News from 2021

The big day is nearly here and whilst the NHS is very busy, your local services are here for you over the festive period.

A senior doctor in Coventry and Warwickshire today urged everyone who is eligible to get their booster jab, as new figures show the NHS vaccination programme racked up record numbers of jabs this weekend.

The NHS in Coventry and Warwickshire has responded to the Covid-19 vaccination programme expansion to offer every adult the chance to book a booster by the end of the year.

Nuneaton has been selected as one of several places within the West Midlands to take part in the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. 

With Christmas fast approaching, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) is urging patients to order repeat prescriptions in plenty of time to make sure they have enough medication to last over the festive break. 

People in Coventry and Warwickshire are being urged to have their COVID-19 vaccine this weekend where additional appointments have been made available as part of a national Grab a Jab Weekend.

Local Authority and NHS partners across Coventry and Warwickshire are working together to help tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance – reminding people that we need to save antibiotics for when they are really needed.

Winter is going to be challenging for health and social care organisations and so your local NHS trusts are asking for your help.

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and the Lions Club of Coventry Godiva in partnership have organised a Diabetes and Health Awareness Event to support local communities.

Over 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Coventry and Warwickshire by GP Local Vaccination Sites. 

the NHS in Coventry and Warwickshire today released further details on how funding to create Community Diagnostic Centres across England was going to be spent to help patients across the area benefit from earlier diagnostic tests closer to home.

Coventry and Warwickshire healthcare leaders having been working in collaboration with the health and social care partners to get ready to deliver COVID vaccines to 12- to 15-year-olds and COVID boosters as part of the government winter plans. 

Our health and care services across Coventry and Warwickshire are exceptionally busy at the moment, with some days this week seeing tremendous peaks in demand for our ambulances and accident and emergency departments.

Transport to COVID-19 vaccination appointments has been arranged with the volunteer transport providers that cover Warwickshire.

The ICS is looking for an inspirational Chair, who, alongside colleagues across the partnership organisations, can lead Coventry and Warwickshire in the next stage of our transformation.

Does your organisation offer opportunities for people if they are feeling lonely or isolated? Warwickshire County Council would like to hear your views.

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System is pleased to announce its success in securing funding of £11.9 million over three years from NHS England / NHS Improvement. 

An ambitious programme to transform special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support services across Warwickshire is moving forward.

Local NHS and public health leaders are reminding everyone aged 18 and over where they can get their Covid vaccinations in the run up to 19th July.

Health leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire have sent an open letter to residents, calling on them to be careful when COVID restrictions ease on Monday (19 July).

Past and current smokers in Coventry and Rugby are being invited to a NHS lung health check in a drive to improve earlier diagnosis of lung cancer and save more lives. 

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will be visiting Warwickshire next week.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) is delighted to have been awarded two Health Service Journal (HSJ) Partnership Awards 2021. 

Local health and care leaders are asking people across Coventry and Warwickshire to roll up at a pop-up vaccination clinic and roll up their sleeves to get their vital first or second doses of the vaccine this weekend.

Local health and care leaders are joining the rest of England in celebrating the success of delivering Covid vaccinations by supporting the national, Big Weekend Walk-in.

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.