News from September 2023

A new imaging unit that will allow for an additional 4,000 procedures per year has opened at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby.

An 83-year-old man has become the very first patient at Warwickshire North’s pilot Frailty Hub Clinic. Gerald Spencer and his wife were met with an ovation from a range of health and social care staff as they entered the doors of Hazelwood Practice.

More than four million people in the Midlands can book their life-saving autumn Covid vaccine online from today (18 September) as the NHS steps up its winter vaccination programmes early in response to the risk of the new Covid variant. 

Residents of older adult care homes and people who are housebound will begin receiving their covid and flu vaccinations from today, as the NHS kickstarts the winter vaccinations campaign.

Continued improvements are being made in Warwickshire to enhance support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

More than 550 Midlands community pharmacies are now able to offer oral contraception to local people who have previously been prescribed by a GP. 

The UK Health Security Agency and Met Office have issued a Heat-health Amber Alert for the West Midlands until 9pm Sunday 10th September.

As one of the commitments within the NHS Long Term Plan, Proactive Care provides personalised community-based coordinated care that starts with what matters to the individual, and approaches care based on the individual’s strengths.