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Stay fit & beat the boredom during lockdown
In preparation for when the world starts returning to normality, physical and mental exercise are essential for good health now.…
Author: Lauren Walker
30th April 2020
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Prescription charges due to rise to £9 from April, get a PPC to save money
The prescription charge is due to go up in April, from £8.80 per item to £9.00 per item, could you…
Author: Jon Cook
17th March 2019Residents over 65 are being reminded to get their FREE flu vaccination
People over the age of 65 in Staffordshire are being encouraged to take up the offer of a free flu…
Author: Jon Cook
27th October 2018A diagnosis of Crohn’s Colitis at the age of 15 was not what I expected
World IBD day is this Saturday, 19th May 2018, and ALBOS reader Shona Jade tells her story about her diagnosis…
Author: Jon Cook
15th May 2018Staffordshire’s health watchdog service to be reshaped
A service that champions people’s health rights is being reshaped to ensure it continues to make a real difference to…
Author: Jon Cook
7th March 2018Healthy Living Mobile App Needs Volunteers
People in Stone, and the wider county, are being encouraged to help shape and design a healthy living app. The…
Author: Jon Cook
15th January 2018Breast screening service for Stone residents at Stafford’s County Hospital
From mid November onwards, a potentially lifesaving breast screening service is inviting all ladies from the Stone area who are…
Author: Jon Cook
7th November 2017New deal to deliver integrated care in Staffordshire
People are being encouraged to find out more and have their say on a new agreement to deliver health and…
Author: Andy MacDonald
22nd November 2016On your bike for Cycle To Work Day
I want to ride my bicycle...Pedal power! Could you be persuaded to ditch your car in favour of your bike,…
Author: Andy MacDonald
9th September 2016Patients urged to join the fight on antibiotic resistance
Patients in Stone are being urged to use antibiotics responsibly to keep them in good health and prevent disease-resistant infection from…
Author: Andy MacDonald
15th July 2016Flu vaccination reminder for parents in Stone
Parents of children between two and seven in Stone have been urged to make sure their little ones have their…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
5th November 2015Firefighters take on extra health and wellbeing role
Firefighters in Stone and across Staffordshire will be doing more to help vulnerable residents in a new partnership with the…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
4th November 2015Smoking in cars ban comes into force
New laws making it illegal to smoke in a vehicle with anyone under 18 have been welcomed by Staffordshire County…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
1st October 2015Male and over 50? This event could be a lifesaver
If you're male and over 50, Stone Lions would love to see you at an event at the Stone House…
Author: Andy MacDonald
17th September 2015Smokers urged to make Stoptober a friends and family affair
Smokers in Stone are being urged to quit by joining forces with friends and family as part of next month's Stoptober…
Author: Andy MacDonald
16th September 2015Your medication, your way from state-of-the-art pharmacy in Stone
If you find yourself struggling with a number of boxes of pills, trying to remember when you have to take…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
25th August 2015
