The Al-Abbas Mosque in Balsall Heath, a community centre in Walsall and cricket club in Burslem, Stoke on Trent are among 12 new West Midlands sites that are now delivering life-saving coronavirus vaccinations. On 14 January 2021 a Telford pharmacy became among the first in the UK to roll out the vaccine. Woodside Pharmacy was […]
Six hospital trusts in the West Midlands are to benefit from over £1.5m in government funding to support electronic rostering systems which will save NHS staff time and money. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, The Royal […]
Lincolnshire is amongst the first in the country to open a large vaccination centre, The Princess Royal Sports Arena, Boston is initially the first and only one of its kind across the entire Midlands area, meaning that many Lincolnshire people can be offered their appointment sooner. The large vaccination sites, including the one at the […]
People from black, asian and ethnic minority backgrounds in Northamptonshire are being urged to check if they are at risk of Type 2 diabetes. The call out comes as we are reminded that black, asian and ethnic minority people are three times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than white people and that if left […]
The outstanding contributions that eight NHS staff working across the East and West Midlands have made during an extraordinary year are among those who have been formally recognised in the New Year’s Honours List 2021 overnight.
A special campaign urging black, asian and ethnic minority people to prevent or delay the development of Type 2 diabetes has been launched by NHS England and NHS Improvement in Lincolnshire. The call out comes as we are reminded that black, asian and ethnic minority people are three times more likely to develop type 2 […]
People in the Midlands with mental health worries are being urged to seek help straight away by talking to their GP or self-referring online for talking therapies through www.nhs.uk Although mental health services have been running throughout the pandemic there was a marked dip in referrals despite evidence suggesting that coronavirus is making problems more […]
Burton Albion FC has teamed up with the NHS to get behind a special campaign urging black, asian and ethnic minority people to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes. The call out comes as we are reminded that black, asian and ethnic minority people are three times more likely to develop Type […]
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. MPs and NHS leaders in the Midlands joined forces to honour health and care staff who have helped to improve treatment for patients. The coronavirus pandemic, the greatest public health […]
Around 459 strokes have been avoided and 115 lives saved in the last year across the Midlands thanks to a special NHS programme aimed at diagnosing and protecting more patients. The initiative, commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement and delivered by the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), aims to improve the diagnosis for patients […]