North East healthcare workers join pioneering Australian scientist at Newcastle comedy club

Connect Health feature in ARMA’s (Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance) national inquiry into MSK health inequalities which highlights the current issues and calls for healthcare professionals, MSK services and local health systems to ‘act now’.

An ambitious 22-year-old, based in Darlington, has been named Graduate of the Year after completing a fast-track Graduate Development Programme (GDP).

Laura McColl, First Contact Practitioner and FCP Team Lead, explains how she was inspired to become a Physiotherapist after seeing her mother’s recovery journey, and how she has developed her career and is now able to help even more people.

Suraj Bafna, Clinical Delivery Lead for Connect Health’s Oxfordshire service, was recently awarded the prestigious OneJAIN Young Persons Award at a ceremony held in Parliament.

This week (2nd to 8th April) is World Autism Acceptance Week. One in 100 people are autistic, which means there are an estimated 700,000 people on the autism spectrum in the UK. To mark the week, Gemma Irvine, Patient Care Advisor shares her story of being diagnosed with autism at the age of 35, shortly before joining Connect Health in 2022.

Kelly, from Hertfordshire, was suffering from depression and anxiety when she came to Connect Health. Her counsellor was able to help her to find her way.

Geraldine Vinall, 75 from Milton Keynes, explains how living with back and neck pain all her adult life has been transformed by attending the Connect Health group exercise classes at her local gym.

Tina, 47, was suffering from PTSD, depression, low self worth and feelings of a loss of identity alongside ME. But with the help of her counsellor she was able to talk, be listened to and was offered tips and advice