One Small Step... People of Corby walk to the moon!

Forty years after man first stepped onto the moon, the people of Corby are being challenged to undertake their own 'virtual' walk to the moon and by doing so to improve their health and wellbeing.

NHS Northamptonshire remains top performing Primary Care Trust

John Parkes, Chief Executive of NHS Northamptonshire, has welcomed the results of the World Class Commissioning report, 'I am delighted by the substantial progress that we have made across a wide range of competencies, from prioritising investment, engaging with patients and the public to collaborating with clinicians to inform our commissioning decisions. We are recognised as being a progressive, forward-thinking organisation and an early adopter of best practices across the NHS.

Official launch for 2012

Northamptonshire’s 2012 Strategy is set to be officially launched

£60,000 award to develop online eye test for children

An innovative solution developed by a Northamptonshire optician with the support of NHS Northamptonshire has been awarded £60,000 of funding to deliver a simple online computer-based eye test to pre-school children, with no requirement for training or software installation. The test will be a derivative of the adult online vision screener 'Vutest' produced by John Sheinman who practices in Northampton.

Have your say: Help us develop a new Single Equality Scheme

HS Northamptonshire, as local leader of the NHS, is committed to engaging with patients, the public, our partners and other local stakeholders so that our services reflect the needs, priorities and aspirations of Northamptonshire people.

New Healthcare Complex Planned for Brackley

Brackley residents are a major step closer to having their medical and dental healthcare provided in a state of the art health complex after NHS Northamptonshire, the local leader of the NHS, approved the development of the Sawmills site in Brackley.

Northamptonshire patients among top ten NHS Choice users

Latest weekly figures show that patients in Northamptonshire are in the UK's top ten of users of the NHS Choice system with more than 90% of those referred to hospital by their GPs opting to take advantage of the system that allows them to choose to go anywhere in England where care is funded by the NHS. This includes NHS hospitals and some private hospitals.

'Count me in' census 2009

This report is designed to promote equality in healthcare and monitors the ethnicity of inpatients and people subject to the Mental Health Act.