NHS staff in the Midlands were today praised for virtually eliminating the longest waits for scans, checks, surgical procedures and other routine treatment, the first milestone in the most ambitious catch-up plan in health service history. The NHS Elective Recovery Plan, published earlier this year, set out how the health service would address the backlogs […]

NHS England’s Midlands nursing team’s work to support ethnic minority nurses and midwives further their careers has been shortlisted for a prestigious award by heath publication Health Service Journal. The Developing Aspirant Ethnic Minority Leaders (DAL) Programme was launched last year in response to data which evidenced more work could be done to promote diversity […]

The NHS in the West Midlands is encouraging people with symptoms such as a long-standing persistent cough, to contact their GP practice for potentially lifesaving checks in its latest campaign to catch lung cancer earlier when it is easier to treat. The launch of the latest Help Us Help You campaign, on World Lung Cancer […]

The NHS in the East Midlands is encouraging people with symptoms such as a long-standing persistent cough, to contact their GP practice for potentially lifesaving checks in its latest campaign to catch lung cancer earlier when it is easier to treat. The launch of the latest Help Us Help You campaign, on World Lung Cancer […]

NHS England patients in the Midlands with Type 1 diabetes will now be eligible for life-changing continuous glucose monitors after the health service secured a new cut-price deal. The wearable arm gadget sends information to a mobile app and allows diabetes patients to keep track of their glucose levels at all times without having to […]

People in the Midlands are being encouraged to sign up to the NHS App so they can benefit from easy access to a range of NHS services. Owned and run by the NHS, the NHS App is a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on a smartphone or tablet. It […]

Over 140,000 people, of which almost 18,500 are from the West Midlands, have volunteered to take part in the world’s largest trial of a blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer, as part of the latest NHS drive to catch the disease when it is generally easiest to treat. In just […]

Over 140,000 people, of which over 18,500 are from the East Midlands, have volunteered to take part in the world’s largest trial of a blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer, as part of the latest NHS drive to catch the disease when it is generally easiest to treat. In just one year since the NHS-Galleri […]

An NHS team nationally recognised for helping those who don’t have computers or can’t use technology to access health care, have today received the NHS Future Award in recognition of their innovative and forward thinking at this year’s NHS Parliamentary Awards. A young mental health campaigner was also celebrated as the NHS Rising Star runner […]

Over-75s and people with a weakened immune system in the Midlands have been urged to get a Spring booster vaccine as cases of COVID-19 have begun to rise again in the region. The Office for National Statistics has reported an increase in the percentage of people testing positive for COVID, likely caused by infections compatible […]