Health and well being news

• Spotlight on giving children the best start in life  

  Published on Friday, 11th April 2025

  The work being done to give children the best start in life is the focus of Hartlepool Borough Council’s Director of Public Health’s Annual Report for 2024.

• Meet the Hartlepool Stop Smoking Service team and some successful quitters

  Published on Tuesday, 11th March 2025

  In just a few short weeks since it was launched, Hartlepool’s new Stop Smoking Service is already supporting 45 local smokers to quit the habit.

• Give us your views on gambling and the harm it can cause  

  Published on Tuesday, 11th March 2025

  Residents in Hartlepool are being invited to take part in a survey to share their views and experiences of gambling and the negative impact it can have.

• New stop smoking service launched for Hartlepool

  Published on Monday, 27th January 2025

  Smokers in Hartlepool looking to quit can now get improved specialist support to help them stub it out for good.

• Carlton Adventure strikes gold!

  Published on Monday, 27th January 2025

  Carlton Adventure has retained a prestigious quality mark in recognition of its commitment to providing young people with high-quality, safe and enriching experiences.

• Hartlepool residents encouraged to ditch the booze for Dry January

  Published on Sunday, 29th December 2024

  As the New Year approaches, people in Hartlepool are being encouraged to take on the Dry January challenge run by charity Alcohol Change UK.

• Hartlepool Pharmacy Christmas and New Year Opening Hours 2024-25

  Published on Wednesday, 18th December 2024

  Hartlepool community pharmacy opening hours for the bank holidays over the Christmas and New Year period are detailed below.

• Have your say to help shape community pharmacy services in Hartlepool

  Published on Friday, 15th November 2024

  Residents in Hartlepool are being urged to complete a short survey to help shape the future of community pharmacy services in the town.

• Stop smoking for Stoptober and you’re FIVE TIMES more likely to stop for good

  Published on Thursday, 26th September 2024

  Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in Hartlepool, the North East and across England to join the 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt during the national campaign.

• Council renews online mental health support for residents after successful first year 

  Published on Tuesday, 17th September 2024

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• New drop-in blood pressure testing launched at Hartlepool’s Community Hubs 

  Published on Monday, 2nd September 2024

  People in Hartlepool are being encouraged to get their blood pressure checked by dropping into one of Hartlepool’s Community Hubs.

• Work, skills and health in the spotlight

  Published on Monday, 18th March 2024

  The important links between work, skills and health among working age residents in Hartlepool is the focus of Hartlepool Borough Council’s Director of Public Health’s Annual Report for 2023.

• Put smoking behind you on No Smoking Day

  Published on Tuesday, 12th March 2024

  People in Hartlepool are being encouraged to put smoking behind them on No Smoking Day on Wednesday 13th March for better health, more money and less stress.

• Make sure you and your loved ones are protected as measles cases rise

  Published on Thursday, 8th February 2024

  With measles cases increasing in other parts of the country, residents in Hartlepool are being urged to check that they and their children have had two doses of the free MMR vaccine.

• Come and find out more about Hartlepool Technology For Care

  Published on Tuesday, 25th April 2023

  An exciting new chapter has opened for Hartlepool Borough Council’s Telecare service.

• Get support … take control … feel better

  Published on Tuesday, 28th February 2023

  Sooner or later we all go through tough times. We might seem OK on the outside, but inside we’re struggling. That’s OK – you’re not alone.

• Warm Hubs set to bring extra cheer over the festive season

  Published on Wednesday, 21st December 2022

  Hartlepool’s Community Hub Central and Community Hub South will be open for longer over the festive period to offer warmth and comfort in their new additional roles as Warm Hubs.

• Supporting our colleagues through perimenopause and menopause

  Published on Tuesday, 18th October 2022

  On World Menopause Day today, Hartlepool Borough Council and the Joint Trade Unions have placed in writing their commitment to supporting the Council’s employees who are experiencing the perimenopause or menopause.

• Thank you to our COVID workers and volunteers

  Published on Monday, 30th May 2022

  Hartlepool Borough Council’s health chief has paid tribute to the town’s COVID workers and volunteers for their efforts during the pandemic.

• Events planned as Hartlepool joins Dementia Action Week 2022

  Published on Thursday, 12th May 2022

  A series of events and activities will take place in Hartlepool next week to mark Dementia Action Week 2022.

• Your views are needed again to help shape pharmacy services in Hartlepool

  Published on Wednesday, 16th March 2022

  Many thanks to everyone who took part in Hartlepool Borough Council’s recent survey to help shape the future of pharmacy services in Hartlepool.

