PHARMACY AND GP OPENING TIMES OVER NEW YEAR WEEKEND AND BANK HOLIDAY
29 December 2022
Ahead of the New Year Bank Holiday, people in Coventry and Warwickshire are being reminded how to access health services.
News from 2022
NHS TELLS PATIENTS TO CONTINUE TO ACCESS EMERGENCY CARE DURING INDUSTRIAL ACTION
15 December 2022
People should continue to come forward for the care they need during industrial action, the NHS has said today.
SAFETY ADVICE FOR FROZEN WATER
12 December 2022
Following recent incidents around frozen water and with the cold weather set to continue, people are being reminded of the dangers presented by frozen bodies of water as well as being issued safety advice.
GENERAL PRACTICE DATA ON APPOINTMENTS
01 December 2022
NHS England have released General practice data, it contains data on appointments that have taken place in general practice in England.
COV SAFE SPACE IS BACK THIS FESTIVE PERIOD
24 November 2022
Cov Safe Space will be returning to the city centre to help keep people safe during the festive period.
TOGETHER WITH AUTISM CONFERENCES FOR COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE RESIDENTS
16 November 2022
Together with Autism conferences are being held in Coventry and Warwickshire to support families and anyone who wants to better understand autism and find out about support available to families.
NURSING RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN ON TRACK TO BOOST NHS IN COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE
20 October 2022
The NHS and Coventry University are racing towards their target to recruit 1,000 new local adult nurses by 2027.
PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING AGAINST NITROUS OXIDE USE
19 October 2022
Health and care partners in Coventry are warning younger residents of the dangerous and damaging effects of using nitrous oxide, more commonly known as ‘laughing gas’.
COVENTRY URGENT COMMUNITY RESPONSE SERVICE EXPANDED
12 October 2022
The Coventry Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service is now available to provide urgent support seven-days a week, between the hours of 08:00-20:00 and can now be accessed via the NHS 111 Service for the first time.
NEW TIMESCALE FOR NHS111 TRANSFER AGREED
29 September 2022
A new timescale for the transfer of the NHS111 West Midlands contract has been agreed to ensure patients are unaffected by the change in provider during the busy winter period.
NEW 'LOVE YOUR BUMP’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE
20 September 2022
A new campaign encouraging parents-to-be to quit smoking called ‘Love Your Bump’ has launched in Coventry and Warwickshire.
OVER 65s CAN NOW BOOK AUTUMN COVID BOOSTER
13 September 2022
People aged 65 and over will be able to book their autumn COVID booster through the national booking system from today, meaning five million more people can now top up their protection ahead of winter.
NHS INVITES MORE THAN 4 MILLION PEOPLE FOR AUTUMN BOOSTER AS CARE HOMES SET TO GET FIRST JABS
05 September 2022
Care home residents and staff are set to be among the first in the world to receive the new, variant-tackling jabs from next week, as the NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme moves to the next phase.
NEW STROKE PATHWAY LAUNCHED IN COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE
01 September 2022
The way stroke patients in Coventry and Warwickshire receive care will change from today (1st September) as part of a new approach designed to provide high quality and consistent treatment across the region.
“THINK 111 ONLINE FIRST THIS AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY”, URGES NHS
25 August 2022
The NHS is expecting an extremely busy period over the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend and is encouraging anyone who needs non-urgent medical care to ‘think 111 Online first’ and use the NHS111 Online service.
NHS COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE REMINDS PEOPLE TO ORDER PRESCRIPTIONS IN TIME FOR AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY
22 August 2022
Ahead of the August Bank Holiday, GPs and Pharmacists across Coventry and Warwickshire are urging people to order repeat prescriptions in plenty of time ahead of this weekend and Bank Holiday.
COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE CCG ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
18 August 2022
The Annual General Meeting of the previous Coventry and Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group will be held on Thursday 22nd September 2022 at 10.00am.
NHS AIMING TO RECRUIT 1,000 NURSES IN COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE
17 August 2022
The NHS in Coventry & Warwickshire has set out to recruit an extra 1,000 nurses to staff the region’s health and care services.
NEW PROVIDER FOR NHS111 SERVICE
21 July 2022
DHU Healthcare are preparing to step-in and run the West Midlands NHS111 service after West Midlands Ambulance Service decides to hand back the contract.
COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE WIN BIG AT COVID-19 VACCINATION AWARDS
21 July 2022
The Coventry and Warwickshire COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has won a raft of critical acclaim at this year’s regional COVID-19 Vaccination Awards.
COMMUNITY RESEARCH CHAMPIONS
16 July 2022
Volunteers have been recruited as Community Research Champions to support with local engagement within their communities.
INTEGRATING MUSCULOSKELETAL PATHWAYS
15 July 2022
Giving patients the right care, at the right time, in the right place – supporting people at all points on the pathway.
POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
14 July 2022
Speaking to communities in Warwickshire North, to better understand their experience of accessing healthcare services.
REDUCING GYNAECOLOGICAL WAITING TIMES USING THE PRIMARY CARE GYNAECOLOGY SERVICE
14 July 2022
Developing a Primary Care Gynaecological Service (PCGS) to shift gynaecological services from acute hospitals to community settings.
THE BACK TO HEALTH VOLUNTEERING MODEL
13 July 2022
The Back to Health volunteering model uses volunteering as a catalyst for closer integration of health and care systems.
ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
12 July 2022
Promoting healthy lifestyles and healthy weight within the education setting.
ACCELERATING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH A COMMUNITY DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE
11 July 2022
The new centre forms part of the NHS England’s core delivery plan for tackling delays in elective care disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
USING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 TO REMAIN SAFE AT HOME
11 July 2022
To help support patients to remain in their own homes safely wherever possible, the Partnership set up The ‘Covid Oximetry at Home Service’.
SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE’S INTEGRATED SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS (ISPA)
11 July 2022
Developing an Integrated Single Point of Access (iSPA) where patients, carers and all health professionals can refer to services.
WARWICKSHIRE FRAILTY SERVICE KEEPS HALF OF PATIENTS AT HOME AFTER FALLS
10 July 2022
Providing care as close to home as possible so that frail are assessed and seen by a frailty consultant early in their journey.
USING PROACTIVE CARE TO SUPPORT PATIENTS WITH LONG-TERM CONDITIONS
09 July 2022
Healthcare professionals coming together to share the learning of current Proactive Care practices.
MANAGING DETERIORATION IN CARE HOMES
09 July 2022
Launching the Managing Deterioration Safety Improvement Programme to support care home residents to stay healthy.
URGENT COMMUNITY RESPONSE SERVICE: KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF HOSPITAL
09 July 2022
Providing urgent support seven days a week to help prevent hospital admissions.
WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER ENDOSCOPY SERVICES
09 July 2022
Supporting patients to access endoscopy services more quickly, improving their chance of benefiting from early intervention.
PEOPLE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY STEPS AS COVID-19 HOSPITALISATIONS INCREASE IN COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE
08 July 2022
The NHS in Coventry and Warwickshire is urging people to take precautions as the number of people in local hospitals with COVID-19 increases to more than 200.
POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT ‘HACKATHONS’ IN SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE
08 July 2022
Data analysts use hackathon events to analyse health data using a linked data set to identify opportunities for beneficial health intervention.
COVID VACCINATION PROGRAMME COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE
08 July 2022
Involving local communities and reaching out to seldom heard and vulnerable groups to talk about the vaccination programme.
SOURCING SECOND-HAND LAPTOPS TO HELP AFGHAN REFUGEES RESETTLE IN THE COMMUNITY
08 July 2022
Enabling resettled families to access vital technology.
WORKING TOGETHER TO INCREASE LIFE EXPECTANCY
07 July 2022
The Call to Action programme is being adopted across Coventry and Warwickshire.
THERE'S MORE TO YOUR GP PRACTICE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK - MEET YOUR GP PRACTICE TEAM
04 July 2022
The NHS in Coventry and Warwickshire is highlighting a campaign to help local people understand how their GP practice works, what types of appointments are on offer and what kind of healthcare professionals work there.
A NEW STAGE IN INTEGRATED CARE FOR COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE
01 July 2022
Welcome to a new stage in Integrated Care for Coventry and Warwickshire. We are the new Integrated Care Board (ICB), bringing together health and care across Coventry and Warwickshire.
ACCESSING HEALTHCARE SERVICES & GETTING A COVID-19 VACCINATION THIS MAY DAY WEEKEND
29 April 2022
The May Day Bank Holiday is nearly here, and we want to make people aware of the healthcare services available this weekend and bank holiday, including getting a Covid-19 vaccination.
HEALTHCARE ADVICE & TREATMENT ON YOUR LOCAL HIGHSTREET AND NHS 111 ONLINE – THE HEALTH SERVICES YOU NEED TO KNOW OVER EASTER WEEKEND
12 April 2022
As the Easter bank holiday approaches, we are reminding people of the healthcare services available over Easter weekend and how to access them.
NHS URGES THOSE WHO HAD COVID IN DECEMBER TO GET BOOSTED
07 February 2022
People who had Covid-19 over Christmas are reminded to get boosted now if they haven’t already done so, as the biggest and fastest NHS vaccination programme continues.
PARTNERS SUPPORT STRONGER COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL HOSPICES
24 January 2022
Within Warwickshire, exciting work is underway with hospice providers to develop a collaborative approach across the hospice sector.
‘COVID HAS NOT GONE AWAY' WARN COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE NHS
14 January 2022
As cases of Covid-19 rise, the NHS in Coventry and Warwickshire is urging people to take steps to protect themselves, others and the NHS.