News from March 2025

Residents with experience of adult social care in Warwickshire are invited to get together with a cuppa at the next online ‘Over a Brew’ event taking place on 3 April 2025.

The System wide Learning Showcase Event has been organised by the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (CWICB) Patient Safety Team to share the experience of the implementation and ongoing embedment of the Patient Safety Incident Response Frame

Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System (ICS) partners are supporting this year’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week which runs from 17 - 23 March 2025.

Take a look at this one page overview of where you can find support for neurodivergent people in Coventry and Warwickshire.

The language we use is important. Read on to see how it can improve communication around neurodivergence.

A community-led project to set up a sensory library at Coventry Central Library has now launched.

The NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) have announced that community rehabilitation beds in South Warwickshire will be permanently located at two sites, Leamington Spa Hospital and Stratford Hospital, following a decision made at an

Social Prescribing Day is an annual celebration of the people, organisations and communities who make social prescribing happen.

The Friends of the Hospital of St Cross have launched a £70,000 fundraising appeal to help provide new maternity equipment.

The project aimed to increase vaccination uptake during pregnancy at George Elliot Hospital (GEH) by providing dedicated midwife-led vaccination clinics for whooping cough, flu, and Covid-19.

NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are pleased to announce that Dr Imogen Staveley has today started in her new role as Chief Medical Officer.

As part of our focus this month on raising awareness about Prostate Cancer, Louis, a pastor from a church in Coventry has stepped forward to share his story about receiving a Prostate Cancer diagnosis.

Previously, ophthalmology referral pathways varied across the region, but when the NHS England Midlands regional team commissioned a new electronic eye care referral system, it provided the ICB with an opportunity to streamline the referral process.

This month is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and the NHS in Coventry and Warwickshire is encouraging men to be aware of the risk factors of Prostate Cancer and the symptoms to look out for.

On 31st January 2025, the Midlands Endoscopy Network hosted a launch event at the Village Hotel in Walsall.

A personalised care planning approach was introduced within the Sowe Valley Primary Care Network (PCN) to empower patients aged 20-39 with type 2 diabetes and a BMI over 30 to better manage their condition.

The Coventry and Warwickshire Community Autism Support Service (CASS) offers a choice of workshops and sessions for families/ carers, autistic people and professionals to join.