The Midlands has become the first NHS region in England to have delivered five million Coronavirus vaccine doses, as the biggest vaccination programme in the history of the NHS continues at pace. The news comes just days after NHS England and NHS Improvement declared a record-breaking weekend nationally, as 756,873 jabs were administered across England […]

An influential senior nurse who was awarded a MBE for her services to patients from ethnic minority backgrounds is urging those from every community across the Midlands to come forward to receive their Covid-19 vaccine when they are contacted. Aquiline Chivinge MBE, a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 70@70 senior nurse research leader and […]

Racecourses, arenas, hotels, a former DIY store, drive-thrus and pop-up services in mosques are just some of the innovative ways where people in the East Midlands have been able to benefit from the life-saving coronavirus vaccination. The Midlands delivered the world’s first vaccine outside of a clinical trial as part of the largest vaccination programme […]

Pop-up vaccination services in mosques, mobile vaccination vans, football arenas, museums and cinemas are just some of the ways where people have been able to benefit from the life-saving coronavirus vaccination. The West Midlands delivered the world’s first vaccine outside of a clinical trial as part of the largest vaccination programme in the NHS’s history, […]

One of the world’s leading Irish dancers, Alasdair Spencer, is now performing life-saving coronavirus vaccinations at Locke House in Warwickshire. Alasdair has personally vaccinated enough people to fill the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry and he is now aiming for the Alexandra in Birmingham. Alasdair, who lives in Rugby, has toured the world with different Irish […]

People aged 56 to 59 in the East Midlands are being invited to book a life-saving Covid jab this week as the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in health service history, continues to gather pace. The latest batch of letters have been sent after more than 8 in ten people aged 65 to 69 took […]

People aged 56 to 59 in the West Midlands are being invited to book a life-saving Covid jab this week as the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in health service history, continues to gather pace. The latest batch of letters have been sent after more than 8 in ten people aged 65 to 69 took […]

Sixteen frontline charities have formed a new partnership to encourage people in the Midlands with long-term health conditions and their carers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Organisations including Diabetes UK, The British Heart Foundation, Macmillan Cancer Support and Mencap are joining with the Department of Health and the NHS to promote vaccine uptake among those […]

People aged 60 to 63 in the West Midlands are now being invited to get their life-saving coronavirus vaccine at one of the vaccination centres and pharmacy-led sites across the region. The latest batch of letters, arriving from today, will mean everyone in the first seven priority groups will have been offered a jab. People […]

People aged 60 to 63 in the East Midlands are now being invited to get their life-saving coronavirus vaccine at one of the vaccination centres and pharmacy-led sites across the region. The latest batch of letters arriving from today will mean everyone in the first seven priority groups will have been offered a jab. People […]