This month saw our inaugural Primary Care Physician Associates Annual Conference (PCPAAC23) take place in the beautiful setting of Keele Hall in the heart of Staffordshire, with over 120 Primary Care Physician Associates (PAs) from across the country in attendance. The conference was held over two days with the first day solely focussed on Primary
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Last month saw the Shropshire and Staffordshire Physician Associate (PA) Internship Celebratory Event take place, to mark our 5 year achievement and our 50th graduate Physician Associate (PA) from the programme. Alex Strivens-Joyce, PA Ambassador and TPD, opened the informal celebration event which was held at Keele Hall for past, present and future Physician Associate
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Whilst the pandemic has, and continues to, take its toll on our mental health, the ability to reconnect through World Mental Health Day 2022 provides us with an opportunity to show what support and information is available for anyone affected by mental health issues. https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/
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Hanley Walk in Centre closed on Friday 24th June 2022, a decision taken by the Clinical Commissioning Group. If you would normally access this service and think yourself or your child need to be seen today, then you have four options. You can either attend the Haywood Hospital Walk in Centre, ring the 111 service
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We are a group of 7 Trainee Nursing Associates (TNA) who began our training in the September 2021 cohort of several universities, employed by North Staffordshire GP Federation. Each TNA is based at a different GP surgery and attends a different university depending on geographical location. The recruitment process began in May 2021 with interviews
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This Cervical Cancer Prevention week don’t let embarrassment stop you from getting your cervical smear test! Cervical screening prevents 75% of cervical cancers from developing, yet one in four of those invited for a screening in the UK, don’t attend. Cervical Screening is the method of detecting abnormal cells on the cervix. Being screened regularly
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This week is Diabetes Awareness Week. Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person’s blood sugar level to become too high. There are 2 main types of diabetes Type 1 – Where the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin. Type 2 – Where the body does not produce enough
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Find information about opting out of sharing your data with the NHS and what you need to know: Make your choice about sharing data from your health records – NHS (www.nhs.uk).
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Please visit the gov.uk website for information on how to demonstrate your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination status to show that you’ve had the full course of the COVID-19 vaccine and access this status when travelling abroad. Please DO NOT contact your GP surgery about your COVID-19 vaccination status. GPs cannot provide letters showing your COVID-19 vaccination status.
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We are delighted to have been working with Keele University on their new and exciting MSci in Paramedic Science which is at the forefront of paramedic education in the UK Due to commence later this year, this innovative 4-year integrated Master’s programme reflects the expanding role of the profession in delivering complex and high-quality care
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