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 […]

A Midlands woman has shared her story to raise awareness of lung cancer and the need to get checked as soon as possible as part of November’s Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Terri, a hairdresser from Mansfield, is living proof that early detection is vital. Her survival from lung cancer is all because it was discovered […]

A new recruitment drive has been launched by NHS England and NHS Improvement in the Midlands that aims to encourage those who have been inspired to join the NHS during 2020 to find out more. The We are the NHS campaign aims to increase applications for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses and direct entry roles, […]

Stoke City 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. Former Stoke City player Noel Blake, who knows what it’s like to live with Type 2 diabetes, has given the campaign his own […]

People with persistent tummy troubles in the West Midlands, including diarrhoea, bloating or discomfort in the tummy area, are being urged to get checked for cancer as part of the NHS and Public Health England’s ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign. TV adverts and social media posts in the West Midlands, will urge people to speak […]

People with persistent tummy troubles in the East Midlands, including diarrhoea, bloating or discomfort in the tummy area, are being urged to get checked for cancer as part of the NHS and Public Health England’s ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign. TV adverts and social media posts in the East Midlands will urge people to speak […]

As someone who has been diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes quite recently, Lisa Newton is well aware of the risks of becoming ill with flu when you are in an at-risk group. Lisa is a contract support officer in the General Medical Advice and Support team in Mansfield, and in April 2019 she became […]

Former Wolverhampton Wanderers player George Elokobi 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. George Elokobi, 34, has become an ambassador for the charity Diabetes UK after seeing his father’s struggles with type 1 […]

A Stoke-on-Trent resident who has battled bladder cancer is calling on people with cancer symptoms to get checked as soon as possible. Colin Knibbs, aged 74, went to the GP quickly when he noticed he had blood in his urine in November 2015. “I knew there was something wrong with me and my wife encouraged […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and women in the Midlands are being encouraged to attend for their regular breast screening appointment if they are contacted by screening services. Coronavirus (Covid-19) has had a major impact on the NHS, including on breast screening services and, as a result, women may have waited longer than they […]