People in the West Midlands are being urged to get boosted ahead of Christmas and New Year. With cases of COVID-19 on the rise again and people set to gather from across the country for the festive and new year celebrations, the NHS is urging anyone eligible to get back up to around 90 per […]
The NHS in the Midlands is marking the second-year anniversary of the COVID vaccine rollout by paying a special tribute to the monumental effort of NHS staff, pharmacies and volunteers who have delivered over 27 million vaccinations since the campaign began on 8 December 2020. The biggest vaccine campaign in NHS history began in the […]
Six state of the art NHS care coordination centres today go live across the West Midlands, less than six weeks after initial guidance was issued by NHS chiefs. The innovative, around the clock care coordination centres were just one of the measures announced as part of NHS winter planning in October alongside falls response […]
Five state of the art NHS care coordination centres today go live across the East Midlands, less than six weeks after initial guidance was issued by NHS chiefs. The innovative, around the clock care coordination centres were just one of the measures announced as part of NHS winter planning in October alongside falls response […]
A new gambling clinic has opened in Stoke-on-Trent, as the NHS works to meet demand for specialist support for gambling addiction, with the latest figures showing that the number of people seeking help in England increased by over two-fifths in a year. To coincide with the World Cup, new NHS figures were published last week […]
The NHS COVID-19 autumn booster campaign in the Midlands has now provided extra protection to over three million people in the region. The Midlands is the first region in England to hit the milestone and has achieved 3,003,647 of the country’s total vaccinations of 15,363,515. So far, over 853,858 autumn booster appointments in the East […]
With flu, COVID and other respiratory illnesses in circulation, the NHS is urging people in the Midlands to get their jabs now to ensure maximum protection throughout the festive and New Year period. So far, more than 3 million people have had their flu vaccinations as figures for the illness start to increase as temperatures […]
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has received £300,000 to fund a second year of a project aimed at supporting cancer patients with mental health difficulties. The East Midlands Cancer Alliance Integrated Training and Video Therapy Service (EMCAVS) offers a comprehensive, evidence-based package to support cancer patients across Nottinghamshire. The project includes remote video therapy […]
People across the Midlands are being asked to return unused antibiotics to their community pharmacy as part of an Antibiotic Amnesty for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which takes place from 18-24 November. Patients can return part or full packs of antibiotics to any of the community pharmacists taking […]
Over 353,000 people in the East Midlands estimated to have diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes are being urged to act now ahead of World Diabetes Day on 14 November. All people with diabetes should undergo a diabetes care review at least once annually so GPs can monitor their health. This is to reduce the chance of […]