about its positive impact on their lives – as a second phase of recruitment was launched to employ more link workers. Back in September 2019, Partnership Update reported on the successful recruitment of the first 15 social prescribing [...]