Health and Wellbeing News & Updates
Dr Sarb Clare, acute medical consultant at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, has been awarded the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Oral Abstract Prize at the Medical Women’s Federation (MWF) Spring Conference.
Patients and families are being urged by a West Midlands NHS Trust to nominate healthcare heroes who have changed their lives.
- 25th March 2026
A £1.5 million boost has funded state-of-the-art equipment at a West Midlands NHS Trust which means quicker access to life-saving treatments and faster diagnosis of rare and infectious diseases.
The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital has opened a new cardiac catheter lab, which will reduce waiting times for patients undergoing cardiology procedures.
A major new research programme will review, develop and test the effectiveness of workplace health and wellbeing initiatives in reducing employees time off sick.
- 18th February 2026
A Coleshill-based clinic offering mental health and neurodiversity services is reporting rising demand.
- 17th February 2026
BHSF has renewed its long‑standing partnership with Benenden Health, continuing in its role as manufacturer and administrator of the Benenden Health Cash Plan.
- 19th December 2025
The region’s first air quality warning system to alert residents to high pollution in their neighbourhood has been switched on by mayor Richard Parker.
- 28th November 2025
Warwickshire Cricket Foundation and the Bob Willis Fund have tested a further 55 men for prostate cancer, bringing the total number of men tested to over 200 in 2025 through the collaboration.
- 13th November 2025
If you want your car to be reliable, you have to service it and maintain all of its parts – the engine, tyres, fuel, etc etc.