People across the Midlands are being encouraged to access Talking Therapies services ahead of World Mental Health Day. World Mental Health Day takes place on Friday 10 October. This is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. In 2024/25, over 323,000 patients across the Midlands referred themselves to NHS Talking Therapies. […]
NHS leaders are urging Midlands’ students to look after their health as they start their time at university during Welcome Week (also known as Freshers Week) this month. As university term starts, students are coming together in accommodation and mixing closely in lecture halls, tutorial studios as well as socialising. This means winter illnesses – […]
Previously available only through GP practices, from 1 October, for the first time ever, parents can take their two and three year olds to have their flu vaccine at their local community pharmacy, providing more choice, more convenient locations and easier access. This new service, which aims to improve on last year’s 39% uptake among […]
As we approach World Heart Day (Monday 29 September), a cardiology expert in the East Midlands is urging patients to attend cardiac rehabilitation sessions, calling it one of the most important factors in improving quality of life following a heart attack. In the East Midlands, only 13% of patients with newly diagnosed heart failure take […]
As we approach World Heart Day (Monday 29 September), a cardiology expert in the West Midlands is urging patients to attend their first cardiac rehabilitation sessions, calling it one of the most important factors to improve their quality of life following a heart attack. In the West Midlands, only 9% of patients with newly diagnosed […]
Do you know your numbers? Hundreds of community pharmacies across the Midlands offer free blood pressure checks helping people understand their numbers and take steps to prevent serious conditions like heart attacks and stroke. This Know You Numbers! Week (8 – 14 September), those eligible are being encouraged to take up the offer by Midlands […]
Do you know your numbers? Hundreds of community pharmacies across the Midlands offer free blood pressure checks helping people understand their numbers and take steps to prevent serious conditions like heart attacks and stroke. This Know You Numbers! Week (8 – 14 September), those eligible are being encouraged to take up the offer by Midlands […]
NHS England is reminding parents and carers of children with asthma that the change of seasons as children go back to school often brings a drop in temperature which can trigger asthma attacks Week 38, known as the ‘September Spike’, is when asthma attacks rise after school resumes after the summer holidays. During Ask About […]
Thousands of children and pregnant women in the Midlands are set to get their flu vaccinations from this week, as the NHS kicks off its vital autumn vaccine roll out to protect people ahead of winter. Expectant mums and all children aged two to 16 years are eligible for the flu vaccine, with this expanding […]
Almost a quarter of Midlands children starting school for the first time next week will not be fully protected against measles. Of the 120,622 children starting school, 92, 217 or 76.5% have had their first and second doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination, but 28,405 remain unprotected. This is despite measles outbreaks in […]