News and Updates

Find out what happens to patients at Stoke-on-Trent’s first Coronavirus hot clinic – and meet a GP who risks his life working there

You can find out more about that at https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/find-out-what-happens-patients-4093994

Sky News visit our recently launched Hot Clinic!

On 30th March 2020, we were pleased to receive a visit from the Sky News team who were doing a news piece on COVID-19 and how the NHS was gearing up to fight the virus.  They were particularly interested in visiting our new Hot Clinic and talking to members of our team about the impact

Mobile Healthcare Service to support rough sleepers

Brighter Futures’ Community Outreach Vehicle has teamed up with the North Staffordshire GP Federation to provide a mobile healthcare service for rough sleepers. The aim of the service is to take support directly to the person sleeping rough. This will provide a safe, confidential space with no referrals – allowing access to vital services when

Staffordshire Physician Associate Internship – International Forum, Copenhagen, April 2020

Our unique Staffordshire Physician Associate Internship programme continues in the International spotlight. Our key findings from the evaluation of the Staffordshire Physician Associate Internship have been accepted for a poster presentation at the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Copenhagen in April 2020.  Dr Lizzie Cottrell, a local GP at Wolstanton Medical

Physician Associates in Primary Care Conference

On the 13th June 2019, Howbeck Healthcare supported the first Physician Associate in Primary Care Conference at Keele Hall. We had over 80 delegates attend both locally and nationally, ranging from GPs, Physician Associates, Practice Managers and senior managers from NHS England and HEE. The conference was very eventful. We were able to share and promote

Staffordshire Physician Associate Internship Programme shortlisted for ‘Primary Care Initiative of the Year’ HSJ award!

We are delighted to announce that the Staffordshire Physician Associate Internship Programme has been shortlisted for ‘Primary Care Initiative of the Year’ for the 2019 HSJ awards. The Staffordshire Physician Associate Internship Programme is a locally developed internship for Physician Associates (PA) work across primary and secondary care, to determine whether a new model of

Supporting GP Recruitment – BMJ Advertising Campaign

The GP Federation in collaboration with the CCG have been working with the BMJ to promote our local area of North Staffordshire with an overarching advert and an exceptional short video of our culture, heritage and our local GPs. The CCG have negotiated a significantly reduced cost to the overall BMJ advertising campaign from an