• Could you be a volunteer vaccination clinic marshal?

  Published on Friday, 4th February 2022

  An appeal has been issued for volunteers to help ensure the smooth running of COVID vaccination clinics in Hartlepool.

• New local testing site opened in Hartlepool

  Published on Tuesday, 18th January 2022

  A new walk-through COVID-19 testing facility has opened at West View Road, Hartlepool, TS24 0BE as part of the government’s drive to improve the accessibility of testing for local communities

• Hartlepool pharmacy Christmas and New Year opening hours

  Published on Wednesday, 22nd December 2021

  For details of Hartlepool pharmacy Christmas and New Year opening hours please click on the link below.

• Have your say on Hartlepool’s pharmacy services

  Published on Monday, 29th November 2021

  Residents in Hartlepool are being urged to complete a short survey to help shape the future of pharmacy services in the town.

• Calls for hard hitting tobacco style alcohol campaigns to be rolled out nationally to counter deaths from drinking

  Published on Monday, 15th November 2021

  Call comes as campaign supported by NHS and local authority public health teams launches in the North .

• Men - is it time to talk?

  Published on Wednesday, 10th November 2021

  Hartlepool’s voluntary and community sector are coming together in a special event to stand shoulder to shoulder with men who need some support with their mental health.

• Walk-in COVID vaccination clinics

  Published on Wednesday, 3rd November 2021

  Two more COVID vaccination clinics – for which no appointments are needed – are coming up in Hartlepool:

• More time to have your say as health Face the Public event expands online

  Published on Friday, 8th October 2021

  An event which offers Hartlepool residents the chance to have their say on the work being done to protect and improve the health of people in the town is being moved online and expanded.

• New contract for Virgin Care to deliver sexual health services on Teesside

  Published on Monday, 2nd August 2021

  The Teesside Sexual Health Commissioning Collaborative can announce that existing provider Virgin Care has been awarded a new contract to deliver an Integrated Sexual Health Service across Teesside.

• Walk-in Covid vaccination clinic to open in Hartlepool - for first jabs only

  Published on Tuesday, 13th July 2021

  A HARTLEPOOL GP hub is urging people who haven't yet had their first Covid vaccine to 'drop-in' for a jab.

• Local groups invited to bid for mental health support funding

  Published on Thursday, 8th July 2021

  Groups across Teesside and Darlington which support local people whose mental health has been affected by COVID-19 are being invited to bid for funding to deliver their services.

• New duo will help Champions keep Hartlepool safe

  Published on Friday, 4th June 2021

  Two new faces have joined the team helping residents in Hartlepool stay safe against COVID as the town moves carefully back towards a more normal life.

• Have a great bank holiday weekend – but please stay safe

  Published on Friday, 28th May 2021

  As we head towards the bank holiday weekend, residents of Hartlepool are being reminded to please stay COVID-safe and not take any risks.

• Know your COVID testing centres

  Published on Tuesday, 25th May 2021

  Residents in Hartlepool are being reminded of the current locations of the COVID-19 testing centres in Hartlepool, following some recent location changes.

• It’s so important to follow the testing process in full

  Published on Friday, 21st May 2021

  People in Hartlepool without COVID symptoms who take a COVID test and test positive for the virus are being reminded that they must then go for an additional, different type of test to confirm the result.

• Join 'Our Big Conversation' to shape future mental health and learning disability services

  Published on Thursday, 11th February 2021

  Join the Big Conversation to shape future mental health and learning disability services.

• Cervical screening saves lives - launches today!

  Published on Wednesday, 15th January 2020

  The ‘Cervical screening saves lives’ campaign will launch across the North East today to encourage women to attend their cervical screening test.

• Every Mind Matters: Groundbreaking new support for mental health

  Published on Monday, 7th October 2019

  Public Health England (PHE), in partnership with the NHS, has launched Every Mind Matters – a new way to help people take simple steps to look after their mental health.

• Build back strength at ‘Back to Health’ course

  Published on Monday, 7th October 2019

  Those suffering back pain shouldn’t hesitate in signing up to a new course focused on back care.

• Become a Volunteer Walk Leader!

  Published on Monday, 23rd September 2019

  Could you offer some of your time each week to lead a walking group in Hartlepool?

• Join the Footy Fit league

  Published on Monday, 9th September 2019

  A new ten-week football fitness league to support men to lose weight is kicking off soon.

• Join the Global Big Latch On

  Published on Monday, 29th July 2019

  Hartlepool breastfeeding mothers are encouraged to join thousands of women across the world at a global synchronised breastfeeding event this Friday.

