More children and young people in Telford & Wrekin are set to get support with their mental wellbeing with the launch of the new North Telford Mental Health Support Team.
Nuvaxovid, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax, has been given regulatory approval by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), making it the fifth COVID-19 vaccine authorised by the UK’s independent medicines regulator.
This follows rigorous clinical trials, set up to test the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.
MPFT was selected by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to host the regional vaccine trials for the West Midlands.
A new residential unit for people requiring intensive support to reduce severe dependence on alcohol or drugs was opened by Dame Carol Black, author of the 2021 Government commissioned independent review of national drug policy, in Fareham, Hampshire, this month.
The Perinatal and Maternal Care services provided by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) were the winners of a national Positive Practice in Mental Health Award in the Perinatal Mental Health Category.
People with diabetes in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin now have even more choice about where they can receive their routine diabetic eye screening.
A project to improve digital pathways for patients with low back pain has been successful in securing funding from the NHSX Adoption Fund.
The Adoption Fund was set up by NHSX to support innovation in the NHS.
