OUR PARTNER TO START COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAMME THIS WEEK
07 December 2020
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.
News from 2020
RETIRED NURSES WHO MET IN 1978 AMONGST FIRST TO STEP FORWARD FOR LOCAL COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAMME
02 December 2020
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.
TRUST ANNOUNCES CHIEF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT
25 November 2020
Our partner Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership NHS Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Mel Coombes as its new Chief Executive.
WHITE RIBBON DAY - DOMESTIC ABUSE AWARENESS
25 November 2020
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
NEW WAY OF ACCESSING URGENT NHS CARE NOW LIVE IN COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE
23 November 2020
The Coventry & Warwickshire health and care system has today implemented the new national NHS 111 system for accessing urgent and emergency care.
E-PRESCRIPTIONS SET TO BE INTRODUCED IN COVENTRY
18 November 2020
Electronic prescriptions are set to be introduced in Coventry, thanks to a £1.2m funding boost.
ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK 2020: SPEAKING UP ABOUT ALCOHOL AND MENTAL HEALTH
16 November 2020
Our partner Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is raising awareness of the link between alcohol and mental health during Alcohol Awareness Week between 16 – 22 November.
REGION'S NHS TRUST ACCREDITED FOR IMPROVING CARE FOR VETERANS
16 November 2020
Our partner Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has been announced as a Veteran Aware trust.
WARWICKSHIRE NORTH'S FIRST PERMANENT COVID-19 TEST CENTRE OPENS
04 November 2020
Warwickshire North's first permanent Covid-19 test centre has opened today in Bedworth.
NEW COVID-19 TESTING SITE OPENED TODAY IN COVENTRY
27 October 2020
A new walk-in coronavirus testing site has opened in Coventry city centre today.
KEEP WASHING YOUR HANDS - GLOBAL HAND WASHING DAY
15 October 2020
Health and care organisations across Warwickshire urge you to do the right thing for your family, friends and community by regularly washing your hands to protect against serious viruses.
NEW COVID-19 TEST SITE TO OPEN IN COVENTRY
14 October 2020
A fourth COVID-19 test site will open its doors on Monday 26 October, providing additional testing capacity for the city.
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2020: MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL
08 October 2020
Health partners across Coventry and Warwickshire are marking World Mental Health Day on 10 October by raising public awareness of resources that they can access to help improve their wellbeing.
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL AND PARTNERS LOOK TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS THROUGH NEW STRATEGIC BOARD
08 October 2020
Warwickshire County Council and partners have formed a Homelessness Strategic Board, in a bid to prevent homelessness across the county.
OUR PARTNER RUNS SURVEY ON DOMESTIC ABUSE IN WARWICKSHIRE
28 September 2020
Our partner Warwickshire County Council is asking residents and professionals to share their views on domestic abuse to improve services and support.
OUR PARTNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE GETS £3M WINTER A&E CASH BOOST
17 September 2020
Another of our partner hospitals has been given a government cash boost to help towards the expansion of its A&E department ahead of winter.
COVID-19 TESTING ISSUES: ADVICE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED
11 September 2020
The Coventry & Warwickshire Healthcare system is aware of issues affecting the national Covid-19 testing programme which are preventing people with symptoms from getting a test.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AVAILABLE AS CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL
09 September 2020
Health organisations across Coventry and Warwickshire are reminding parents, carers and guardians that mental health support is available as children return to school.
COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE WELLBEING FOR LIFE FESTIVAL GOES DIGITAL
07 September 2020
A digital celebration of wellbeing aims to highlight the importance of mental health – particularly in the current climate.
GET INVOLVED: NEW PATIENT DATA SHARING TOOL WILL IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE
04 September 2020
We are developing a powerful new tool to help improve the way we care for the communities we serve – and YOU can help.
WINTER CASH BOOST FOR TWO OF OUR PARTNER HOSPITALS
03 September 2020
Two of our partner hospitals have been given a £5m government boost to help care for their communities this winter.
OUR PARTNER THE ELIOT EDGES TOWARDS UK TOP SPOT FOR A&E PERFORMANCE
02 September 2020
It’s official – one of our partner hospitals has one of the best Emergency Departments in the country!
ANOTHER COVID-19 TESTING CENTRE TO OPEN IN COVENTRY
13 August 2020
A third COVID-19 testing centre is to open its doors in Coventry today.
NEW SUICIDE PREVENTION WEBSITE AIMS TO SUPPORT COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE RESIDENTS
06 August 2020
A new suicide prevention website aims to reach people in Coventry and Warwickshire who are desperately seeking support or anyone who is worried about a loved one or someone they know.
COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE CANCER PATIENTS TO BENEFIT FROM NEW NHS ROLL-OUT OF COVID-FRIENDLY TREATMENTS
03 August 2020
COVID-friendly cancer treatments that are safer for patients during the pandemic will be expanded and extended through a £160 million initiative.
NEW COVID-19 TEST CENTRE TO OPEN IN COVENTRY CITY CENTRE
03 August 2020
Another Covid-19 testing centre is to open in Coventry in the city centre.
