We’re planning our Big Conversation 2025 on adult social care, and we want to hear from you. In Nottinghamshire, lots of people need support to live their best life. Social care is personal, emotional, and practical support for people who need it. It works alongside health care.

What people told us during our last Big Conversation in 2023 helped us shape the 2024 Local Account. We published the Local Account Progress Report in 2025 that showed the progress we’ve made so far and the impact this had on people’s lives.

Now we’re building on that work and want to know how we’re doing and what we need to do next. We want to make sure more people have a chance to be heard, especially those we didn’t hear from before.

In 2023, working in partnership with carers, health partners and colleagues from Nottingham City Council, we developed our unpaid Joint Carers Strategy [PDF] for Nottinghamshire.

The strategy sets out what we will do to improve the health and wellbeing of all our carers, and how we will meet those needs by working together in partnership. It outlines carers expectations for the future, of what ‘good’ looks like. 

Since the launch of the strategy, the Carers Strategy Implementation Board, along with partner organisations and carer support services, have been making great progress in implementing the Carers Strategy across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. This progress report shares our highlights and updates from the last 12 months.

Over the past decade, there has been a slow decline in the number of parents and carers getting their children vaccinated with the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and other childhood vaccines, leaving these children unprotected.

Measles is highly contagious so even a small decline in the MMR vaccine uptake can lead to a rise in cases and increases the risk of measles outbreaks occurring in nurseries and schools.

We are reminding parents to make sure their children are protected by taking up two doses of the MMR vaccine at the right time.

You can read more about measles and the importance of the MMR vaccine in the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) blog.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have advised the public to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes.

During investigation of an outbreak, certain wipes were found to be contaminated with Burkholderia stabilis bacteria.

The following products have been found to be affected: 

• ValueAid Alcohol Free Cleansing Wipes
• Microsafe Moist Wipe Alcohol Free
• Steroplast Sterowipe Alcohol Free Cleansing.
• WipesReliwipe Alcohol Free Cleansing Wipes were also found to be affected, but with a different strain of the Burkholderia bacteria.

While the overall risk to the public remains very low, it is important these types of wipes are not used to treat injuries, wounds, or broken skin, and that they are not used to clean intravenous lines.

These products, which may have been used for ‘skin cleansing’ and cleaning in or around wounds, have been withdrawn from sale but may still be found in first aid kits or at home. These products are not routinely used in the NHS.

If you have any of the products listed above, do not use them and dispose of them in your household waste to reduce the risk of contamination.

When treating cuts and grazes, it's important to follow NHS advice.

A new website called Minds of All Kinds has been launched to provide tailored support and resources for people of all ages who are neurodivergent, including those with ADHD and Autism.

Developed by NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB, the website is designed to be a central hub for families, carers, and professionals seeking accessible, trustworthy information and guidance. It has been co-produced and developed with adults, young people and their families with lived experience, as well as health care professionals and other local stakeholders.

Minds of All Kinds includes:

• clear, jargon-free explanations of ADHD, Autism, and other neurodivergent differences
• local service directories and referral pathways for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
• practical advice for navigating education, health, and social care systems
• personal stories and lived experiences from young people and families.

HM Coastguard has launched a summer safety campaign, sharing tips on how to stay safe at the coast and urging the public to be #CoastClever. The campaign focuses on common coastal dangers and hazards, including cliff falls, tidal cut off, mud and offshore winds.

The Coastguard has shared some top tips for staying safe at the coast:

• check the weather forecast and tide times before you set off
• cliffs can be unstable so stay clear of cliff edges and bases
• watch out for warning signs for mud and never cross it as a shortcut
• If you do get stuck in mud, lean back to spread your weight
• avoid water sports when the wind is blowing from land out to sea
• tell someone where you are going and what time you’ll be back
• take a fully charged mobile phone.

In a coastal emergency, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

Government Emergency Alerts test

The government will be testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm.

Your mobile phone or tablet will vibrate and make a loud siren-like sound, even if it’s set on silent. The alert message will confirm this is a test and that you do not need to take any further action.

Regular testing ensures the system is functioning correctly, should it need to be used in a life-threatening emergency. You can opt out of the Emergency Alerts, including the national test, but the government advises that you should keep them switched on for your own safety.

Emergency Alerts will warn you via your mobile or tablet if there's a life-threatening emergency nearby. Only the government and the emergency services can send them.

Since the first national test of the Emergency Alerts system in April 2023, five alerts have been sent, including during major storms when lives were at risk.