Health & Wellbeing

Workplace experts Acas has published new guidance on neonatal care leave to coincide with a change in the law this weekend.

People are being are invited to Cheltenham Racecourse’s highly anticipated season finale, once again proudly supporting Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s lifesaving pre-hospital emergency care in the region.

The National Autistic Society will improve public understanding of autism and change attitudes and behaviour towards autistic people through a new campaign, as new surveys from the charity reveal negative experiences are a regular part of daily life for autistic people, who avoid going out and are isolated as a result.

The family of a passionate football supporter, who tragically passed away from a cardiac arrest, has raised enough money to fund four new defibrillators.

In a landmark moment for health care in the Cayman Islands, Health City at Camana Bay proudly announced that it has delivered three healthy babies since the recent introduction of its maternity services.

With a national decline in Payroll Giving, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is encouraging individuals and businesses to consider this tax efficient method as a way to support its vital lifesaving services.

South London blood donors have saved more than 11,000 lives in the three months since Brixton’s new blood donor centre opened to the public, data from NHS Blood and Transplant reveals.

A surge in enrolments for Special Needs Assistant (SNA), healthcare, homecare, and childcare training has been reported by Midlands-based education provider Forus Training, reflecting a broader trend of women returning to the workforce and reskilling into care-related roles.

On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic.

The father of a four-year-old boy is aiming to raise £100,000 to pay for his son’s prosthetic legs after a Strep A infection led to their amputation.

More than 100 million people in Vietnam will benefit from life-saving emergency pre-hospital care thanks to the expertise of Birmingham City University (BCU).

On Wednesday 12 March 2025, the University of Wolverhampton proudly hosted the ‘Mental Health in Higher Education – Surviving and Thriving’ conference, bringing together academic leaders, professional service teams, and students to advance the conversation on mental health within the university community. 

In the UK around 3.25 million people are living with chronic kidney disease, with around 31,000 people on dialysis right now.

The concerted drive to reduce tobacco use by Haringey residents has received a significant boost.

People are being urged to be aware of the symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) as Wolverhampton prepares to mark World TB Day on Monday 24 March, 2025.

Fox Hollies Leisure Centre has launched a free to attend night-time walking and running club to show its backing for This Girl Can’s (TGC) Let’s Lift the Curfew campaign, which aims to highlights the fact that almost 75% of women alter their outdoor activity routines during the winter months.