Health & Wellbeing

Lucy Air Ambulance for Children (Lucy AAC) is delighted to announce that they are the first Charity partner of the UK’s fastest growing delicious pizza chain, Caprinos Pizza Ltd, with a new store opening in West Bromwich at 2 Jowetts Lane B71 2RA on Monday 7th November.

They will be offering special offers and FREE pizzas to walk-in customers between 5 and 6pm. Commenting on why this small, national charity was chosen, Caprinos marketing manager Zamman Ahmed said: “To see how this charity is making such an impact, what they do and how they change lives - the decision was easy.”

Health City Cayman Islands, the Caribbean’s leading tertiary health care facility, has chalked up another first by treating two patients with peripheral vascular arterial disease (PVAD), a circulatory condition in which narrowed or occluded blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs.

Dr. Neeraj G. Shetty, Health City’s Consultant Vascular and Interventional Radiologist, reported that his team utilized a minimally invasive, endovascular, non-stenting technique to successfully treat two cases last month, the first time in the English-speaking Caribbean that this method was used for treating the health complication.

Birmingham-based charity Help Harry Help Others has been revealed as the very deserving winner of £10,000 worth of services from printing and branding firm, Embello. Hundreds of charities applied to the Tamworth company’s Brum:SOS project and five finalists were invited to the Embello HQ to pitch for the prize. 

West Midlands charity, the Kaleidoscope Plus Group are encouraging people to take part in their ultimate World Cup challenge this winter. The West Bromwich-based charity helps thousands of people across the UK each year and offers a range of services for people in need, struggling with their emotional health and wellbeing. Wembley to Qatar covers the staggering 4,186 miles from Wembley stadium to the Lusail Stadium, Qatar where the FIFA World Cup 2022 final will be held.

Cure Leukaemia is bringing back their spectacular four-day, 500km, closed-road cycling experience and it promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

Every aspect of the ride is planned with precision – from accommodation and transport to the all-important team of mechanics, motorcycle outriders and sports physios.

Consultant Dermatologist Dr Natalia Spierings of Channel 5’s Skin A&E and author Skintelligent: what you really need to know to get great skin is here to shake things up in the skincare world and isn’t afraid to tell the truth and call out the BS about all things related to skincare.

Drawing on a decade of work as a practicing consultant dermatologist, helping thousands of people achieve great skin, she will empower you with the knowledge to navigate the confusing world of skincare so you never get fooled into buying hundreds of pounds of disappointing cosmetic skincare products again.

Interest in singing groups for people living with dementia has soared in Birmingham thanks to a moving two-part documentary fronted by TV star Vicky McClure, says Alzheimer’s Society. Following last week’s final episode of the BBC One show ‘Our Dementia Choir Sings Again’, the charity has recorded a marked increase in enquiries about its popular Singing for the Brain service.

A new country-wide marketing campaign urging millions of eligible people to get their flu and Covid booster vaccines to top up their immunity will launch to (Monday 24 October), as almost 10 million people in England have already received their boosters. Adverts will air across television, radio, social media and in prominent locations, such as London’s Leicester Square, stressing the importance of people getting both vaccines to increase their protection this winter.

You-can’t-put-me Down syndrome is a photographic campaign that aims to challenge and rewrite the medical maternity narrative – showcasing young people and adults with Down syndrome living their best lives, each a valued and loved family member, each deserving of a maternity care system that no longer perpetuates and promotes stigma and discrimination towards them. 

A major new study has revealed how camping in the great outdoors improves people’s well-being and mental health. The Outjoyment Report was commissioned by The Camping and Caravanning Club and undertaken by a team of academics at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and Sheffield Hallam University.

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board has announced the appointment Bernadette Hanney into the role of independent chair of the local maternity services quality oversight and improvement group. This new leadership role, reporting to the chair of the Birmingham and Solihull local maternity and neonatal system (LMNS) Lisa Stalley-Green, will be pivotal in driving forward quality improvements through listening to service users and working with clinicians and staff within the LMNS, ensuring that the voices of women and families are central to decision making.

Glenside Hospital Museum, in Bristol are launching a Heritage England-funded project: Answering the Call: Our NHS Commonwealth Nurses. 

In the Museum archive we found a book that of trainee nurses; over ten years from 1956, 22% came from the Commonwealth, with 17% coming from the Caribbean islands.

Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is proud to announce Race Against Dementia (RAD) as the featured charity for the 2022 Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix and the Circuit’s 10th anniversary. RAD is a non-profit created by three-time Formula 1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart, OBE in 2016. Sir Jackie Stewart, OBE helped showcase the first USGP held at COTA in 2012.

As the nights become longer, people across Birmingham are preparing to set reminders to wind their clocks back on 30 October to reflect the change in season.

Despite this routine occurring twice every year, many people are caught out by the extra hour lost or gained. But for people with dementia in Birmingham, where there are an estimated 11,900 people living with condition, the time change may cause more than just a surprise.

Black Country Women’s Aid is running a chance of a lifetime sponsored challenge to support victims of domestic abuse. The thrilling event will see participants ‘fired’ up and walking over hot embers in the grounds of Dudley Arms in Himley on Wednesday 26^th October between 6 pm and 9 pm.

Dudley Councillor, Shaz Saleem, will be fundraising and braving the Firewalk among many other local Black Country community groups including: Black Country Aggregates (sponsors), Pavers (sponsors), The Enchanted Florist, Land Rover, Tile Choice, Jo Downing Martial Arts. Black Country Women’s Aid staff will be getting involved too.

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board has announced the appointment Bernadette Hanney into the role of independent chair of the local maternity services quality oversight and improvement group. This new leadership role, reporting to the chair of the Birmingham and Solihull local maternity and neonatal system (LMNS) Lisa Stalley-Green, will be pivotal in driving forward quality improvements through listening to service users and working with clinicians and staff within the LMNS, ensuring that the voices of women and families are central to decision making.