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Helping organisations deliver health and care service change projects.

We provide strategic communications, and patient and public engagement for the NHS and Public Health.

Our team brings 25 years’ experience of leading and delivering public engagement and consultation, communications and marketing programmes across private, public and healthcare sectors.

Newcomer of the Year award winners

Stand was revealed as winners of the Newcomer of the Year Award at the North East Business Awards’ Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside Heat in June.  We are overjoyed by this news, and so proud of our amazing and talented team. We will go head to head with the overall winners at the grand final in September.

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North East and North Cumbria COVID-19 Vaccine Programme

Stand was appointed to be a key part of the leadership team, offering strategic advice and guidance, translating into operational communication and engagement plans to support the overarching objective of vaccinating the whole population in line with national policy.

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What our clients say

Northujmberland CC

Claire Malone

The need for reliable, accurate and engaging Covid-19 communications has been essential during the pandemic and we have certainly benefited from the expertise, dedication and tenacity of the Stand team.

Claire Malone

Communications business partner - Northumberland County Council
West-yorkshire

Karen Coleman

Working with Stand met our expectations. They were timely, professional, approachable advisors from day one to publication of the report – a pleasure to work alongside.

Karen Coleman

Associate director of communications and engagement - West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership
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Neil Watson

The success of the programme in the North East and North Cumbria owes at least in part a huge amount to the commitment from Stand

Professor Neil Watson

Chief operating officer for the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme for the North East and North Cumbria
Doncaster NHS

Marie Purdue

The analysis and output reports Stand provided gave us lots of really extensive and usable information that we know will help us make positive, practical differences straight away, and will be invaluable in setting our strategy for the next five years.

Marie Purdue

Director of strategy and improvement – Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Guys & St Thomas

Andrea Carney

Stand are a pleasure to work with – responsive, flexible and diligent, taking pride in their work.

Andrea Carney

Head of patient and public engagement - Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Lanarkshire

Graham Johnston

With the support of Stand, we were able to ensure fair and balanced involvement of local people.

Graham Johnston

Head of planning and development - NHS Lanarkshire
Hampshire NHS

Elliot Nichols

We’ve very much appreciated the can do, hands on deck attitude of the Stand team, they have helped us develop improved ways of delivering engagement sharing their professional practice and experiences with us.

Elliot Nichols

Director of communications and engagement – Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
NHS-Sunderland

Penny Davison

I have really enjoyed working with you.  I appreciate how you listened to us and gave us expert advice.

Penny Davison

Business Development Lead – All Together Better

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