Health & Wellbeing Baggies legend Graham Williams backs lifesaving Covid-19 vaccine
Thursday, 25 February 2021 02:18Baggies legend Graham Williams has encouraged people to get the lifesaving Covid-19 vaccine. The West Bromwich Albion 1968 FA Cup winning captain, now aged 81, has received his vaccination. He...
Health & Wellbeing Poor countries could face grave death toll from lack of access to Covid vaccines
Thursday, 25 February 2021 01:59Poorer countries will most likely “bear the brunt of hundreds of thousands of needless deaths” from inequalities in access to Covid-19 vaccines. This dire warning was given by the Commonwealth...
Health & Wellbeing All adults in UK to be offered Covid vaccine by July 31, says PM
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 01:31All adults in the UK will be offered their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of July, the prime minister has pledged. More than 17 million people have been given a jab since the UK's...
Health & Wellbeing £2,000 grant to help Birmingham health charities
Sunday, 21 February 2021 01:49Two Birmingham health charities that actively support their local communities have received donations from a regional house-builder. Smiling Families and Headway Birmingham & Solihull were both...
Health & Wellbeing Women on West Midlands frontline feeling pressures at work and home during pandemic, says UNISON
Saturday, 20 February 2021 03:32Women in key worker positions across the West Midlands are losing sleep, spending more on household bills, and worrying about the pandemic’s impact on their children’s education and mental...
Health & Wellbeing New data show overuse of reliever medication in asthma is responsible for 250,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year in the UK
Friday, 19 February 2021 04:08New analysis of respiratory inhaler medicine use in the UK shows that 83% of all short-acting beta-2-agonist (SABA) relievers for asthma are prescribed to patients who are potentially overusing...
Health & Wellbeing Hospice gaming challenge receives support from local award-winning British video game publisher
Thursday, 18 February 2021 02:47Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice is asking supporters to ‘game for good’ and turn their hobby into a fundraiser to support their Raise Your Game campaign this March. Board-gamers and console players...
Health & Wellbeing Social care staff urged to get life-saving Covid-19 jab
Thursday, 18 February 2021 02:34Social care staff, in the West Midlands, are being urged to make sure they have their Covid-19 vaccine. Frontline health and social care staff are already eligible for the life-saving jab, and...
Health & Wellbeing Burnout Britain: The Top Industries at Risk of Burnout Revealed in New Study
Wednesday, 17 February 2021 01:02In an age where grind culture is the norm, every industry is working the hardest they ever have, increasing chances of burnout. Delamere reveals the industries and regions most at risk of...
Health & Wellbeing DR Congo launches Ebola vaccination campaign
Wednesday, 17 February 2021 00:47The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that an Ebola vaccination campaign has been launched in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a recent outbreak. The country has confirmed four cases...
Health & Wellbeing Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Celebrates 30 Years of Lifesaving Service
Tuesday, 16 February 2021 03:272021 marks the 30th anniversary of the rapid response, pre-hospital emergency service provided by Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. While the charity is facing up to 50 per cent reduction in...
Health & Wellbeing Covid vaccine given to 15 million in UK as PM hails achievement
Tuesday, 16 February 2021 03:24More than 15 million people in the UK have now had their first coronavirus vaccine with the Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailing it as “an extraordinary feat" just over two months after...
Health & Wellbeing Specialist children’s care home gets underway in Warwickshire
Monday, 15 February 2021 01:47Work at a brand-new purpose-built residential care home for children has now started on site in Nuneaton, including four stand-alone residential care homes and associated facilities. The £5.1...
Health & Wellbeing West Midlands Cycle Hire scheme hits the streets of Sutton Coldfield
Monday, 15 February 2021 01:41The first bikes for the new West Midlands Cycle Hire scheme are on the streets today following the launch of a trial in Sutton Coldfield. This limited trial will feature five docking stations and 25...
Health & Wellbeing Latest ONS figures show Covid cases going down across the UK
Saturday, 13 February 2021 03:34Levels of coronavirus are going down in all four nations of the UK, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. The data provides more evidence that lockdown is...
Health & Wellbeing A poignant sculpture of Captain Sir Tom Moore will support Cornwall Hospice Care
Friday, 12 February 2021 00:18A bust of the late Captain Sir Tom Moore by West Cornwall sculptor Penny Lally, will be at the centre of an exciting online auction being held by Cornwall Hospice Care in March. A number of artists...