This is the audio version of the MRP PPG Newsletter - Issue 47, March 2026.

The main feature of this episode is about Fire Safety in the Home, featuring Adam Brunt (Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Community Engagement Officer) and Danielle Coleman (Station Manager at Sandyford Community Fire Station).

The newsletter also includes:

- Information about a new Friendship Group in Kidsgrove

- ChatHealth, a new text messaging Support Service for 11 to 19 Year-olds in Staffordshire.

- Details on Social Prescribing Day, how to find out more and access the service.

- Information on the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, and the importance of attending/utilising the service.

- A reminder about the Easter closing dates for the surgery.

These are the links referenced in the podcast:

You can complete an online home fire safety check at https://www.safelincs.co.uk/hfsc/

Safety at Home - https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/safety-at-home/

Road Safety - https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/road-safety/

National Highways Safe T.R.I.P. information - https://nationalhighways.co.uk/road-safety/trip/

On-call Firefighter Recruitment - https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/careers/on-call-firefighters/

Fire Safety in the Home Information Leaflet - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/fire-safety-in-the-home

Find out more about the Father Hudson Friendship Group, or contact them directly by visiting: https://www.fatherhudsons.org.uk/older-people/young-at-heart/

Find out more about Social Prescribing on the Newcastle North PCN website at -https://www.newcastlenorthpcn.nhs.uk/services/social-prescribers/

You can access the NHS 111 service online at NHS 111 service

We are sure you will find the content both informative and enlightening, but as always, if you have any feedback or topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, please get in touch via our website http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk or email us at admin@kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk.

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