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For the first time children’s mental health services in Worcestershire have been rated Outstanding - the highest rating possible. The CAMHS team provides a countywide service for children up to 18yrs and includes help for those with learning disabilities, a children’s eating disorder team and a youth offending team.

With the NHS experiencing high levels of demand for services, health bosses across Worcestershire are encouraging people to know their health services options.

An update on a number of projects and developments taking place at the Trust at the start of 2020. 

Community Hospitals are really loved and valued by the communities they serve and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust which runs them is asking for ideas and thoughts on how they can be developed and used even more.

A new partnership led by Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust has secured the contract to deliver public health nursing services for children, young people and families across Worcestershire.

Children supported by Worcestershire’s Orchard Service ​- the County's Children's Community Nursing and Palliative Care Team were treated to a fun-filled performance on Friday, as the cast of Starlight UK arrived in Droitwich to perform their adaptation of panto classic Aladdin.

The Trust is encouraging anyone with a minor injury to attend an MIU this winter, rather than visiting accident and emergency, which should only be used in urgent and life threatening situations.

Worcestershire’s Community Dental Team are raising awareness of signs, symptoms and the associated lifestyle risk factors which contribute to mouth cancer, as part of national Mouth Cancer Awareness Month

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females in the UK, yet women with a learning disability who are eligible for breast screening are the least likely to attend. The Worcestershire Community Learning Disability Team are working to improve this statistic for women living in the county.

Groundbreaking technology will offer children and their families a new way to see inside the Acorns Three Counties children’s hospice. Working with Acorns Children’s Hospice and Owl 360, we have created a 360-degree virtual reality tour of the hospice facilities. 

The Trust recently pledged to support the national NHS LGBT+ campaign. The commitment commits to having an open, non-judgmental and inclusive culture, supporting those who identify as LGBT+.