health
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Stoptober campaign to give smokers the confidence to quit
The annual Stoptober public health campaign is back this month and Walsall Council is reminding residents about the help that is available and urging smokers in the Borough to stub out the habit. Stoptober, now in...2022-10-11 595 0 -
Mahira Khan visits British Asian Trust’s mental health project in Karachi
In the lead up to World Mental Health Day (10 October), world renowned Pakistani actor and British Asian Trust Ambassador, Mahira Khan, this week visited one of the British Asian Trust’s mental health projects in Karachi, Pakistan. A...2022-10-08 1309 0 -
Patients To Benefit From New Critical Care Car In Shropshire, Stoke-on-Trent And Staffordshire
A new lifesaving service has been launched by Midlands Air Ambulance Charity in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. Following extensive research into patient need across the area, the charity has introduced a new critical care car service in...2022-09-28 543 0 -
Stoptober launches to give smokers the confidence to quit
Smokers in England are being urged to stub out the habit as part of the annual Stoptober public health campaign launching next month, as latest statistics show smoking costs the NHS £2.4 billion a year while...2022-09-24 525 0 -
Radiography students face full-scale emergency in major incident simulation
Birmingham City University students will be tested on how they can cope in a crisis next week as a full-scale medical emergency unfolds on campus. Students studying radiography courses will have to face up to the...2022-09-20 993 0 -
7 new community diagnostic centres to offer more patients life-saving checks
Seven new community diagnostic centres (CDCs) will open to help bust the COVID backlogs, diagnose patients more quickly and meet future demands on the NHS, the Health and Social Care Secretary has been confirmed. The one-stop...2022-09-05 826 0 -
Expert reveals how to get the perfect night’s sleep
Seasonal shifts can cause sleeping patterns to fly off the rails, which can cause a lack of energy, reduced concentration and many other inconveniences. Luckily, there are many ways you can get this essential function back...2022-09-02 717 0 -
Hundreds of British Volunteers Joined #GlobalBloodHeroes Day to Save Lives
Hundreds of volunteers across the country took part in #GlobalBloodHeroes Day in an attempt to break the world blood donation record and save 150,000 lives. The ambitious #GlobalBloodHeroes campaign is led by Who is Hussain,...2022-08-31 988 0 -
NHS Rolls Out New Electric Vehicles To Help Patients And The Planet
New NHS electric vehicles are hitting the road this summer, helping to relieve pressure on ambulance services across the country while also helping the NHS cut its carbon footprint. Eight ambulance trusts are trialling 21 zero-emission...2022-08-31 932 0 -
Disabled children’s charity calls for further cost-of-living support
National charity, Family Fund, has welcomed the Government’s one-off £150 cost-of-living payment for 6 million disabled adults and children from September, but warns more support will be needed given tomorrow’s uplift of the Energy Price Cap. ...2022-08-26 944 0
