Pregnant women in the Midlands are being urged to get the COVID-19 vaccine as new data shows that nearly 20% of the most critically ill COVID patients are pregnant women who have not been vaccinated. Latest statistics show that over 31,000 pregnant women (48%) in the Midlands have received the first dose of the life-saving […]
People in the Midlands are being urged to have their flu and COVID-19 booster vaccines ahead of the first winter where COVID-19 and flu circulate fully at the same time. Research shows those infected with both viruses are more than twice as likely to die as someone with COVID alone. Experts are predicting that there […]
Students in the Midlands who are not yet vaccinated are being urged to get their Covid-19 jab in freshers’ week with dozens of universities setting up pop-up clinics and walk-in centres as the new academic year begins. The life-saving jab will give students the best possible protection against coronavirus. So, universities such as Derby and […]
People across the Midlands are being urged to speak to their local community pharmacy as one of the NHS’s “most trusted, accessible and underestimated services” to get the medical attention they need for minor illnesses – and to help the NHS to manage current pressures. The plea is being made to avoid people suffering with […]
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) will be providing additional support to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) in response to concerns with quality of care, governance and leadership at the Trust. As part of the national Recovery Support Programme, the Trust will be provided with mandated support due to concerns that improvements, particularly in […]
The West Midlands has been selected as one of eight areas of the country to take part in the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. People in the West Midlands will be among the first to have blood samples taken […]
The East Midlands has been selected as one of eight areas of the country to take part in the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. People in the East Midlands will be among the first to have blood samples taken […]
People in the West Midlands experiencing mental health problems are being urged to call an NHS helpline so that they can receive the rapid care that they need without having to go to hospital for emergency care. Mental health phone lines run by the NHS have answered around 120,000 calls this year in the West […]
People in the East Midlands experiencing mental health problems are being urged to call an NHS helpline so that they can receive the rapid care that they need without having to go to hospital for emergency care. Mental health phone lines run by the NHS have answered around 120,000 calls this year in the East […]
People in the West Midlands seeking NHS help to lose weight during the pandemic are on average five pounds heavier than those who started the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme during the previous three years, new NHS research has revealed. Extra weight, gained as people lived through the COVID pandemic, means people are at higher risk […]