NEWS

A magnificent milestone in the local vaccination programme has been reached with the millionth dose being given in Rugby.

When Paul Roebuck was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2017 he felt his world had collapsed but four years on, he has not only recovered his speech but now teaches at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

Patients are set to benefit as a new £1 million purpose built Haematology and Oncology unit has opened its doors at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby.

Our partner Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is proud to support Dementia Action Week, taking place between 17 – 23 May.

NHS teams across Coventry and Warwickshire will trail new ways of working to help develop a blueprint for restoring routine NHS care after the pandemic, as part of a new plan unveiled today.

Health services across Coventry are coming together to provide a new way of delivering care for patients with a wide range of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.

The MHRA is carrying out a detailed review of reports of a very rare blood clotting problem affecting a small number of people who have had the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.

Coventry and Warwickshire has been officially designated as an “Integrated Care System” by NHS England.

The vaccination roving team of our partner Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust (CWPT) have been out vaccinating the vulnerable and elderly housebound residents in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

According to official figures released last week over 80% of people aged over 70 in Coventry and Warwickshire have received their coronavirus vaccination.

Health leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire have been made aware of fraudulent attempts to trick the public into sharing personal information, using invites to COVID-19 vaccination appointments as a cover.

The new NHS Vaccination Centre is among more than 30 opening across the country as the vaccination drive continues to accelerate.

The first patients in Bedworth and Nuneaton have received their coronavirus vaccines today. Amongst them were an 81-year couple, Vera and Mick Farn from Hartshill.

Six areas in England have been chosen to join the first phase of a major grant-funding and development programme designed to improve the health and wellbeing of communities and tackle health inequalities. 

An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults has found that seven in 10 (68%) say they are motivated to make healthier lifestyle changes in 2021 due to coronavirus.

The coronavirus vaccine is being rolled out in Coventry from this week at the hospital hub of our partner University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust.

Friends who first met when they began nurse training in 1978 are amongst the first to step forward to help the NHS in Coventry and Warwickshire deliver the largest vaccination programme in history.

Our partner Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership NHS Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Mel Coombes as its new Chief Executive.

Today (Wednesday 25 November) marks White Ribbon Day - the internationally recognised day where people are asked to wear a white ribbon to signal their opposition to male violence against women

The Coventry & Warwickshire health and care system has today implemented the new national NHS 111 system for accessing urgent and emergency care.