• Love Hartlepool – love a healthier life

  Published on Wednesday, 29th May 2019

  The foundations are being laid for a major new town-wide push to tackle obesity in Hartlepool.

• Mark Stroke Awareness Month at special event

  Published on Thursday, 2nd May 2019

  Stroke survivors and their families shouldn’t miss a special awareness event taking place this month in Hartlepool.

• Major report by Balance shows what the North East thinks about drink

  Published on Monday, 25th March 2019

  Are we kidding ourselves when it comes to alcohol? That’s the question being raised as a new report released today highlights the North East’s drinking habits.

• Smokers in the North East urged to quit for No Smoking Day 2019

  Published on Tuesday, 12th March 2019

  North East smokers are being encouraged to give quitting a go this No Smoking Day (March 13) to feel the benefits of better health and reduce the risks of smoking-related disease.

• Start 2019 right with a healthy lifestyle course

  Published on Friday, 11th January 2019

  Those looking to transform their health this New Year should look no further than a brand new course starting this month.

• Don't miss 'Alcohol Awareness' event

  Published on Friday, 14th December 2018

  A special Alcohol Awareness event is coming to Community Hub Central next week.

• Hartlepool Borough Council is working to become a dementia-friendly organisation

  Published on Thursday, 13th December 2018

  Hartlepool Borough Council has committed to a series of actions to become a dementia-friendly organisation.

• Hartlepool’s challenge to ditch the booze for Dry January

  Published on Thursday, 13th December 2018

  One in 10 drinkers in the North East are planning to ditch alcohol for Dry January 2019, according to a YouGov poll released today (13th December.)

• Don't miss World Diabetes Day event

  Published on Wednesday, 7th November 2018

  Those in Hartlepool living with diabetes don’t want to miss an awareness event happening next week.

• NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees CCG launch GP online consultations

  Published on Tuesday, 2nd October 2018

  A number of GP practices across Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees are now offering online consultations to patients as part of a national £45 million investment by the NHS into new consultation types.

• Tenth year for Stay Safe and Warm

  Published on Monday, 1st October 2018

  Cleveland Fire Brigade’s annual Stay Safe and Warm campaign starts today (Oct 1) for the tenth year in a row.

• Stoptober is back!

  Published on Monday, 1st October 2018

  Stoptober is back and smokers in Hartlepool are being encouraged to give quitting another go – even if they’ve tried before.

• Helping parents to deal with minor illnesses

  Published on Wednesday, 15th August 2018

  NHS England and St John Ambulance, the nation’s leading first aid charity, are asking Hartlepool parents to take some simple steps to become more confident in self-care and first aid.

• Pull together your team and book a 3G pitch

  Published on Friday, 10th August 2018

  Now that the football season has begun, why not hone your football skills and take advantage of a range of booking offers for the 3G pitch at Brierton Sports Centre.

• Global Big Latch On a big success in Hartlepool

  Published on Wednesday, 8th August 2018

  A recent synchronised breastfeeding event held in Hartlepool has been hailed a success after local mothers gathered together to celebrate the benefits of breastfeeding.

• Don't miss the Global Big Latch On

  Published on Monday, 30th July 2018

  A synchronised breastfeeding event will bring together local mothers and their children, friends and family this Friday (3 August) to celebrate the benefits of breastfeeding.

• Join in the Global Big Latch On

  Published on Friday, 20th July 2018

  A synchronised breastfeeding event will soon bring together local mothers and their children, friends and family to celebrate the benefits of breastfeeding.

• Battle of the Balance Bikes!

  Published on Tuesday, 17th July 2018

  Hartlepool children from four local primary schools recently battled it out to take home the title of Hartlepool Inter Schools Balance Bike Challenge 2018 champions.

• Football for the over 50s

  Published on Monday, 16th July 2018

  Walking football sessions in Hartlepool are an ideal opportunity for injured, retired and novice players to take part in a gentler form of the beautiful game.

• Council helps Heerema staff to smash 10,000 steps charity challenge

  Published on Sunday, 8th July 2018

  With support from the Council, Heerema Hartlepool Ltd staff have lost equal to 64 bags of sugar in weight, walked the equivalent of circumnavigating Australia & raised £1,000 for charity in 12 weeks.

• Coronation Street suicide storyline

  Published on Thursday, 10th May 2018

  Soaps can play an incredibly powerful role in increasing people’s awareness and understanding of difficult issues.

