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
Become a foster carer and help make a real difference
There are more than 1,100 youngsters in the care of the local authority in our county – and Northamptonshire County Council is urging new foster carers to come forward to [...]
Healthy town projects funded to improve local wellbeing
Northamptonshire County Council’s Public Health team is working with the county’s seven district Health and Wellbeing Forums to invest in innovative healthy town projects that contribute to local area health [...]
Maternity units embrace ‘Continuity of Carer’ challenge
Corby’s new Continuity of Carer team A national vision to give pregnant women access to more joined-up maternity care before, during and after the birth of their child [...]
Funding award will support local people living with cancer
Northamptonshire has been awarded £750,000 from NHS England’s Cancer Transformation Fund for 2019/20 to support a variety of programmes to improve cancer care and outcomes. As well as helping to [...]
Case study: Breathing Space
Empowering better health and wellbeing for people with respiratory illness A Breathing Space dance session in full swing People in Northamptonshire with chronic obstructive pulmonary [...]
Breathfest celebration showcases wealth of local support for people with breathing conditions
A celebration of local support services for people living with respiratory conditions in Northamptonshire was held in June as part of national Carers Week. Northamptonshire Carers’ ‘Breathfest’ event took [...]