Health & Wellbeing

Barratt and David Wilson Homes has donated £3,000 to Oxford-based Helen and Douglas House, which was the world’s first children’s hospice.

An Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is set to move on a temporary and emergency basis to be the Treatment Centre at Birmingham’s Good Hope Hospital.

The Stourbridge branch of car dealership firm, Stephen Eagell Group, has supported Midlands Air Ambulance Charity by securing grant funding for its patient liaison and aftercare service.

A new service is offering parents and carers a convenient and easy way to monitor their baby's growth and wellbeing.

The William Wilson Turner Foundation is delivering six free health and wellbeing workshops in February and March in Oldbury, Smethwick and West Bromwich under the banner HealthWise – Prevent and Prosper.

Back by popular demand following the success of last year’s Ride Out and Festival – tickets are now on sale for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s much anticipated Bike4Life 2025.

A TV paramedic from the West Midlands is preparing to swap busy city centre streets for a remote mountain in Africa when he volunteers as the expedition medic on a charity climb.

A plaque honouring the lifesaving work of the country’s first sickle cell nurse counsellor, Dame Elizabeth Anionwu OM, was unveiled at a news blood donor centre in the heart of Brixton.

Data scientists and clinical researchers are working with High Street opticians for the first time to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from a routine eye test.

People are invited to come along and find out about cancer services at a special pop-up café being held to mark World Cancer Day next month.

Samsic, one of the UK’s leading cleaning and security companies, has generously donated more than £22,000 from its apprenticeship levy to support the training and development of three employees at Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

Datar Cancer Genetics (DCG) have announced the launch of Target-MRD, an advanced molecular residual disease (MRD) monitoring blood test for solid organ cancers.

Councillors in a London borough have approved the conversion of a house into a children’s care home with one member stating kids with ‘mental issues’ upset residents in his ward by shouting at them.

Workplace expert, Acas, is urging bosses to check in on their staff as its helpline statistics revealed a rise in mental health related calls in Autumn/Winter compared to Spring/Summer.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is asking the community to start the new year by making a meaningful impact.

Mytime Active is one of the first leisure operators in the country to be awarded a new mark of excellence that demonstrates its commitment to ensuring quality, safety and inclusivity for customers and staff at its facilities across Birmingham.