Health and Wellbeing News & Updates
A new website has been launched for Real Food Rebellion, a national initiative helping young people better understand food and make healthier choices.
- 22nd April 2026
Children and young people who have missed one of their school aged vaccinations are invited to get them at a special catch up clinic taking place this weekend.
- 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.
- 18th March 2026
People are being urged to be aware of the symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) as Wolverhampton prepares to mark World TB Day on Tuesday (24 March, 2026).
The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital has opened a new cardiac catheter lab, which will reduce waiting times for patients undergoing cardiology procedures.
- 13th March 2026
A new partnership has been announced between NHS’s Birmingham & Solihull Procurement Collaborative and Better Signage to provide name badges to staff across the region.
Walsall Council is reminding residents about the risks associated with illegal tobacco products and to use this year’s No Smoking Day on Wednesday 11 March as an opportunity to take positive steps towards quitting.
A major new research programme will review, develop and test the effectiveness of workplace health and wellbeing initiatives in reducing employees time off sick.
Wolverhampton is seeing the benefits of making sexual health services easier to access, with a sharp rise in sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing – and testing rates outstripping both the West Midlands and England averages.
- 10th March 2026
Midwives, Maternity Support Workers, health visitors, Neonatal Nurses and Public Health teams across the Black Country are highlighting an important campaign to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.