Health and Wellbeing News & Updates
- 1st January 2026
Women who undergo breast cancer removal and reconstructive surgery at the same time will now be able to stay awake for their procedures at operating theatres in Birmingham and Sandwell.
- 30th December 2025
January has a way of showing up on our skin. After weeks of indulgence — richer foods, festive drinks and a little less routine — many of us notice our skin feeling dull, dehydrated or lacking its usual resilience.
A patient has become the 100th person to have a robotic-arm assisted arthroplasty at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.
- 19th December 2025
The region’s first air quality warning system to alert residents to high pollution in their neighbourhood has been switched on by mayor Richard Parker.
- 18th December 2025
As winter sets in, Walsall Council is calling on residents to take action to protect themselves and their loved ones from the heightened risks of respiratory illness.
- 11th December 2025
With the festive season approaching, Walsall residents are being reminded to protect themselves and their loved ones from flu. With cases and hospital admissions rising earlier than usual this year
- 8th December 2025
When the mercury plummets and the garden is dusted in a layer of sparkling frost, the natural human instinct is to retreat indoors, bury ourselves under blankets, and wait for spring.
- 8th December 2025
Prominent Birmingham resident Dr Beverly Lindsay OBE is urging people with cataracts not to be afraid of having them removed.
- 8th December 2025
The Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together partnership is bringing together professionals, community groups and individuals with lived experience to shape the city's approach to supporting people with hoarding behaviours at a special event
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