Rights and Entitlements
Birmingham city council will be marking World Mental Heath Day with a new publication aimed at 10% of the city’s population.
Boost for Good Hope patients with recovery at home service launch
Good Hope Hospital – in partnership with Healthcare at Home Ltd – is launching its first recovery at home (R@H) service this week
Good Hope to welcome new Chief Whip and the community to its first hospital fête
Sutton Coldfield’s Good Hope Hospital is holding its very first community fête next week
West Brom savers boost cancer appeal at Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Savers at a leading regional building society have helped to donate more than £65,000 to Birmingham Children’s Hospital…
Advice from the Ambulance Service
West Midland Ambulance Service with some emergency guidelines.
Learn about the heart and CPR at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Local people are invited to learn about the heart and CPR at a health talk taking place at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital next week.
More complaints than ever, but complaining should be easier, says Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman reveals that a record number of enquiries were received in the last year from people needing help with their complaint.
Vegging out in the city
The UK is fast becoming one of the heaviest countries in the world. With growing levels of obesity one of the most challenging health obstacles, creating a new culture of food and food production is one way of tackling the problem.
Scale of unused medicines in West Midlands putting lives at risk
The British Heart Foundation have launched a new campaign to urge people to take their medicine, ‘just like that’
Birmingham Doctors Break New Ground in Bladder Cancer Treatment
Adding chemo to radiotherapy halves risk of dangerous cancer returning. Laurie Southgate reports Bladder cancer patients given low doses of chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy were nearly 50 per cent less likely to relapse with the most lethal form of the disease compared to patients given radiotherapy alone, a major Birmingham trial funded by Cancer…
Delaying pothole repairs puts bikers at risk claim Walsall Labour
Walsall’s Conservatives latest policy on repairs to the highways is self defeating and dangerous, Walsall Labour is warning.
Preferred contractors announced for the new Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry
A shortlist of two preferred contractors has been drawn up to work with partners on the proposed new Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry.
Ammalife: Why One Midwife is Running to Save Lives
Amie Wilson works in Birmingham as a midwife. But she is also getting ready for the Paris Marathon to raise cash for Ammalife
College Backs Ammalife and Helps Mothers Globally
from our staff A senior principal for a Birmingham college has backed the city based Ammalife medical campaign. Joseph Chamberlain College raised more than £366 for the charity which works worldwide to prevent maternal deaths during pregnancy or childbirth. The money was raised by students who are all learning English at the college. Many are…
Hospital staff to shine as Olympic torchbearers
Four members of staff from Birmingham Heartlands Hospital have been chosen to carry the Olympic flame in Coventry this summer.
Press statement: Good Hope Hospital ward closures
Two wards closed at Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, due to Norovirus
New website launched to aid cardiac patients
A scheme to help emergency heart victims has been set up in the West Midlands.
Smoking a no-no for lovers
People in the West Midlands hoping for Leap Year marriage proposals today may be disappointed….
Revealed: The Secret NHS Reforms
In an explosive scoop interview with no one else but me, deputy Tory leader Nick Clegg has told me, exclusively, how the NHS reforms will work once they are railroaded through Parliament. Top points are: ++As revealed on this site months ago, A new DIY health care package that sees patients perform minor surgery on…
Keep safe this New Year
West Midlands Ambulance Service has issued advice on safe enjoyment during the forthcoming onslaught.
NHS local helps create new digital service for Birmingham Children’s Hospital
NHS local has been working with Birmingham Children’s Hospital to create a new online experience for patients and staff.
Diabetes sufferers at unnecessary risk of dying
Up to 24,000 people with diabetes are dying each year from causes that could be avoided through better management of their condition.
Ambulance Service plans for Day of Action
Local residents are being asked to think before dialling 999 on Wednesday.
Not so much tongue in cheek…
A new study suggests many people in the West Midlands are unaware of one of the most common Sexually Transmitted Infections….
Are you ready to look after yourself?
With winter approaching, West Midlands Ambulance Service are reminding us to help the NHS by helping ourselves.
Firework Advice for the Fifth
With Bonfire Night approaching, West Midlands Ambulance Service have issued advice on how to have fun and stay safe.
Use Your Head, Use a Helmet
West Midlands Ambulance Service have issued a seasonal warning to cyclists of all ages.
Choose Well
West Midlands Ambulance Service are asking people to think before they dial 999.
Winter Flu jab advisory
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is urging heart patients in the West Midlands to get the flu jab this winter.
Don’t be fooled by a hangover
Students in Birmingham are urged to spot the signs of deadly brain bug meningitis – and not to confuse symptoms with a hangover…