OUR PARTNER FINDS WAY TO CONTINUE VACCINATING SCHOOL GIRLS AGAINT HPV
03 August 2020
Vaccinations for schoolchildren in the Warwick district have continued despite the ongoing restrictions due to Covid-19 - thanks to Warwick Racecourse.
NEW DEDICATED REGIONAL WEBSITE IN FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
21 July 2020
A new website aims to help residents in the region stay safe in the ongoing fight against Covid-19.
NATIONAL INDEX RECOGNISES OUR PARTNER'S BRILLIANT SPEAK UP CULTURE
09 July 2020
Our partner organisation South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) has ranked in the top 10 NHS trusts in the country for having an excellent speaking up culture.
COUNCIL PARTNERS COMBINE TO LAUNCH LOCAL COVID ‘TEST & TRACE’ PLAN
03 July 2020
A national ‘beacon’ Test and Trace programme involving our local authority partners has launched its Local Outbreak Control Plans.
CALL FOR CHILD VACCINATIONS DURING COVID-19 IN COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE
01 July 2020
Health and care organisations across Coventry and Warwickshire are encouraging residents to help protect the NHS by continuing to vaccinate children despite Covid-19.
COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE COVID-19 SHIELDING TO END FOR SOME
01 July 2020
Some vulnerable people in Coventry & Warwickshire at increased risk from COVID-19 due to existing medical conditions have been told they no longer need to be part of the government’s national shielding programme.
NHS ROLLS OUT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT BAME WOMEN
30 June 2020
The NHS is rolling out additional support for pregnant women of Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) background.
RECENT FIGURES SHOW WOMEN NOT BOOKING LIFE-SAVING CERVICAL SCREENING
22 June 2020
More than a third of all eligible women across Nuneaton, Bedworth and North Warwickshire do not have life-saving smear tests.
NEW DIGITAL SUPPORT HELPS PEOPLE LIVING WITH DIABETES MANAGE THEIR CONDITION DURING COVID CHALLENGE
12 June 2020
Diabetics in Coventry & Warwickshire can now get new online tools from the NHS to help them manage their condition during the coronavirus pandemic.
MACMILLAN’S SMART RESPONSE TO COVID KEEPS THE HELP AND SUPPORT COMING
09 June 2020
Cancer support centres in south Warwickshire are reaching out to self-isolating cancer patients with a package of virtual support.
DIABETES DOC REWARDED FOR PIONEERING WORK PROTECTING AT-RISK PATIENTS
09 June 2020
A pioneering doctor at one of our partner NHS Trusts has been awarded more than £7,000 to fund a new project aimed at protecting diabetics in deprived communities from Covid-19.
OPEN WIDE: DENTISTS’ BITESIZE RETURN TO BUSINESS AS USUAL
05 June 2020
Dental practices in Coventry & Warwickshire will begin to reopen from Monday (8 June) for face-to-face appointments that are pre-booked by phone or email.
RIGHT ROYAL THANK YOU FOR OUR AWESOME VOLUNTEERS
04 June 2020
The Duchess of Cornwall has brought National Volunteers Week to a close by paying tribute to Coventry & Warwickshire’s thousands of selfless, unpaid carers, helpers and supporters during the COVID-19 crisis.
HOSPICE ENHANCES ‘CARE AT HOME’ SERVICE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES
04 June 2020
Dedicated staff at Coventry & Warwickshire’s Myton Hospices have been thanked by the charity’s chief executive for their ongoing efforts in the fight against Covid-19.
CANNY COVENTRY CAR SWAP SCHEME IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
27 May 2020
Owners of polluting cars could soon swap them for ‘mobility credits’ as part of an innovative scheme to improve air quality in Coventry.
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS CRANK UP SUPPORT FOR OUR NHS PARTNER DURING COVID CRISIS
21 May 2020
A brilliant band of volunteers has been thanked for supporting vulnerable Warwickshire communities during the COVID-19 crisis.
NHS PARTNER GEORGE ELIOT ON COURSE TO RE-WRITE NATIONAL OVERALL QUALITY RATING
19 May 2020
The George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton has welcomed a report from the Care Quality Commission that has rated its Surgery service as ‘Good’.
ARTS BODY ANNOUNCES COVID GRANT WINS
19 May 2020
Coventry and Warwickshire Creative Health Alliance has today (Tuesday 19 May) confirmed grant awards totalling £77,000 to eight local organisations to support work to reduce isolation in the light of the Covid 19 pandemic.
URGENT CALL TO ACT F.A.S.T. ON STROKE SYMPTOMS DESPITE COVID-19
18 May 2020
People in Coventry & Warwickshire are being urged to dial 999 if they or a loved one has stroke symptoms - and not put off seeking help because of coronavirus.
MIDWIFERY BRILLIANCE DELIVERS NATIONAL AWARD
14 May 2020
Mums-to-be in south Warwickshire are getting the best treatment in the country – and that’s official.
