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Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest integrated providers.

30/10/2026

For many people, gambling starts as a bit of fun. For others, it can be a slippery slope that impacts every aspect of life.

In the latest episode of The MPFT Podcast, Sharon shares her powerful story of recovery from gambling harms and the life-changing support she received from the West Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic.

Delivered by Inclusion part of MPFT, the service has helped hundreds of people across the West Midlands whose lives have been affected by gambling harms.

Listen as Sharon talks openly about her experiences, the support that helped her rebuild her life, and how she's now using her lived experience to help others.

🎧 Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYK__XshnW8

If you live in the West Midlands and need support with gambling harms, help is available. Visit: https://www.midlandsgamblingclinic.org

30/10/2026

this feedback for D in our Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Talking Therapies Service. Thank you, D, for going above and beyond to support our service users and for living our MPFT values and behaviours 👏

"D has helped me in ways that I cannot put into words. He has showed care, understanding and patience in every session we have had. He has gone above and beyond what I was expecting from therapy and because of his support, I was discharged in October 2026. I will forever be grateful for D and the help he provided."

Read the full feedback on CareOpinion at: https://www.careopinion.org.uk/1478900

30/10/2026

"Just because someone has dementia, doesn't mean they lose their sense of purpose" ❤️

With around one million people in the UK living with dementia, supporting people to live well after a diagnosis has never been more important.

The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Dementia Assessment and Support Service (DASS) has transformed the way it works, taking a whole-person approach that helps people with dementia maintain purpose, independence and quality of life, while ensuring carers and care home staff have the support they need.

From strengthening relationships with care homes to working closely with families, GPs and partner organisations, the team is making a real difference across our communities.

📖 Read how the service is helping people live happier, safer and more fulfilling lives in the latest edition of PEP Talk: www.mpft.nhs.uk/pep-talk

29/10/2026

Patients suffering with muscle or joint problems in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are benefiting from £315,000 of new national funding to enhance Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust’s (MPFT) community-based Musculoskeletal (MSK) services.

The Trust is already putting the funding to good use in offering innovative new ways to support adults using the MSK service. This is line with the NHS 10 Year Plan’s key shifts from hospital to community care, and towards proactive prevention.

The service assesses patients and works with them to identify the most appropriate course of action to help manage their condition.

The team has already introduced a number of new initiatives, including providing additional clinics at weekends and in the evenings, and community events wherein patients can discuss what matters to them, and receive information on local community-based support.

Clinical staff will work with Staffordshire County Council’s return-to-work specialists, whose expertise will support patients experiencing work-related challenges due to their condition. Linked to this, the service is partnering with Keele University to offer MSK staff enhanced training aimed at reducing long-term work absence among patients.

The funding will also be used to work more closely with GP practices to increase awareness of other support for patients, alongside self-help tools, including the SelfBack app, which provides guided strength and flexibility exercises and patient education designed to help manage lower back pain.

This project is supported by NHS England's Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme. GIRFT delivers the national MSK Community Delivery Programme – funded by the government’s Joint Work and Health Directorate – aiming to reduce 18-week waiting lists and ultimately enable more people living with conditions like arthritis and back pain to receive faster care and get back to work.

Stephanie Gommersall, Operational Manager for MSK and Pain Services said: “We’re extremely pleased and grateful to have received this funding, which we’re already putting to positive use in supporting patients experiencing muscle or joint problems in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

“We’re committed to offering patients the best possible service and through this funding are rolling out a number of community-based initiatives that seek to reduce patient waiting times, enhance education, and support patients to self-manage their condition where possible. We’re particularly pleased to be working with partners on a number of these initiatives and are exploring other opportunities to boost support for patients.”

29/10/2026

Have you had your flu vaccination yet? The flu vaccine is recommended for people at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu and is offered on the NHS every autumn and winter.

Cases of flu are already being seen in hospitals in the region, and having yours helps to protect not only yourself, but your loved ones, our communities and helps to reduce pressure on the NHS.

We're currently vaccinating our staff, and members of our Trust Board have joined thousands of other staff in having theirs to help them stay strong this winter.

Find out how you can stay strong and get vaccinated against flu 👉 nhs.uk/wintervaccinations

29/10/2026

Help shape the future of Stoke-on-Trent and share your voice today 💬

Join the Big City Conversation to share your views and help shape the future of adult social care. Find out more and a link to take part in the survey below 👇

28/10/2026

We're proud to share this wonderful feedback for our MSK Tamworth, Lichfield & Seisdon team as part of this week's . Their commitment to delivering compassionate, patient-centred care made a real difference.

"You genuinely went above and beyond answering all my questions and making sure I felt listened to and supported, meant a great deal to me. I have to say, the Burton-on-Trent Pain Clinic must be one of the best in the country for the quality of its patient care and professionalism. Your kindness, patience and willingness to help really stood out, and you made me feel so much at ease after our conversation."

Thank you to the team for living our MPFT values and behaviours, and being 👏👏

28/10/2026

💬 Making communication easier, clearer and more accessible for everyone.

Our Speech and Language Therapy team is helping improve communication environments across our wards, ensuring patients can access and understand the information they need about their care.

From easy read resources to staff training and environmental improvements, this work is helping people better understand their treatment, rights and the support available to them.

It's all about making sure patients feel informed, involved and supported.

🎥 Watch the video to find out more.

27/10/2026

🧠 Men don’t always feel able to open up, but when they do, it can change everything.

In this episode of our 0–19 Service podcast, Darren shares his mental health journey as a dad – from the challenges he faced to how he now helps others going through similar struggles.

Joined by Kristy, a Specialist Health Visitor in Perinatal Mental Health, this honest and powerful conversation highlights why men’s mental health matters too.

👂 Listen here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mpft/episodes/0-19-Service-Dads-and-Mens-Mental-Health-and-Wellbeing-e34fj3l/a-ac0oo2e

27/10/2026

A service that has helped dozens of people in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent with employment support as part of their mental health recovery is expanding its offer to even more individuals.

Step On offers Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services to those of a working age across the county who are experiencing severe mental illness or have complex mental health needs. IPS is evidence-based employment support that helps people with severe mental health conditions, addictions, or other disabilities find and keep competitive paid jobs.

Previously open only to people accessing specialist or hospital-based mental health services, known as secondary care, the new Step On IPS Primary Care service is now seeing Employment Specialists work alongside Mental Health Practitioners based in local GP practices.

This means the service is able to provide personalised, practical, and recovery-focused employment support to more people, in particular those who have previously been supported by secondary care services and are now receiving help at primary care level via a Mental Health Practitioner.

Step On is delivered in partnership between Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and North Staffordshire Combined Health NHS Trust.

The team offers support to people in whichever way feels most meaningful to them, whether through entering work, returning after a break, disclosing their mental health to employers, or taking those initial steps to looking to gain paid employment.

Alongside primary care, the service is also strengthening its established links with local job centres, food banks and family hubs.

Beth Holmes, Step On Primary Care Supervisor said: “The team have worked really hard to integrate themselves into primary care practices and the local community in reaching out to individuals to promote the caring and compassionate work they do in being a holistic part of a person’s mental health recovery.

“We’re already enjoying success in supporting our clients into paid employment and continue to support them and their employers in their journey to sustainable employment.”

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