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We spoke to Leigh Trimble, volunteer and Project Manager of Stockton’s Red Balloons charity. Set up in 2017, the organisation helps those with mental health issues by encouraging them to chat and expand on their feelings.

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has lifted its restrictions for hospital visiting, with visits limited to one person for up to an hour at a time.

The Government recently published its COVID-19 autumn and winter plan, which you can read more about below.

Waiting for planned medical care or surgery can be a frustrating time. That’s why it’s so important that while you wait, you get regular, clear and accessible updates so that you can plan your next steps.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees have engaged with local women who experience significant social marginalisation, exclusion, and a complex range of vulnerabilities.

Anyone using ambulance patient transport services to attend their clinic or appointment must continue to wear a face covering in line with NHS guidelines for hospitals and other health services.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees would like to hear about your views and experiences of your own mental health over the past year.

The North East's Stroke Network has recently established a Stroke Service User Voice (SSUV) Group and is looking for Teesside members to join.

Healthwatch Stockton-on-Tees, alongside four other Healthwatch organisations across the Tees Valley, are working with the local Mental Health Alliance Partnership to understand how mental health services are being used by local people.

We have moved to the final step of the Government’s roadmap for managing COVID 19 and there are new changes we all need to be aware of.

The latest edition of the Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board (TSAB) newsletter is now available online and to download.

A Stockton man has been awarded the Royal British Empire Medal for his outstanding achievements to charity work across the COVID-19 pandemic.