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Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) 'Barriers to Research' Workshops
We're back with a new series of workshops and events where you can contribute your experiences, views, and ideas to shape the delivery of University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust's Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) North…
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"If you start with kind, you've won"
A report, published by Healthwatch Stoke-on-Trent, shows that children in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire are waiting almost two years for an Autism assessment. There is also a hidden waiting list; the time from first referral to assessment is not…
In line with national trends, the number of children being referred for an Autism assessment is increasing. Last year, 1760 children were referred to…
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A case of diagnostic overshadowing
This case study shares the experience of a parent caring for their child, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 17 after collapsing…
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A case of fragmentation rather than integration
Here, we share Rose’s* experience of navigating multiple NHS services after a serious injury. Rose had an accident where she sustained multiple…
She attended the fracture clinic five to six weeks later, where the casts were removed. The doctor reviewed her X-ray and told Rose that her bones had healed and she was to be discharged.
Except, she hadn’t had an X-ray, the doctor was looking at someone else’s x-ray.
Except, she hadn’t had an X-ray, the doctor was looking at someone else’s x-ray.
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A single incident had a lasting impact
When Rory* started High School, his parent expected the usual challenges of moving from primary school to year seven. Instead, a single incident…
Until High School, Rory had been a pretty good student. A few weeks into the new school year, he was ill at unusual times. When his parent asked what the matter was, he told them he had wet himself at school and was too embarrassed to tell anyone, so had sat in his wet clothes for the rest of the school day. His parent says that rather than deal with the behaviour associated with the toilets, the school took them away.
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Autism and ADHD: The stories that followed
Following the publication of our 2025-26 priority report "If you start with kind, you've won", more people came forward to share their experiences. This report compiles those stories, providing added representation to the report that came before.
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Annual Report 2025 - 2026: Speaking up for better care
Our Annual Report 2025/26 provides an overview of how we've made a difference this year, how your voice was heard, our finances, future priorities, and more.
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