Health & Wellbeing

Shanchol, the oral cholera vaccine originally developed by Shantha Biotechnics, has received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Eli Lilly and Company, in partnership with leading Alzheimer's Disease (AD) experts at this year's Alzheimer Europe Conference, have called for urgent improvements to diagnostic pathways to ensure people in Europe can benefit from new therapeutic innovation.

Ahead of World Mental Health Day on Friday 10th October, Essex housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes is highlighting the steps it is taking to support staff wellbeing across the business.

Plans by George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton to farm out hundreds of NHS staff to a subsidiary company is in direct opposition to new government guidance, UNISON said.

To mark Gift Aid Awareness Day on Thursday 9th October, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is showcasing the incredible impact of a simple tick box exercise, and how it can save lives.

The City of Wolverhampton Council has been chosen to help rollout the new NHS Health Check Online.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is delighted to announce its new shop is due to be officially opened in Tipton on Thursday 9th October at 10.00am.

Wednesday 1 October marked the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and people in Wolverhampton are being reminded of the importance of breast screening and of routinely checking their breasts for any changes.

The UK’s leading hospitality charity, Hospitality Action, has unveiled its latest Step-by-Step guide focusing on Activating Wellbeing in Hospitality.

Staff and residents at Harper Fields care home in Balsall Common are celebrating because their wonderful colleague, Amy Melia, has been named Foundation Champion for the Midlands and North West division in the Barchester Care Awards 2025.

The University of Wolverhampton and the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to launch a joint medical academic training facility, creating a transformative 6-year BS-MD pathway for aspiring medical professionals.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, and hospitals across the country are celebrating a significant milestone, with 2,221 NHS patients now treated with lifesaving immunoglobin medicines made from UK-donated plasma since the first patients began receiving treatment in March 2025.

Just months ago, Turks and Caicos Islands’ beloved community figure, Martha Parker, lay motionless in a hospital bed, paralyzed from the neck down and fighting for her life.

Residents are being invited to come along and find out about cancer services when the Black Country Integrated Care System cancer bus calls at Queen Square, Wolverhampton, next Wednesday (17 September, 2025).

A pilot programme of postnatal pelvic floor Pilates has proved to be so successful that a regular programme for new mothers is now being launched at WV Active-Aldersley.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) is proud to share it has been ranked in the top 10 of community trusts in the country’s new NHS league tables.