The NHS in the Midlands has today revealed the ten individuals and teams it has chosen as regional champions for the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards to mark the NHS’s 74th birthday. MPs and NHS leaders in the Midlands joined forces to honour health and care staff who have helped to improve treatment for patients. Those recognised […]
People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the Midlands are being encouraged to benefit from two new online support programmes and to book their annual review with their GP as we move towards Diabetes Week. Diabetes UK estimates there are over 706,000 people living with diabetes in the Midlands. All those with diabetes […]
People in the Midlands are being encouraged to be ready for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday celebrations by planning ahead for repeat prescriptions and knowing where to go if they need help. Ensuring medication and repeat prescriptions are ordered and collected early can be essential as most GP surgeries will be closed throughout the […]
Thousands of people who are at an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the West Midlands are being urged to prevent or delay the onset of the condition ahead of Diabetes Prevention Week which runs from 23 – 29 May. Over 67,000 people in the Midlands have already been spared Type 2 diabetes […]
Thousands of people who are at an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes in the East Midlands are being urged to prevent or delay the onset of the condition ahead of Diabetes Prevention Week which runs from 23 – 29 May. Over 67,000 people in the Midlands have already been spared Type 2 diabetes […]
The NHS is supporting May Measurement Month and World Hypertension Day, urging people to get their blood pressure checked. This month brought back some raw and recent memories to 42-year old Chris Wood from Sutton Coldfield, who suffered a heart attack last August. Chris said, “I was in the garden and felt like I was about […]
The NHS is supporting May Measurement Month and World Hypertension Day, urging people to get their blood pressure checked. Speaking about the importance of knowing your numbers, 51-year old Alan Pearson from Nottingham, shares his story of suffering a heart attack in early January 2019. Alan said, “Just before my heart attack, I’d been going […]
Over 1,000 (1,052) people across the Midlands who joined the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme have decided to stay on in the health service in other roles, in a huge boost to the region’s workforce. People across the Midlands came forward to support the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme, and with training and skills built up over […]
Families are being urged to join the 57,000 five to 11-year-olds in the Midlands who have already benefited from the COVID-19 vaccine since the latest phase of the programme began rolling out on 4 April. Latest figures show that 28,544 five to 11-year-olds have been vaccinated in the East Midlands and 28,754 in the West […]
People in the West Midlands are being urged to visit NHS 111 online over the May bank holiday weekend if they have an urgent but not life-threatening medical need. NHS services are expected to be especially busy during the May bank holiday weekend as COVID cases in the community continue to spread. Cases of COVID […]