NHS Staff Demand Pay Rise
Unions representing NHS workers have written to the chancellor to demand a 3.9% pay rise as well as an extra £800 to make up for the "cut" they have seen over recent years.
Pay has fallen by 15% since 2010...
Sedentary Lifestyle Linked to Early Death
More than a million people took part in a study on physical activity that was published in the Lancet. The study classified people according to their levels of activity. The lowest amounts were less than 5 minutes a day,...
Prameet Shah talks about his role as a Community Pharmacist
We speak to Community Pharmacist, Prameet Shah from Islington to find out more about his role and how pharmacists can help people with minor health concerns.
How long have you been a Community Pharmacist and what inspired you to become...
Girl Who Donated Organs Helps A Record Eight People
Jemima Layzell, who died from a brain aneurysm, has helped a record eight different people, including five children, through organ donation.
The 13-year-old died in 2012, but donated her heart, pancreas, lungs, kidneys, small bowel and liver.
Jemima’s parents Sophy Layzell,...
Government To Create 5,000 New Nursing Training Places
As part of government efforts to boost the NHS workforce in England, more than 5,000 new places on nursing training courses are to be created each year.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that through a four-year apprenticeship at local hospitals,...
Birmingham Hospice launches innovative Satellite Clinics across the city
Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice has recently expanded its patient services including opening two Satellite Clinics across the city.
The Satellite Clinics will be based in Sparkbrook Community and Health Centre, Sparkbrook and Jiggins Lane Medical Centre, Bartley Green, with more...
Conceiving Troubles
Infertility - where a couple is unable to get pregnant despite having regular unprotected sex - is predicted to affect 3.5 million people in the UK.
A new study of more than 15,000 women and men in Britain revealed that...
Ramadan Advice For Birmingham Diabetics
Throughout Ramadan (2016: 7 June to 6 July) most Muslims are required to refrain from eating and drinking during daylight hours.
But diabetics are exempt from this if fasting would put their health at risk. (Speak to your Imam for...
Irresponsible Health Advice
Dr Alison Tedstone, Public Health England’s Chief Nutritionist said: “Advice to eat more fat is irresponsible and potentially deadly” in response to a report by the National Obesity Forum which advocates that eating fat may perhaps help in decreasing...
If you smoke on our site, even in your car, we will fine you...
'If you smoke ANYWHERE on our site you will be fined £50 - even in your car.' This was quoted by Midlands’s hospital trust warning patients and visitors.
West Birmingham and Sandwell hospitals NHS trust has brought in a zero tolerance...
