News

13 March 2026

A Nurse from Cannock has written a book to help others starting in the profession. Sian Cadman, who works in Enhanced Recovery at Cannock Chase Hospital, has written Nurse in Progress: Year One – Beginning... Read the full article

11 March 2026

Wolverhampton is seeing the benefits of making sexual health services easier to access, with a sharp rise in sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing – and testing rates outstripping both the West Midlands and England averages... Read the full article

9 March 2026

A new specialist Nursing team has been established to support patients with dementia and/or delirium... Read the full article

9 March 2026

Midwives, Maternity Support Workers, health visitors, Neonatal Nurses and Public Health teams across the Black Country are highlighting an important campaign to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome... Read the full article

9 March 2026

Businesses across Wolverhampton are being invited to have a ball with fundraisers and help boost a £100,000 appeal set up to support families at the city’s New Cross Hospital... Read the full article

24 February 2026

Patients in Wolverhampton can now benefit from pioneering cardiac surgery, enabling them to recover more quickly and spend less time in hospital... Read the full article

23 February 2026

A Black Country HIV team has achieved more than 47,000 Blood Borne Virus (BBV) tests through a pioneering programme across two hospitals... Read the full article

12 February 2026

An LGBTQ+ Patient and Carer Forum could be set up across NHS Trusts in Walsall and Wolverhampton to help shape more inclusive services... Read the full article

6 February 2026

“He gave me the gift of life – I’m whole again thanks to him.” This weekend marks a special anniversary in Donna Hodgetts’ life as it will be 20 years since she had a kidney transplant... Read the full article

5 February 2026

A pilot scheme is supporting care home providers in Wolverhampton to strengthen how they prevent and manage infectious illness – helping to protect both residents and staff. The Care Home Health Protection Champion project aims to build knowledge and confidence among staff, residents and families around common infectious diseases, how infections spread, and what steps […].. Read the full article

3 February 2026

Ahead of this year's HIV Testing Week, the Mayor of Wolverhampton has demonstrated how quick and simple it is to use a HIV self-test kit at home... Read the full article

2 February 2026

A Wolverhampton patient has become one of the first in the country to receive a new type of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator designed to treat abnormal heart rhythms and prevent sudden cardiac arrest... Read the full article