Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees: April 2026 Newsletter

Welcome to our April newsletter! We are now busy working on the Annual Report for 2025 - 26, which is due out at the end of June. It is always amazing to look back at what the…

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Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees: May 2026 Newsletter

Welcome to our May newsletter! With the latter part of May being a bit of a scorcher, please remember to take care in the hot weather and follow NHS advice here: How to cope in…

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Sustainability transforming opportunity: A Creating Careers success story

A sustainability initiative at North Cumbria Integrated Care is celebrating both environmental success and meaningful social impact with a Creating Careers success story at its…

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NCIC shares encouraging message after recent recovery measures

A recent announcement from Wes Streeting about the NHS declared North Cumbria Integrated Care (NCIC) was one of five trusts being put into an ‘intensive recovery programme’. This…

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From case study to employee: Behind the Addiction project 2 years on

Two years ago, the Healthwatch Cumberland team conducted 29 case studies with people who wanted to share their experiences of living with addiction. This included those living in…

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Stephen's story: From Homelessness to hope

Stephen,* a vulnerable adult with a history of care experience, learning disability, trauma, and substance misuse became homeless following the breakdown of their placement. This…

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We launched a comic

As part of our Trans Voices project, the Healthwatch Cumberland team recently launched a comic at Carlisle Zine Fest in Tullie on Saturday 18th April. The comic, co-created with…

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Exciting research opportunities with The Community Research Lab

Do you have lived experience of learning disabilities? Are you interested in doing research? We have funding from the National Institute for Health and care Research for 2…

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Bob's Story: Finding my voice with general advocacy support

Bob (name and image changed) is a gentleman living in supported accommodation alongside a small group of others. Living with mental health needs, he has not always found it easy…

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