Siobhan Heafield, the Chief Nurse for the Midlands, has issued a rallying call to those receiving their A-Level results tomorrow to seriously consider a career in nursing. NHS staff including nurses have pulled out all the stops to treat over 100,000 COVID-19 patients as well as everyone else who needed care over the last six […]
A leading teaching hospital will provide targeted support to improve services for patients at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has entered an Improvement Alliance with SaTH to provide leadership expertise that will support the Trust to offer clinically safe and sustainable patient services. It will […]
People in the West Midlands who are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes will now be able to sign themselves up online to join their free local Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. This new service has been launched as part of a series of measures in response to COVID-19. Recent findings show […]
People in the East Midlands who are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes will now be able to sign themselves up online to join their free local Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. This new service has been launched as part of a series of measures in response to COVID-19. Recent findings […]
Wolverhampton, East Lindsey, Lincoln and Boston are among the areas to benefit most from the NHS Volunteer Responder Scheme. More than half a million tasks have been completed nationally by the NHS army of volunteers recruited to help local communities during the coronavirus pandemic, with people in need of help, getting it fast. The scheme […]
A fitness tool backed by the NHS has been adopted by thousands of people in the Midlands seeking to get in shape during lockdown. New figures show that downloads of Public Health England’s ‘Couch to 5k’ app skyrocketed over the last three months. From March until the end of June, there were almost one million […]
Powerful and personal portraits by acclaimed photographer Rankin of frontline Midlands NHS workers who responded to the COVID-19 pandemic have been unveiled today to celebrate the NHS anniversary. Anne Roberts and Claudia Anghel were selected to be photographed for the collection, which will be showcased at local bus stops, roadside billboards as well as iconic […]
New online tools for people living with diabetes in the East Midlands are now available on the NHS to help people manage their condition during the coronavirus pandemic. The new services have been launched on top of a package of measures already in place for people with diabetes or at risk of developing diabetes, including […]
New online tools for people living with diabetes in the West Midlands are now available on the NHS to help people manage their condition during the coronavirus pandemic. The new services have been launched on top of a package of measures already in place for people with diabetes or at risk of developing diabetes, including […]
Dental practices in the Midlands will begin to reopen from Monday (8 June) for face-to-face appointments that are pre-booked by phone or email. For many practices, the reopening is likely to be phased as they undertake the work required to prioritise the safety of patients and staff. Risk assessments are taking place which have identified […]