News from August 2024

Dementia Connect is available to those affected by dementia and offers practical and emotional support to help Warwickshire residents live well with dementia

We’d like to know how you feel about your health data being used for research through the West Midlands Secure Data Environment. Please take a few minutes to tell us your views and help inform the future of the West Midlands SDE.

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis will find it easier to reach regional mental health support teams through the 111 system, the NHS has announced today.

The West Midlands Secure Data Environment will bring together people’s health and care information from across the West Midlands region.

Development of a new patient pathway featuring the FIT test and an automated referral process has improved the timeliness and accuracies of referral for lower GI cancer patients.

Residents across Coventry and Warwickshire with an interest in autism and support available are invited to join one of three upcoming ‘Together with Autism’ conferences being held this year.

The NHS in Coventry and Warwickshire is reminding people of the health services available to them across the August Bank Holiday weekend should they need to access treatment.

A concerted effort by a range of system partners to increase annual physical health checks amongst those with SMI has seen the uptake increase from 25.9% to 67.8% - an increase of over 450% in two years.

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System (ICS) is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for two HSJ Awards, highlighting our commitment to transforming healthcare in our communities.

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) and the Integrated Care Board (ICB) want to hear from individuals who currently use, or may in the future, use Community Support Services for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism with high support needs.

Over the weekend we have been appalled by the racist and Islamophobic violence which has happened across the country, and completely condemn it.

General Practitioners (GPs) have voted to commence collective action from 1st August.