A Midlands man has stopped his potential type 2 diabetes in its tracks with the help of an NHS diabetes prevention programme. His story is part of Diabetes Prevention Week (26 May – 1 June). Graham Lowe, 59, from Four Oaks, Birmingham, had pains in his right side so had to call out the paramedics. […]

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, children and young people across the Midlands are receiving targeted mental health support. This is down to an increase in Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in schools and colleges across the Midlands. Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) are specially trained NHS staff that offer support and treatment for children […]

This World Immunisations Week (24 -30 April) health leaders in the Midlands hope that a look at the success of immunisations over the last 200 years will encourage those eligible to come forward for their routine and seasonal vaccinations. Since the smallpox vaccine was first developed by Edward Jenner in 1796, medical science has introduced […]

This Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, the NHS in the Midlands is calling on those eligible in the younger category, aged 50-58 to take up the offer of their home testing kit for bowel cancer which is sent directly to their home. Figures show that uptake is lower for those in this younger range compared to […]

NHS England is encouraging Midlands residents to use the NHS App to access NHS services over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend The NHSApp can be used to request repeat prescriptions.  During holiday season this is useful especially if people are away from home.  Health experts advise requesting prescriptions at least seven working days ahead of […]

New figures published show an extra 284 GPs have been recruited in the Midlands since 1 October. The additional GPs will improve access to primary care and provide more appointments for those that need them across the region. Last year, the government announced an additional £82 million to employ 1,000 GPs via the Additional Roles […]

NHS experts are urging smokers across the Midlands to call it quits on this No Smoking Day, including pregnant women.  NHS provides more than 55 stop smoking services across the Midlands in acute care (hospital), mental health and maternity based settings, as well as two community based stop smoking centres. In the Midlands, pregnant women […]

As Muslims in the Midlands prepare for the Holy Month of Ramadan — starting at the end of this week — one NHS diabetes expert in the Midlands are offering important advice for people with diabetes who may be considering fasting during this time in a series of short videos While fasting is an important […]

As Muslims in the Midlands prepare for the Holy Month of Ramadan — starting at the end of this week — NHS diabetes experts in the Midlands are offering important advice for people with diabetes who may be considering fasting during this time. One Leicester-based GP and professor shares his fasting advice in a series […]

Thousands of patients in Northamptonshire have been supported with their mental health through messaging chat service ChatHealth. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust launched ChatHealth in April 2024. ChatHealth is an NHS owned and developed innovation, that has been scaled nationally and adopted by over 80 NHS and healthcare providers across the UK. ChatHealth provides confidential […]