Plenty of press releases have been published about Mansfield District Primary Care Trust, also known as Nottinghamshire County Primary Care Trust in the first month of 2008.

Some of the latest news about Mansfield District Primary Care Trust in January 2008 is mentioned underneath:

Over 23,000 smokers in Nottinghamshire expected to quit smoking in 2008

According to a leading tobacco control expert, over 23,000 smokers are expected to quit smoking in 2008. In anticipation to this, Nottinghamshire PCT's New Leaf stop smoking service is offering full support in free to achieve success.

Keep warm, keep well during cold

According to the previous records, at least 20,000 people die every year in the UK because of the cold weather. To tackle this problem in this winter, people in Nottinghamshire have been urged to stay warm. Nottinghamshire PCT has given some tips to keep the houses warm.

NHS Nottinghamshire message for Norovirus

In order to help stop the spread of Norovirus, Nottinghamshire's NHS organizations have issued a public message across the country. The mission is to call those people who are displaying symptoms of the vomiting bug and refrain from visiting friends and relatives until they are free from the symptoms for at least 48 hours.

‘Bin it to win it' competition

Nottinghamshire PCT is planning to link up with Nottingham City and County Councils to encourage people to quit smoking in 2008. ‘Bin it to win it' is a campaign that challenges people to quit smoking by Monday 11 February.

New Tennyson Ward opens for patients

Run by Nottinghamshire County PCT, Ashfield Health village now has a new community ward, where patients can get perfect care without getting admitted to the hospital first. Through such a scheme, one can see the commitment of this PCT to give GPs more opportunities in shaping local NHS services.