As part of the Year of the Nurse and Midwife 2020, we will be profiling some of our Nursing Team, and nurses and midwives from the Midlands region throughout the year. This week, you can find out more about Miriam Coffie, Head of Nursing Professional Standards in the Midlands. On a typical day I tend […]

The NHS has appointed the region’s first chief midwife to lead improvements in care for expectant mothers and their babies during the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. NHS England and NHS Improvement announced today that Janet Driver would be taking on the new role, making her responsible for midwifery leadership and the provision of […]

As part of the Year of the Nurse and Midwife 2020, we will be profiling some of our Nursing team and some nurses and midwives from the Midlands region throughout the year. In our first profile, find out more about Manjit Darby MBE, our Director of Nursing Leadership and Quality in the Midlands. On a typical day… […]

A new NHS England and NHS Improvement funded service to support vulnerable people coming into contact with the criminal justice system across Warwickshire has been launched this week. Warwickshire Liaison and Diversion Service is an extension to the service currently offered across Coventry and provides an all age service supporting people with a range of […]

The West Midlands Cancer Alliance and The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust have implemented a nurse-led ‘fast track’ programme for suspected prostate cancer patients, via a telephone triage service. The programme was introduced because of a dramatic increase of patient referrals in February 2018. This increase was attributed to increased media coverage and several celebrity […]

More than 44,000 people in at risk groups have had their flu vaccinations at a Shropshire or Staffordshire pharmacy this year, a 44% increase on last year. Across Shropshire and Staffordshire, both the number of pharmacies offering flu vaccinations and those having them at a pharmacy have increased significantly, with more still expected to get […]

As the weather gets colder, flu starts thriving and we see more and more of our systems under pressure due to avoidable admissions and GP appointments. An easy way to reduce the impact flu can have on your organisation is to continue to encourage your staff to have their own flu vaccinations, in order to […]

More than 1,600 pharmacies in the Midlands have been offering a new consultation service for people with minor illnesses, for the first time this winter. They are among more than 10,500 across the country who have been taking referrals from the Community Pharmacy Consultation Service (CPCS) since October 2019, as part of an expansion to […]

People finishing the world leading NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in Lincolnshire have lost the equivalent weight of one and a half ambulances. One of those helping to contribute is 70 year-old Joseph Connolly from Grantham who has already lost more than 11kg of weight having been a member of the programme since 2018. Around four […]

People finishing the world leading NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in Shropshire and Staffordshire have lost 782kg between them. Some of those helping to contribute are retired nurse Ruth Ellis from Weston Rhyn in Shropshire who has lost almost 13kg in five months and Lea Anderson from Hanley in Staffordshire who has lost 25.5kg since starting […]