NHS England is reminding parents and carers of children with asthma that the change of seasons as children go back to school often brings a drop in temperature which can trigger asthma attacks Week 38, known as the ‘September Spike’, is when asthma attacks rise after school resumes after the summer holidays. During Ask About […]
Thousands of children and pregnant women in the Midlands are set to get their flu vaccinations from this week, as the NHS kicks off its vital autumn vaccine roll out to protect people ahead of winter. Expectant mums and all children aged two to 16 years are eligible for the flu vaccine, with this expanding […]
Almost a quarter of Midlands children starting school for the first time next week will not be fully protected against measles. Of the 120,622 children starting school, 92, 217 or 76.5% have had their first and second doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination, but 28,405 remain unprotected. This is despite measles outbreaks in […]
Almost 1.5 million patients visited community diagnostic centres (CDCs) in the Midlands for convenient local access to scans, tests and checks 21 of the 100 Community Diagnostic Centres across the country now offering out of hours services 12 hours a day, seven days a week, are based in the Midlands An increasing number of patients […]
New data from NHS England shows that patients in the West Midlands are using the NHS App and its Prescription Request feature to order more than 600,000 prescriptions per month, showing a 71% increase since the feature launched in January 2024. The data comes as patients are reminded to plan ahead with their prescribed medication […]
New data from NHS England shows that patients in the East Midlands are using the NHS App and its Prescription Request feature to order more than 500,000 prescriptions per month showing a 60% increase since the feature launched in January 2024. The data comes as patients are reminded to plan ahead with their prescribed medication […]
The NHS Specialist Gambling Harms Service in the East Midlands has exceeded referral targets for 2024/25. The East Midlands Gambling Harms Service was set up in 2023 as part the NHS Long Term Plan, it serves the East Midlands and is run by Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust In England, there are almost 1.6 million […]
The NHS Specialist Gambling Harms Service in the West Midlands has exceeded referral targets for 2024/25. The West Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic, provided by Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust offers specialist addiction therapy, treatment and recovery to people affected by gambling addiction and gambling problems across the West Midlands. In England, there are almost […]
Some Midlands pharmacies have been selected to begin offering the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine as part of a phased national roll out across community pharmacies in England. Every year thousands of older adults and babies are hospitalised for RSV. The RSV vaccine which helps protect against serious lung infection is now available in the […]
Some Midlands pharmacies have been selected to begin offering the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine as part of a phased national roll out across community pharmacies in England. Every year thousands of older adults and babies are hospitalised for RSV. The RSV vaccine which helps protect against serious lung infection is now available in the […]