Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

29/10/2025

Today on World Stroke Day we are proud to share with you our recently refurbished Stroke Rehabilitation Kitchen on our Stroke Unit (E1) at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

This dedicated homelike space allows patients to practice daily living skills like making a cup of tea, alongside our Occupational Therapists.

The kitchen helps patients build confidence and regain independence.

If you would like to support future life changing charitable projects to enhance the care for patients, please donate via:

https://www.justgiving.com/stockportnhs

Every penny really does make a difference.
Thank you ❤️

29/10/2025

Today is World Stroke Day. Our stroke team provide dedicated care and rehabilitation for people who have experienced a stroke. Last week, Mike Sweeney and his BBC Radio Manchester team visited our unit to find out about the care they provide, talking to staff, patients and volunteers. For details on the programme including how to listen, see here: https://www.stockport.nhs.uk/news_24427

28/10/2025

Huge congratulations to our Joe Omolo who has been named NHS Chef of the Year! He has taken the title together with Nedko Rusev from Guy`s and St Thomas` NHS Foundation Trust – they had teamed up to become joint trust winners for the first time ever in the contest. A fantastic achievement. https://www.stockport.nhs.uk/news_24443

28/10/2025

28/10/2025

28/10/2025

Congratulations to the teams on Wards E3 and C6 who have each achieved three consecutive Blue StARS awards. These awards are for those achieving consistently high clinical and care standards, following repeated assessments. Well done to them all. 🏆🏆

27/10/2025

The flu virus changes every year. If you’re over 65, even if you had the vaccine last year, you need to get it again to keep protected.

Contact your GP practice or local pharmacy.

24/10/2025

We're currently introducing new measures on parking at our hospital site, to help make it sustainable for the future.

From Monday 27th October, parking enforcement officers will be patrolling our site, to ensure that our roads are safe for patients, visitors and our staff.

You can read more about the changes here:
https://www.stockport.nhs.uk/news_24340

23/10/2025

It was a pleasure to welcome Mike Sweeney and BBC Radio Manchester colleagues to our stroke rehabilitation unit, where they were broadcasting live this morning, and speaking to our stroke unit colleagues, volunteers and patients.

BBC Radio Manchester have been promoting a number of local awareness programmes during World Stroke Month, and Mike Sweeney has been drawing on his own experience of experiencing a stroke earlier in the year.

Medical consultant, nursing and therapist colleagues were all able
to give their perspectives, together with volunteers and patients. Mike was also put through his paces with our exercise rehab equipment, and was presented with a surprise certificate by our staff.

Find out more including how to listen to the full programme here: https://www.stockport.nhs.uk/news_24427

23/10/2025

Our emergency services are very busy at the moment.

Please remember only to call 999 or attend A&E if it is a life or limb threatening emergency. For less urgent concerns, please visit 111.NHS.uk to find the best service for you.

22/10/2025

We’re so proud of our apprentice chef Joe Omolo for making it to the finals of the national NHS Chef of the Year competition this week. 19 year old Joe has followed in the footsteps of his chef mother to form part of the bright future of NHS catering, and the judges think he has performed fantastically. He follows in a long line of success from our catering team in the competition. Well done Joe!

22/10/2025

It’s National Pharmacy Technician Day and today we celebrate our dedicated pharmacy technicians across Greater Manchester! 💙

If you’re not very familiar with this role, here’s a chance to hear from our Pharmacy Technicians working across the partnership about what a typical day looks like and why their work is essential.

A selection of answers from the 8 local Pharmacy Technicians we asked...
- “A typical day for me is supporting the quality, delivery and uptake of nationally commissioned pharmacy services to improve health outcomes.”
- “I am advising patients on medicines … contributing to patient safety through accuracy checking, dispensing, and helping them make informed decisions.”
- “I am analysing prescribing data to support cost effective prescribing, reduce waste and guide system-wide optimisation of medicines.”
- “My role includes final-checking of medicines and working in strategic system leadership to help improve how medicines are used across Greater Manchester.”

Thank you to all the Pharmacy Technicians in Greater Manchester.

Read all 8 profiles here - https://orlo.uk/MArmf



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