The NHS is urging parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 amid concerns about the new COVID variant, Omicron. Over 100,000 12 to 15-year-olds in the East Midlands have received their first dose against COVID-19, but more are being urged to get protected ahead of the Christmas festivities.  Latest statistics show that there are […]

Over 200,000 people in the Midlands battled Storm Arwen and snow over the weekend to receive their lifesaving COVID-19 vaccination, as the NHS programme continues its drive to protect the most vulnerable ahead of Christmas. Sites included a vaccination bus at Nottingham’s Christmas Market, Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester, the Mander Centre in Wolverhampton and Solihull […]

Over two million people have now received their top-up COVID-19 vaccinations in the Midlands from the NHS in under nine weeks. The region became the first to hit the milestone after the NHS kicked off the booster programme on September 16, within two days of updated advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and […]

A new “Antibiotic Amnesty” campaign running across all community pharmacies in the Midlands is asking people to hand-in their old or unused antibiotics to any local pharmacy for safe disposal. Antibiotics should never be saved for later or shared with other people. Any unused medication needs to be disposed of safely at a pharmacy. Using […]

Almost one in 10 people in the West Midlands could have diabetes by 2030 amid alarming levels of obesity, according to a new study. People are being urged to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes ahead of World Diabetes Day on Sunday 14 November. Diagnoses of diabetes have doubled in the last […]

Almost one in 10 people in the East Midlands could have diabetes by 2030 amid alarming levels of obesity, according to a new study. People are being urged to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes ahead of World Diabetes Day on Sunday 14 November. Diagnoses of diabetes have doubled in the last […]

Walk-in sites across the East Midlands are now offering booster vaccines as the NHS makes it even easier for people who are eligible to get their top-up COVID-19 jab. Those who are eligible for a booster dose can now use the NHS online walk-in finder to find the most convenient site to get their top-up without an […]

Walk-in sites across the West Midlands are now offering booster vaccines as the NHS makes it even easier for people who are eligible to get their top-up COVID-19 jab. Those who are eligible for a booster dose can now use the NHS online walk-in finder to find the most convenient site to get their top-up without an […]

Over a million people in the Midlands have now had their COVID-19 top-up jab, as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme continues at pace to protect those most at risk from coronavirus. The region became the first to hit the milestone after the NHS kicked off the booster programme on September 16, within two days of […]

People across the Midlands are being urged to get their flu jab ahead of a winter where both flu and COVID-19 will be circulating. There are more than two thousand venues in the Midlands offering flu vaccines for the 4 million over 50s still to be vaccinated. At a time of increased publicity around cases of […]