Health & Wellbeing

Councillors have approved an increase in the amount the City of Wolverhampton Council pays to adult social care providers of between 7.45% and 9.79% in the next financial year.

Tagomics, developers of a cutting-edge platform for comprehensive disease insight and diagnosis, have just announced a £6.7m funding round.

Negotiations have resumed this week at the World Health Organisation (WHO) on a “pandemic treaty”, a legally binding instrument that aims to strengthen the WHO’s role in preventing, preparing for, and responding to future pandemics.

Councillors are being recommended to approve an increase in the amount the City of Wolverhampton Council pays to adult social care providers of between 7.45% and 9.79% in the next financial year.

Thursday 22nd February 2024 would have been the 24th birthday of the inspirational, Harry Moseley (pic). 

An essential ‘home away from home’ for military patients and their families has been given a perfect 10^th birthday present by one of the UK’s fastest growing manufacturers.

Hospitals, care homes and community healthcare providers have until March 1 to comply with a safety alert relating to medical beds that were issued following 18 deaths and 54 serious injuries to patients.

Residents in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to download the latest version of the free NHS app so they can access health services and information at their fingertips.

TV medic Dr Amir Khan is proud of his British-Pakistani heritage, but he previously revealed that he has faced prejudice.

Farming in the UK has been hit by an increase in flooding, drought, and heatwaves in recent years.

A recent study has found that less than a fifth (20%) of fitness influencers have any related qualifications or credentials, making it hard to choose which fitness advice to take.

A new centre for people who have experienced baby loss has been unveiled.

Orexa B.V., a Dutch life sciences company that is developing a new medicine that increases food intake and supports health in patients, announces that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2 clinical trial in the prevention of postoperative ileus.

GP patient lists have increased by nearly a fifth (19%) in the Midlands since 2015 as the number of GPs has plummeted, according to new TUC analysis of official figures.

Hundreds of young people in care in Wolverhampton were rewarded for their resilience, hard work and achievements at an inspirational awards celebration.

Loneliness is a subject which has come to the fore more than ever since the COVID pandemic.