Figures released this month show that activity to encourage parents of young children to have first and second vaccinations of MMR has started to show success. This year the NHS has seen a spike in the number of cases of measles across England and has encouraged everyone who has not had their first or second […]
Diabetes Awareness Week begins 10 June in the West Midlands and NHS health bosses are encouraging everyone to learn more about the symptoms, prevention, and treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and to know their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by visiting the Diabetes UK online tool. We are also reminding those diagnosed […]
The NHS has announced the 143 hospital sites that will test and roll out Martha’s Rule in its first year. Thirteen of these sites are in the West Midlands. They are: Royal Stoke Hospital (University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust) New Cross Hospital (The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust) Manor Hospital (Walsall Healthcare Hospital NHS […]
The NHS has announced the 143 hospital sites that will test and roll out Martha’s Rule in its first year. Eight of of these sites are in the East Midlands. They are: Northampton General Hospital (Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust) Kettering General Hospital (Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust) Pilgrim Hospital in Boston (United Lincolnshire […]
Know your risk with online tool or get checked at mobile testing van Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week begins next week (20 May – 26 May 2024) in the East Midlands and NHS health bosses are encouraging those over the age of 40 and people of Black and South Asian ethnicity over the age of […]
Know your risk with online tool or get checked at mobile testing van Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week begins 20 May in the West Midlands and NHS health bosses are encouraging those over the age of 40 and people of Black and South Asian ethnicity over the age of 25 to learn more about diabetes […]
The Midlands Spring NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme is off to a flying start with more than 570,000 spring COVID-19 vaccines (over 306,000 in West Midlands and 270,000 in East Midlands) delivered in the first month since national bookings started, providing vital protection to the most vulnerable. Vaccinations began on 15 April for residents in care […]
A senior nurse at Hereford County Hospital is being highlighted by health chiefs from NHS England – Midlands this International Nurses Day 2024 (12 May), for her promotion to an advanced role and becoming the first international nurse prescriber at her trust. Across the region, the NHS will be marking the day by celebrating the […]
This World Immunisation Week health leaders in the Midlands are urging parents and carers to check their children are up to date with their essential childhood vaccinations, and book any that have been missed. Essential, routine vaccinations like measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), human papillomavirus (HPV) and the whooping cough vaccine can save a child’s […]
The Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme was originally piloted across the Midlands back in 2020 and due to the programme’s success from April 2024 the programme will be rolled out across all areas in England. Since the programme’s introduction across the Midlands more than 1,150 people in the West Midlands have started the […]
The Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme was originally piloted across the Midlands back in 2020 and due to the programme’s success from April 2024 the programme will be rolled out across all areas in England. Since the programme’s introduction across the Midlands almost 1,300 people in the East Midlands have started the programme […]