COUNCIL PARTNER AND COMMUNITY GROUPS COME TOGETHER TO HELP THE VULNERABLE COPE WITH COVID-19
14 May 2020
People and groups are working closely with our partner Warwickshire County Council to help communities cope with the Covid-19 crisis.
PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATION SUPPORTS COVID CANCER CARE
12 May 2020
A private hospital is joining forces with our NHS trust partners in Coventry and Warwickshire to treat cancer patients during the COVID-19 crisis.
PEOPLE WITH CANCER SYMPTOMS URGED TO CALL THEIR GP DESPITE COVID-19
11 May 2020
Local NHS organisations urge people to get cancer symptoms checked as GP referrals drop by 66%.
COPING WITH COVID ACROSS COVENTRY – OUR COUNCIL PARTNER’S AT-A-GLANCE GUIDE TO HELP AND SUPPORT
11 May 2020
Our council partner's at-a-glance guide to help and support during COVID-19.
TECH CLEVERNESS KEEPS THE CARED FOR CONNECTED DURING COVID CRISIS
05 May 2020
Hospital patients and care home residents across Coventry and Warwickshire are being helped to stay in touch with family and friends during the COVID-19 crisis - thanks to innovative use of technology.
OUR HOSPITAL PARTNERS STRESS NHS REMAINS ‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’
28 April 2020
The leaders of our three acute NHS Trust partners have issued a joint public plea: ‘If you are ill with non-COVID-19 symptoms, continue to seek medical help as you always did.’
OUR COVID-19 TESTING SITE UPGRADED TO REGIONAL CENTRE
23 April 2020
The drive-through coronavirus testing facility at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry is to become a regional testing centre as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to increase testing for thousands more NHS and other key workers.
CREATIVES URGED TO HELP PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELLBEING
22 April 2020
Coventry and Warwickshire arts organisations and artists are being invited to put forward their ideas to help people at risk of social isolation in the current COVID-19 crisis.
STAFF COVID-19 TESTING
21 April 2020
You may have become aware that COVID-19 testing has begun at Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
DOMESTIC ABUSE HELP AND SUPPORT
15 April 2020
Our local authority partner Warwickshire County Council is working hard to help victims of domestic abuse during the COVID-19 lockdown.
MEDICAL STUDENTS JOIN COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE FRONTLINE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
14 April 2020
Medical students are supporting our health services across Coventry and Warwickshire in the fight against COVID-19.
OUR PARTNER’S ‘GET WELL SOON BORIS’ MEDIA STARS ARE UNMASKED
14 April 2020
They made national headlines with their ‘Get Well Soon Boris’ frontline photograph - and now the hero doctors and nurses at our NHS partner George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust have received a little more of the positive publicity they so deserve.
GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR BEREAVED FAMILIES
14 April 2020
One sad consequence of the COVID-19 epidemic is an inevitable marked increase in the number of deaths within families across Coventry & Warwickshire.
OUR NHS PARTNER HELPS JAGUAR LAND ROVER INNOVATE IN FIGHT AGAINST COVID19
08 April 2020
One of our NHS partners is at the centre of manufacturing innovation in the fight against COVID-19.
OUR PARTNER'S FRONTLINE CLINICAL TEAMS MAKE A SPLASH WITH 'GET WELL SOON' MESSAGE FOR PM BORIS
08 April 2020
Frontline medical staff at our partner George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust sent a get well soon message to Prime Minister Boris Johnson - which made it onto the front page of TWO national newspapers.
COVID19 RESPONSE – SERVICE CHANGES AT PARTNERSHIP LOCAL AUTHORITIES
07 April 2020
Our local authority partners are working round the clock in the fight against COVID19.
STROKE: PUBLIC CONSULTATION RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED
07 April 2020
Developing stroke services in Coventry and Warwickshire - new stroke services to be implemented
COVID19 RESPONSE – SERVICE CHANGES AT PARTNERSHIP HOSPITALS
06 April 2020
Changes to local hospital services due to Covid-19
OUR PARTNER LEADING ON INNOVATIVE VULNERABLE OFFENDER SCHEME
24 February 2020
Health professionals and the police are joining forces across Warwickshire to reduce re-offending.
EXCITING PARTNERSHIP NEWS AS ICBS SET TO MERGE
21 February 2020
The three Integrated Care Boards across Coventry and Warwickshire are set to become one.
TECH TRIAL REBOOTING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE
13 February 2020
Access to services for those we serve could soon get easier and more effective – thanks to innovative work being done by one of our NHS partners.
YEAR OF WELLBEING BLOGGER: AMY'S STORY
02 January 2020
Coventry-based Year of Wellbeing blogger Amy has used her own creative writing blog as a way to help herself overcome challenges to her wellbeing.
YEAR OF WELLBEING BLOGGER: GAYNOR'S STORY
02 January 2020
Year of Wellbeing blogger Gaynor knew she needed to understand her condition. Now she has used her experience to help others understand the illness, too.