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Trading standards say cheers to some great work

To tackle the problem of alcohol being sold to underage teenagers, Salford Trading Standards and Greater Manchester Police developed the Responsible Retailer scheme. In order to promote this, Portfolio produced a range of materials. Carrying the message of ‘Having the bottle to say no’ to those wishing to buy booze illegally, the work included a [...]

Talking Bolton’s language to reduce the pressure on A&E

Although A&E facilities are there for everyone’s use, Bolton NHS wanted to make people understand when they should be going there for treatment and whether a trip to their GP or an NHS walk in centre might be more appropriate. Encouraging people to use health resources more responsibly helps reduce the pressure on A&E departments, [...]

Bringing a better tomorrow to Blackpool’s people

When it came to telling smokers in Blackpool how quitting could improve their health, Blackpool NHS came to Portfolio. Through the campaign ‘A better tomorrow’ we produced a range of work aimed at visitors, staff and patients at the town’s Victoria Hospital. This included external 6-sheet posters, internal posters for reception areas, information leaflets offering [...]

Diving into a great brief for Swim Bolton

Swimming is a great way to have fun and keep fit. And with 3,000 free lessons to give away, Bolton Community Leisure were determined to get people in the pool. Available to anyone over 16, whether they’d never swum a stroke or were a proficient swimmer looking to improve their techniques and confidence in the [...]