People in the Midlands are being reminded to protect their mental health and to be vigilant for signs of ill mental health in others ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme of this year’s campaign, which runs from 18 to 24 May, is ‘Kindness’ which can have a hugely positive impact on someone’s mental […]
People in the Midlands are being urged to ‘act FAST’ if they or a loved one has stroke symptoms and not put off seeking help because of coronavirus. NHS staff have worked hard to ensure anyone who needs stroke care can safely get it despite the biggest public health emergency in over a century. As […]
Nursing leaders are asking the public to ‘shine a light’ to mark International Nurses Day on Tuesday (12th May) and recognise the extraordinary work that their colleagues are doing in the fight against coronavirus. The day also marks on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, who founded modern nursing and pioneered infection […]
People in the Midlands are being urged to seek the urgent care and treatment they need after visits to A&E in April dropped by almost 60 per cent. Seeking medical help is one of the four reasons that people can safely leave home, in line with government guidance. NHS staff have worked hard to put […]
The Regional Midwife for the Midlands has praised NHS maternity teams for providing high quality care in the face of the most significant challenge to ever face the health services, and urged new and expectant families to continue to continue to come forward for routine checks and urgent advice. Marking International Day of the Midwife […]
Patients in the Midlands will have access to GP practices and pharmacies during the early May Bank Holiday. NHS England and NHS Improvement in the Midlands has confirmed that Friday 8 May 2020 is a normal working day for GP practices. As a result, Clinical Commissioning Groups across the region are working with their practices […]
People in the East Midlands who suspect they may have cancer symptoms are being urged to seek help despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Health leaders at NHS England and NHS Improvement in the Midlands are stressing the importance of having worrying signs checked out as soon as possible. Latest figures have revealed that there is […]
People in the West Midlands who suspect they may have cancer symptoms are being urged to seek help despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Health leaders at NHS England and NHS Improvement in the Midlands are stressing the importance of having worrying signs checked out as soon as possible. Latest figures have revealed that there is […]
More than 50 regional NHS staff from NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Midlands team have been redeployed to support the frontline teams fighting Coronavirus. Jodie Powell has been playing an important role as a Senior Programme Manager in transforming the cardiac and stroke services in the Midlands but is now a matron at the new […]
People in need of the most urgent dental care can now access one of the 44 urgent dental centres now open in the West Midlands. Since social distancing measures for Covid-19 and restrictions on daily activity were introduced, all non-urgent “face to face” dental activity at dental practices in the West Midlands has stopped. People […]