City’s approach to partnership working in the awards spotlight
Health and social care organisations working in Nottingham to provide innovative, joined-up care for citizens have been shortlisted for honours in the leading national healthcare awards. Nottingham...
View ArticleGive your views on autism
People are being asked for their views on making Nottingham better for autistic people at two engagement events. The ‘Listening and Sharing’ workshops have been arranged by the Nottingham Autism...
View ArticleNottingham ready to celebrate Older People’s Day
A host of great, free events are taking place across Nottingham in the coming days for International Older People’s Day 2016. They have been organised by Age Friendly Nottingham and partners to mark...
View ArticleCouncil urges smokers to stub it out for Stoptober
Smokers in Nottingham are being urged to kick the habit by taking part in Stoptober – the annual call-to-quit from Public Health England. The 28-day challenge, running in October, targets people who...
View ArticleAstronaut Tim Peake backs Nottingham kids in the Space to Earth challenge
Children in Nottingham are being challenged to swim, cycle and run the distance from earth to the International Space Station. To celebrate Tim Peake’s mission in the station, the Triathlon Trust and...
View ArticleBrushing Buddies programme set to expand
More than 1,300 children in Nottingham have benefited from a public health programme to promote the importance of brushing their teeth. Brushing Buddies was launched in November 2015 with the intention...
View ArticleNominations revealed in Michael Varnam Awards 2016
The nominees have been named for an award designed to honour the efforts of people in Nottingham who strive to improve the health and wellbeing of others. Three individuals and three groups have been...
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More people to ‘Get Out Get Active’ as programme goes live in the city
Tuesday marks the start of the Get Out Get Active (GOGA) programme in Nottingham. The three year project has been developed to get some of the UK’s least active people moving more. GOGA will...
View ArticleHelp to make a difference to others…
People are being encouraged to do more to help others in Nottingham as part of a new Looking After Each Other campaign. A menu of ‘How to Make a Difference’ is being introduced in the city (7 November)...
View ArticleCity’s approach to partnership working wins award
Nottingham City Council and Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), working alongside Nottingham CityCare Partnership and partner organisations, won the Improved Partnerships between Health...
View ArticleMaking Nottingham more accessible for disabled people
Nottingham City Council has been given a top award for making its buildings more accessible to disabled people. Earlier this year eight leisure centres were inspected and awarded the CredAbility...
View ArticleNew four-year health plan launched for Nottingham
Health partners across Nottingham have made a fresh commitment to improving people’s lives in the city – with a focus on helping those from the poorest communities. The Nottingham Health and Wellbeing...
View ArticlePlug social care funding gap with business rates ‘windfall’ – Deputy Leader
The Government’s £2.4billion business rates ‘windfall,’ not further increases in Council Tax, should be used to plug the social care funding gap, according to Nottingham City Council’s Deputy Leader....
View ArticleInspectors praise Nottingham residential home for high standards of care
A Nottingham care home which looks after elderly people with dementia has been rated as ‘good’ by regulators. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an unannounced inspection at the Cherry Trees...
View ArticleNottingham to become the UK’s first Super Kitchen
There are plans to create 10 new Super Kitchens in Nottingham, making the city the UK’s first social eating city. Nottingham City Council is working with the Super kitchen project to create community...
View ArticleNottingham wins funding to support victims of domestic abuse
Funding worth £100,000 has been awarded to Nottingham to ensure that survivors of domestic abuse with complex needs such as alcohol and substance addiction and mental health issues are fully supported....
View ArticleFunding boost for air quality in Nottingham
Nottingham City Council will be awarded £400,000 plus a share of £539,120 from the Joint Air Quality Unit (Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, Department for Transport) as part of an...
View Article‘Social smokers’ urged to turn over a New Leaf and quit the cigarettes
Health professionals in Nottingham are warning that risks of cancer and heart disease remain high for those who class themselves as ‘social smokers’. Many people choose only to light up on nights out...
View ArticleNottingham to lead United Nations event in Vienna to end Female Genital...
Nottingham will be the key speakers at a United Nations-led event on ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), as the UK’s first city to take a zero-tolerance policy. After becoming the first city in the...
View ArticleCouncil hopes that plain tobacco packaging will prevent children from smoking
Health officials in Nottingham hope that the introduction of standardised packaging for tobacco this week will help reduce the number of children taking up smoking. From Sunday (21 May), cigarettes and...
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