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 […]
This Cervical Screening Awareness Week (19-24 June) grandmother Tina Tunnicliffe from Atherstone in Warwickshire is urging women to attend their screening appointments and not to put them off. In August 2023 Tina was diagnosed with stage 3c cervical cancer and underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments. “I have always tried to attend all screening appointments and […]
With just over a week to go to get a Covid-19 vaccination more than 700,000 people across the Midlands have had their vaccination. The current spring campaign ends on Tuesday 17 June so health leaders across the Midlands are reminding people – especially those at highest risk of becoming seriously ill if they catch the […]
In the West Midlands, GP practices are improving patient access and increasing appointments by embracing technology. Rea Valley Health Partnership is a practice with three sites in South Birmingham and approximately 16,000 patients. The practice installed a Total Triage software system in June 2025 to improve access to care, optimize resources, and ensure patients see […]
In the East Midlands, GP practices are improving patient access and increasing appointments by embracing technology. At the Village Health Group in south Nottinghamshire, patient satisfaction has increased with an emphasis on triage and more face-to-face appointments, with patients seeing the same GP to improve continuity. The Village Health Group in South Nottinghamshire uses e-consultations […]
A Midlands man has stopped his potential type 2 diabetes in its tracks with the help of an NHS diabetes prevention programme. His story is part of Diabetes Prevention Week (26 May – 1 June). Graham Lowe, 59, from Four Oaks, Birmingham, had pains in his right side so had to call out the paramedics. […]