Health & Wellbeing

As young people celebrate their A level results they are asked to get their jabs so they can make the most of their future plans.

Public Health England West Midlands is taking the opportunity of A level results day to thank the region’s young people for all they have done to protect themselves and others during the pandemic.

A new emotional and wellbeing support service for disabled children, young people and their families is being launched in Wolverhampton. The support service has been commissioned by HeadStart Wolverhampton and will be delivered by Include Me TOO, a national charity based at the city’s Newhampton Arts Centre.

Include Me TOO piloted the service early this year in response to families’ concerns about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of disabled children and young people. Restrictions meant they were unable to access educational settings, or physiotherapy, speech and language or behavioural support services.

Over 50,000 people in the West Midlands could be waiting for life saving heart diagnosis and treatment two years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new modelling by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

The charity’s forecast shows that the number of people anxiously waiting for heart care and diagnosis in the region in March 2022 could be more than double the size of the waiting list before the pandemic began in the UK.

Legendary House music DJ, Carl Cox, is pushing young people, particularly clubbers, to get jabbed in a bid to help save lives and keep the beleaguered nightlife industry afloat. The DJ, who has been double jabbed himself, appears in the video (https://www.14dd5266c70789bdc806364df4586335-gdprlock/watch?v=1l_zyGLxvv0)

with Dr Kishan Bodalia, where they discuss the importance of the jabs to the continued success of the UK’s nigh time economy.

For over a decade, I have joined thousands of Alzheimer’s Society fundraisers who lace up their boots each autumn to complete a Memory Walk in support of those living with dementia and their families.

Last year, while we couldn't walk together in person, I was determined that the circumstances wouldn't prevent me and my family from walking in memory of my nana, and I was in awe of the sheer number of people who also stepped onto their local streets to raise vital funds for the charity.

The City of Wolverhampton Council has thanked the many suppliers who have helped to ensure that vital items of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been made available to frontline staff throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

Well over five million items of PPE have now been distributed to workers by the council since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

Sixteen and 17-year-olds across the UK are now being invited to book their Covid-19 vaccine.

GPs in England have been told they can contact this age group, while invites are also being sent out in Wales. In Northern Ireland, walk-in centres are now open to older teenagers, and in Scotland they can register their interest online.

Wolverhampton’s Covid-19 vaccine bus is returning to Phoenix Park tomorrow, eight weeks after it was there last.

The bus will be in Phoenix Park car park, off Dudley Road in Blakenhall on Thursday 5 August between 1pm and 6pm and then from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 August between 11am and 6pm daily, with both Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines.

A group of golfers will be swinging into action when they take to the green to raise funds for a mental health and wellbeing charity.

The 10^th annual Michael and Neil Drew golf day will return on September 4 raising funds for The Kaleidoscope Plus Group at Gaudet Luce Golf Club in Droitwich. Brothers Chris and Phil Drew are the organisers of the event having set it up originally in 2011 in memory of their late father and brother, Michael and Neil.

More than four billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered, in over 190 countries worldwide.

However, there are vast differences in the pace of progress in different parts of the world.

The city council’s Preparation for Adulthood team, working with Birmingham Children’s Trust, has been shortlisted for a Local Government Chronicle award in the ‘innovation’ category.

The team works with a range of young people starting with those with social care needs and then moving incrementally to support wider cohorts of vulnerable young people that don’t meet the thresholds of traditional services. Funded by Birmingham City Council, the service works across the city of Birmingham and across traditional organisational boundaries, and consists of three elements:

Bluebird Care Walsall have appointed a new Registered Manager - their very own Vicki Smith.

Vicki’s career in care began at Bluebird Care Walsall in 2018, after the completion of a degree in Social Care and Social Policy, and a Masters in Public Health. Joining as a Care and Support Supervisor, Vicki’s early career at Bluebird Care Walsall provided a platform for her success today.

According to leading Cosmetic and Restorative Dentist, Dr Kamala Aydazada, the demand for ‘the perfect smile’ is diminishing – people are now requesting imperfections to be added to their veneers to make them appear more natural. Traditionally, it’s been relatively easy to spot someone who has been treated with veneers. 

That classic white, ‘mono-tooth’ look sported by the likes of Simon Cowell, Katie Price and most of the cast of Love Island has been popular for many years now. However, Kensington-based Cosmetic Dentist Kamala Aydazada reports an increase in people asking for more natural looking veneers – with many requesting slight imperfections to be added.

Universities are being urged to do more to address mental health issues as it has been revealed that less than half of students feel enough has been done to support them over the last year.

The results were revealed in a survey conducted by Ivory Research, which found that only 43% of students felt that their university had taken sufficient steps to support their wellbeing during the pandemic and over 40% would have benefitted from more mental health support.

There are many different assumptions around what makes someone fit and healthy, and a new study has revealed just how important we as a nation think fitness is.

According to a survey of 15,946 UK adults carried out by Decathlon as part of the Decathlon Activity Index, a staggering 62% of Brits say being fit and healthy is important, with nearly 1 in 5 (15%) saying it is their biggest priority. 

Cignpost ExpressTest (a division of Cignpost Diagnostics Ltd) has expanded its drive through Covid-19 screening service at Birmingham Airport. The new facility will be particularly useful for members of the public returning from green and amber list destinations and requiring arrivals testing. 

The tests on offer are priced at £59 per person for travel passengers and £69 per person for Day 2 Arrivals tests. ExpressTest is delivered using the latest gold standard PCR equipment that is fully CE-IVD certified and manufactured to the highest possible standards, and tests are carried out by trained Screening Practitioners.