THE health care authority that tackled a major outbreak of food poisoning and pioneered nicotine patches for teenage smokers will reflect on its busy year next week.
Derwentside Primary Care Trust (PCT) holds its annual meeting on Tuesday, in Dipton Community Centre, Dipton, near Stanley.
The trust played a key role in dealing with a four-week outbreak of salmonella that affected more than 100 people in the Stanley area this summer.
It made headlines when it emerged it was operating a project where underage girl smokers at Greencroft School, near Stanley, were given nicotine replacement therapy to help them quit.
In the past few months, the PCT has launched a drive to ban smoking in the workplace, healthy woodland walks for people with heart problems and several measures to tackle obesity.
Peter Innes, trust chairman, said: "I believe our achievements would not have been possible without the commitment and dedication shown by our staff.
"The PCT will continue to strive to develop local health care and is committed to providing high quality services for its patients."
A PCT board meeting will take place in the community centre at 9.30am, followed by the annual meeting, at noon.
To attend either meeting, call Anne Edwards on (01207) 594439. The trust's annual report will be on the website www.derwentside-pct.nhs.uk from Tuesday.
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