Alongside our four transformation priorities, these are the other main areas of work where we will continue to focus on planning and delivering local improvements to transform health and care in our county – and empower people to choose well, stay well and live well.
Cancer
Children and young people
Learning disabilities
Health and wellbeing
Maternity
Mental health
Latest updates
Nine new ‘healthy towns’ win funding for local projects
Back in August, we reported that Northamptonshire County Council’s Public Health team had approved eight diverse and innovative projects from the healthy town fund. This fund provides opportunities for [...]
County conference raises awareness of hate crime risk
A county-wide conference has helped to raise awareness of how hate crime can impact people with learning disabilities in Northamptonshire – and action that can be taken to ‘halt the [...]
Helping people with long-term conditions to get active
A new campaign – We Are Undefeatable – has been launched to support people living with long-term health conditions to build physical activity into their lives. One in four people [...]
New automatic referrals help county tackle diabetes risk
GP practices across Northamptonshire are helping more people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes to get the support they need to prevent the condition. A new automatic referral system [...]
Spotlight… winter communications
Winter is a time of year when our health and care services come under increased pressure – and demand at our county’s accident and emergency departments is particularly high [...]