Patients and staff in the Midlands will benefit from new facilities as a result of funding announced by the Government today. Four Midlands trusts are amongst 20 where projects have been announced: Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust will receive £97.1 million to complete its Ambulatory Care and Diagnostics Centre – […]

A new initiative to help patients get fit for major cancer surgery in order to reduce the risk of complications following their operations is being introduced in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The four to six week ‘prehabilitation’ programme will provide a supervised exercise regime, nutritional support, education and psychological support to improve outcomes for patients. […]

A Little Trip To The Dentist is an oral health campaign designed to get more babies to the dentist even before their first teeth come through. A collaboration between NHS England and NHS Improvement – Midlands and Public Health England, each month a host of materials are produced to help health professionals and anyone with a […]

Managing diabetes impacts the emotional and mental health of patients and their families at a time they are coping with the effects of the illness itself.  As part of Diabetes Week 2019, NHS England in the West Midlands is raising awareness of life with diabetes by encouraging more patients to share their stories and support […]

“Local NHS organisations will increasingly focus on population health – moving to integrated Care Systems everywhere” – NHS Long Term Plan (2019) Health and social care leaders from STPs and an ICS across the Midlands came together this week in Birmingham for an inaugural System Leaders Symposium on Population Health. The event saw the launch […]

A ground-breaking Staffordshire intern programme has been selected as a finalist at this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value Awards and the pioneers of the programme will be going to Manchester Central at the end of this month (Thursday 23 May) to find out if it’s judged ‘Primary Care Initiative of the Year’. The Staffordshire Physician […]

More West Midlands parents and children are set to receive a pioneering attachment therapy to improve the quality of their relationships than ever before. Over 40 health professionals within perinatal mental health teams have now completed training funded by the NHS in the region to deliver Circle of Security®, an evidence-based therapy designed to enhance […]

#ALittleTripToTheDentist – Anita Kundra “I’m lucky to have a wonderful team at oraco that really values opportunities to reach beyond our clinical work to try and effect change in the population we serve. Between us, we’ve seen too many children with varying levels of decay, much of which could have been prevented had we seen […]

GPs and other health workers in the Midlands are being urged to look behind the smile and ask about mental health when meeting women who are pregnant or who have recently given birth. As part of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (29 April – 5 May 2019) NHS England (Midlands) is launching a series of […]