This World Immunisations Week (24 -30 April) health leaders in the Midlands hope that a look at the success of immunisations over the last 200 years will encourage those eligible to come forward for their routine and seasonal vaccinations. Since the smallpox vaccine was first developed by Edward Jenner in 1796, medical science has introduced […]
This Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, the NHS in the Midlands is calling on those eligible in the younger category, aged 50-58 to take up the offer of their home testing kit for bowel cancer which is sent directly to their home. Figures show that uptake is lower for those in this younger range compared to […]
NHS England is encouraging Midlands residents to use the NHS App to access NHS services over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend The NHSApp can be used to request repeat prescriptions. During holiday season this is useful especially if people are away from home. Health experts advise requesting prescriptions at least seven working days ahead of […]
New figures published show an extra 284 GPs have been recruited in the Midlands since 1 October. The additional GPs will improve access to primary care and provide more appointments for those that need them across the region. Last year, the government announced an additional £82 million to employ 1,000 GPs via the Additional Roles […]
NHS experts are urging smokers across the Midlands to call it quits on this No Smoking Day, including pregnant women. NHS provides more than 55 stop smoking services across the Midlands in acute care (hospital), mental health and maternity based settings, as well as two community based stop smoking centres. In the Midlands, pregnant women […]
As Muslims in the Midlands prepare for the Holy Month of Ramadan — starting at the end of this week — one NHS diabetes expert in the Midlands are offering important advice for people with diabetes who may be considering fasting during this time in a series of short videos While fasting is an important […]
As Muslims in the Midlands prepare for the Holy Month of Ramadan — starting at the end of this week — NHS diabetes experts in the Midlands are offering important advice for people with diabetes who may be considering fasting during this time. One Leicester-based GP and professor shares his fasting advice in a series […]
Thousands of patients in Northamptonshire have been supported with their mental health through messaging chat service ChatHealth. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust launched ChatHealth in April 2024. ChatHealth is an NHS owned and developed innovation, that has been scaled nationally and adopted by over 80 NHS and healthcare providers across the UK. ChatHealth provides confidential […]
“It felt like I was walking through treacle,” says one patient. In the West Midlands, NHS cardiac specialists are telling the public during British Heart Foundation’s Heart Month why it is essential to recognise the signs and symptoms if you think you’re having a heart attack. A heart attack is a sudden interruption to the […]
“I could not sit or lay down comfortably. I thought maybe I’d strained something,” says a Nottingham patient. In the East Midlands, NHS cardiac specialists are telling the public during British Heart Foundation’s Heart Month why it is essential to recognise the signs and symptoms if you think you’re having a heart attack. A heart […]
This Stroke Prevention Day (Thursday 30 January), West Midlands residents who are 40+ are urged to get a free NHS blood pressure check at their local community pharmacy. Over the past year, community pharmacies in the West Midlands gave free blood pressure checks to more than 263,000 people. Of those checked, 27,000 were found to […]