News and reports

During the week Teeswide Safeguarding Adults Board will focus on different forms of adult abuse and neglect including Self-Neglect, Adult Exploitation, Emotional Abuse and Mental Health, raising awareness of key signs of abuse and how to report it.

This report provides insight into what matters most to the people of the Tees Valley in terms of mental health support in the community.

We spoke to Sarah McManus, CEO of Teesside-based charity, A Way Out. The organisation helps local women, families and young people who are at risk of harm or face multiple disadvantages such as poverty, homelessness or poor mental health.

Following a competitive tendering process, north east charity the Pioneering Care Partnership in Newton Aycliffe has been awarded a contract to continue to deliver Healthwatch for the people of Stockton-on-Tees.

This policy and associated procedures outline the steps taken to ensure decisions are evidence based and lead to substantive impact in the community for all staff, board and volunteers.

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.