Health & Wellbeing

This festive season Birmingham Hospice is calling on the local community to give their Christmas trees a new purpose by supporting its annual Christmas Treecycling campaign.

The Asian population is being urged to save lives by signing the NHS Organ Donor Register, ahead of a major multi-sport event next summer that will celebrate transplant recipients and donors.

King Charles has been praised for his candour in talking about his cancer treatment where he highlighted the importance of early detection and screening.

Residents in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to take simple steps to protect themselves and their families from illness this winter.

Over 1,200 liver scans have now been completed at a pioneering series of pop-up clinics across Wolverhampton designed to bring non-invasive health screening directly into the community.

A pioneering study introduces a comprehensive psychological framework to tackle fatigue, a challenge that affects millions worldwide in healthcare, sport, and everyday life.

A screening programme for prostate cancer for all men in the UK is not justified, according to a hugely influential group of experts.

Colleagues from Birmingham Airport (BHX) and other partner organisations have raised £18,680.91 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity by participating in fun run along the airport’s runway.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is delighted to announce the return of its popular Santa Experience, taking place over an entire weekend on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December at the charity’s Cosford airbase and Headquarters in Shifnal, Shropshire.

Galway medtech company SymPhysis Medical has been awarded a $1.25 million non-dilutive grant from the Rhode Island Life Science Hub to support the US development of its releaze Drainage System, an at-home device designed to help late-stage cancer patients manage life-limiting fluid build-up in the chest.

The Chancellor will double down on the government’s commitment of continuing to slash NHS waiting times in this week’s Budget - confirming the investment for hundreds of new Neighbourhood Health Centres that will deliver healthcare direct to people’s doorsteps across the country.

Two Black Country councils recently met with UK Government ministers Josh MacAlister, Minister for Children and Families, and Jess Phillips, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, visited Wolverhampton’s Graiseley Family Hub.

As part of the government’s drive to bring down the cost of living, the Chancellor has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) urging them to launch a market study into private dentistry costs and practices. 

As flu cases rise across the region, health leaders in Wolverhampton are urging everyone who is eligible to come forward for their flu vaccination as soon as possible.

Nishkam Healthcare Trust (NHT), based at 21-23 Soho Road, Handsworth, is a beacon of compassion and community services.

Fox Hollies Leisure Centre will once again be offering a free to attend night-time walking and running club to show backing for This Girl Can’s (TGC) Let’s Lift the Curfew campaign, which aims to help women stay active during the winter months.