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 […]
People in the Midlands who are eligible for the COVID-19 booster vaccine are being urged to stay safe and book a jab as soon as possible. The booster vaccine is offered to those eligible who had their second dose of the COVID vaccination six months ago as protection will have deteriorated. Appointments can be booked […]
Over 550,000 top up COVID-19 jabs have been delivered in the Midlands in just four weeks, as the NHS vaccination rollout continues to protect those most at risk from coronavirus. The NHS kicked off the booster programme on September 16, within two days of updated advice from the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) […]
The NHS is sending thousands of invitations to parents of toddlers in the Midlands to get the flu vaccination, ahead of what the health service says could be one of its most challenging winters ever. In 2020/21 just 56.7% of toddlers received a flu vaccination in the Midlands and now it is more vital than […]
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 […]