Social care and health
We’re responsible for providing social care for vulnerable adults and older people across Staffordshire as well as providing support for those who care for them.
Our Children and Families Social Work Teams provide advice, support and social work to families – parents, children and other carers.
- Description
- People interested in providing stability and independence for a young person leaving care are being encouraged to become a supported lodgings host.
- Date:
- 10 November 2025
- Description
- Parents are being encouraged to warn teenagers of the health risks from vaping – as suspected laced vapes are believed to be being circulated in the county.
- Date:
- 07 November 2025
- Description
- Health chiefs in the NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board say only half of people aged over 65 have had the free vaccine so far, meaning nearly 76,000 are currently missing out.
- Date:
- 07 November 2025
- Description
- People in Staffordshire who care for children who are not their own under private fostering arrangements are being reminded that support is available.
- Date:
- 07 November 2025
- Description
- A woman who visited her local coffee shop for a hot drink left instead with a life-changing new career as a foster carer.
- Date:
- 22 October 2025
- Description
- People in Staffordshire are being encouraged to prevent hospital stays by getting their flu jab ahead of the colder months.
- Date:
- 15 October 2025
- Description
- A man from Newcastle has praised an innovative county council-run scheme for being inclusive and helping him feel safer and more confident.
- Date:
- 14 October 2025
- Description
- People in Staffordshire who want to quit smoking are being reminded about the help and advice available.
- Date:
- 03 October 2025