The NHS is urging any students who have received their A-level results today and are still considering their options to choose a career in nursing or midwifery. Already this year, 37,330 people in England have signed up for a nursing degree, a 31% increase from 2019 (28,480)*. While many A-level students have already chosen nursing […]
Home-testing kits that can help detect early-stage bowel cancer will be rolled out to 58-year-olds in the West Midlands for the first time, as part of a major expansion of the lifesaving screening programme. People aged 58 years will be automatically sent a Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) once eligible, which can detect early signs of […]
Home-testing kits that can help detect early-stage bowel cancer will be rolled out to 58-year-olds in the East Midlands for the first time, as part of a major expansion of the lifesaving screening programme. People aged 58 years will be automatically sent a Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) once eligible, which can detect early signs of […]
Youth voice experts, Participation People, has joined forces with NHS Midlands to launch a ground-breaking Young Inspectors programme which will review diabetes services across the region. Kickstarting in July, Participation People will recruit, train and support 15 young people – half of whom live with diabetes – to offer a fresh perspective on the quality […]
Almost 3,000 patients with Type 2 diabetes in the Midlands have now signed up to Healthy Living – a free online service which has been designed by NHS England to better manage their condition. Healthy Living has been clinically proven and can help people improve their health and live well with Type 2 diabetes. The […]
NHS staff in the Midlands were today praised for virtually eliminating the longest waits for scans, checks, surgical procedures and other routine treatment, the first milestone in the most ambitious catch-up plan in health service history. The NHS Elective Recovery Plan, published earlier this year, set out how the health service would address the backlogs […]
NHS England’s Midlands nursing team’s work to support ethnic minority nurses and midwives further their careers has been shortlisted for a prestigious award by heath publication Health Service Journal. The Developing Aspirant Ethnic Minority Leaders (DAL) Programme was launched last year in response to data which evidenced more work could be done to promote diversity […]
The NHS in the West Midlands is encouraging people with symptoms such as a long-standing persistent cough, to contact their GP practice for potentially lifesaving checks in its latest campaign to catch lung cancer earlier when it is easier to treat. The launch of the latest Help Us Help You campaign, on World Lung Cancer […]
The NHS in the East Midlands is encouraging people with symptoms such as a long-standing persistent cough, to contact their GP practice for potentially lifesaving checks in its latest campaign to catch lung cancer earlier when it is easier to treat. The launch of the latest Help Us Help You campaign, on World Lung Cancer […]
NHS England patients in the Midlands with Type 1 diabetes will now be eligible for life-changing continuous glucose monitors after the health service secured a new cut-price deal. The wearable arm gadget sends information to a mobile app and allows diabetes patients to keep track of their glucose levels at all times without having to […]