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Manjit receives prestigious Gold Award for Nursing

Manjit Darby MBE, Director of Nursing Leadership & Quality at NHS England and NHS Improvement in the Midlands, was honoured on the day of her retirement for her remarkable nursing career by the Chief Nursing Officer for England, Ruth May. The prestigious Gold Award recognises Manjit’s exceptional and significant contribution to the NHS during a […]

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Top Midlands doctor assures patients about safe cancer treatment

NHS staff in the Midlands have worked very hard to make sure that cancer tests and treatment can go ahead quickly and safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. So, it’s vital that you contact your GP if you think there’s something wrong and it might be cancer. The key signs to look out for include; bleeding […]

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Vulnerable patients urged to benefit from lifesaving protection

The Regional Medical Director for the Midlands, Nigel Sturrock, is urging vulnerable patients not to be complacent about the threat of flu this winter. Nigel Sturrock, Regional Medical Director at NHS England and NHS Improvement in the Midlands, said: “It’s important that we all remember that flu is still a killer despite the current pandemic. […]

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Midlands patients benefit from NHS ‘Lifeline’ For Stroke Survivors

More than 150 NHS patients in the Midlands have received personal, specialised care thanks to a new service set up during the coronavirus pandemic. Stroke Connect, a nation-wide partnership between the NHS and the Stroke Association, provides stroke survivors with support and advice in the early days following hospital discharge, without having to leave the […]

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NHS Pilot Soups and Shakes Diet launches in the Midlands to fight diabetes

NHS Pilot Soups and Shakes Diet launches in the Midlands to fight diabetes Patients in the Midlands are now able to access NHS soup and shake weight-loss plans to tackle type 2 diabetes. The very-low-calorie diet and lifestyle plans have been shown to put Type 2 diabetes into remission for people recently diagnosed with the […]

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Mary urges people with cancer symptoms to get checked quickly

A Shropshire lady who has bravely battled bladder cancer is urging people with cancer symptoms to get checked quickly despite the pandemic. Mary, now in her 70s, had a radical cystectomy last July using robot assisted surgery. She recovered very well, but in June this year a persistent discharge had developed and was getting worse. […]

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