• Don’t miss series of stroke awareness events

  Published on Wednesday, 2nd May 2018

  STROKE survivors and their families in Hartlepool won’t want to miss a series of awareness events taking place throughout May in the town’s Community Hubs.

• 400-600-600 campaign to help adults tackle ‘calorie creep’

  Published on Thursday, 22nd March 2018

  Public Health England is hoping to to help people tackle the ‘calorie creep’ that sees 66.3% of adults in the North East overweight or obese.

• Take care when measuring body fat, says Trading Standards

  Published on Wednesday, 21st March 2018

  TRADING Standards officers in Hartlepool have discovered machines claiming to measure body fat could offer extremely varied results.

• Warning as campaign reminds parents to take smoking right outside

  Published on Tuesday, 20th March 2018

  DID you know one in three children admitted to hospital for asthma has been exposed to cigarette smoke?

• Smokers in Hartlepool urged to give quitting a go on No Smoking Day 2018

  Published on Wednesday, 14th March 2018

  Today is No Smoking Day, and thousands of smokers in Hartlepool are being urged to give quitting a go – and try to quit at least once a year until they stop.

• Catch it, Bin it, Kill it

  Published on Thursday, 11th January 2018

  Top doctors and nurses are urging the public to “Catch it, Bin it, Kill it” to prevent the spread of flu.

• Don’t visit hospital if you have flu-like symptoms

  Published on Wednesday, 3rd January 2018

  The NHS is urging people in the region not to visit hospitals if they are unwell, have been unwell in the last 48 hours, or have had contact with a person with flu-like symptoms in recent days.

• Go smokefree this January

  Published on Wednesday, 3rd January 2018

  Public Health England has launched a new Smokefree Health Harms campaign to encourage the nation’s 7 million smokers to make a quit attempt this January.

• Hartlepool’s challenge to start the New Year by ditching the booze for 31 days

  Published on Monday, 18th December 2017

  Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, is urging friends, families and work colleagues in Hartlepool to come together and take on the 2018 Dry January challenge.

• Free fitness session for over 50s

  Published on Friday, 8th December 2017

  A FREE event is taking place at a Hartlepool leisure centre on Tuesday (12 December) with the aim of getting more men aged 50+ active.

• Keep warm - and well

  Published on Thursday, 7th December 2017

  The Met Office has predicted severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow over the next five days.

• Help shape pharmacy services

  Published on Wednesday, 22nd November 2017

  HARTLEPOOL residents shouldn’t miss the chance to get involved in the next phase of an important consultation process of the town’s pharmacy services.

• Illegal tobacco is bought by more than half of teenage smokers in Hartlepool

  Published on Tuesday, 31st October 2017

  Illegal tobacco has helped over half of underage smokers in the North East get hooked on smoking, a new survey released today suggests.

• Highest smoking quit success rates on record

  Published on Thursday, 21st September 2017

  THOUSANDS of smokers in Hartlepool are being encouraged to take part in Stoptober as new data published today shows quitting success rates are at their highest for at least a decade.

• Council staff receive life-saving training

  Published on Thursday, 14th September 2017

  STAFF at the Council-owned Centre for Independent Living (CIL) have been brought up to speed with life-saving technology following the recent installation of a defibrillator at the centre.

• Hartlepool drinkers raising their risks of an alcohol related cancer

  Published on Tuesday, 5th September 2017

  HARTLEPOOL drinkers are more likely to be drinking above recommended limits, putting themselves at greater risk of a range of different cancers.

• 10,000 free swims success

  Published on Monday, 4th September 2017

  A RECORD-BREAKING 10,000 free swims have been enjoyed by Hartlepool youngsters this summer, thanks to the Council-run free swims scheme.

• Have your say on Hartlepool’s pharmacy services

  Published on Friday, 25th August 2017

  HARTLEPOOL residents are being urged to complete a short survey to help shape the future of pharmacy services in the town.

• Record number of youngsters dive into free swims scheme

  Published on Wednesday, 16th August 2017

  A COUNCIL-RUN free swimming scheme is experiencing record numbers of visitors with more Hartlepool youngsters taking part than ever before.

• Big Latch On a big success

  Published on Wednesday, 9th August 2017

  A RECENT synchronised breastfeeding event held in Hartlepool has been hailed a success after local mothers turned out in force to celebrate the benefits of breastfeeding.

• Veterans' Gateway

  Published on Monday, 7th August 2017

  The first point of contact for veterans seeking support.

• Better Health Programme engagement events

  Published on Wednesday, 1st February 2017

  The Better Health Programme is about how the NHS can provide better care for patients.

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