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Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex hugely grateful to healthcare staff in Lincolnshire for key role in pandemic

The countess surprised Lincolnshire nurses and healthcare assistants at the Lincolnshire General Practice Nurse and Health Care Assistant virtual conference. The Lincolnshire General Practice Nurse Conference took place on the 20th of January 2021, online. Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex joined the start of the conference and thanked all healthcare staff in the […]

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12 new pharmacy sites to offer Covid vaccination in West Midlands

The Al-Abbas Mosque in Balsall Heath, a community centre in Walsall and cricket club in Burslem, Stoke on Trent are among 12 new West Midlands sites that are now delivering life-saving coronavirus vaccinations. On 14 January 2021 a Telford pharmacy became among the first in the UK to roll out the vaccine. Woodside Pharmacy was […]

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Over £1.5M digital boost to save NHS hospital staff time in the West Midlands

Six hospital trusts in the West Midlands are to benefit from over £1.5m in government funding to support electronic rostering systems which will save NHS staff time and money. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, The Royal […]

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Pioneering Lincolnshire large vaccination centre among the first to open

Lincolnshire is amongst the first in the country to open a large vaccination centre, The Princess Royal Sports Arena, Boston is initially the first and only one of its kind across the entire Midlands area, meaning that many Lincolnshire people can be offered their appointment sooner. The large vaccination sites, including the one at the […]

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NHS Urges People in the Midlands with Mental Health Worries to Seek Help

People in the Midlands with mental health worries are being urged to seek help straight away by talking to their GP or self-referring online for talking therapies through www.nhs.uk Although mental health services have been running throughout the pandemic there was a marked dip in referrals despite evidence suggesting that coronavirus is making problems more […]

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Midlands health and care heroes honoured in NHS Parliamentary Awards

The NHS in the Midlands has today revealed the ten individuals and teams it has chosen as regional champions for the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards. MPs and NHS leaders in the Midlands joined forces to honour health and care staff who have helped to improve treatment for patients. The coronavirus pandemic, the greatest public health […]

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