Health & Wellbeing

Wednesday 1 October marked the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and people in Wolverhampton are being reminded of the importance of breast screening and of routinely checking their breasts for any changes.

The UK’s leading hospitality charity, Hospitality Action, has unveiled its latest Step-by-Step guide focusing on Activating Wellbeing in Hospitality.

Staff and residents at Harper Fields care home in Balsall Common are celebrating because their wonderful colleague, Amy Melia, has been named Foundation Champion for the Midlands and North West division in the Barchester Care Awards 2025.

The University of Wolverhampton and the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding to launch a joint medical academic training facility, creating a transformative 6-year BS-MD pathway for aspiring medical professionals.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, and hospitals across the country are celebrating a significant milestone, with 2,221 NHS patients now treated with lifesaving immunoglobin medicines made from UK-donated plasma since the first patients began receiving treatment in March 2025.

Just months ago, Turks and Caicos Islands’ beloved community figure, Martha Parker, lay motionless in a hospital bed, paralyzed from the neck down and fighting for her life.

Residents are being invited to come along and find out about cancer services when the Black Country Integrated Care System cancer bus calls at Queen Square, Wolverhampton, next Wednesday (17 September, 2025).

A pilot programme of postnatal pelvic floor Pilates has proved to be so successful that a regular programme for new mothers is now being launched at WV Active-Aldersley.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) is proud to share it has been ranked in the top 10 of community trusts in the country’s new NHS league tables.

For Sickle Cell Awareness Month this September, the NHS is asking people to check whether they have the Sickle Cell trait and to give blood to support those living with Sickle Cell Disorder.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has reached a major milestone by completing its 80,000th mission – more than any other air ambulance charity in the UK.

WW International, Inc., the global leader in science-backed weight management, have just announced the launch of ‘WeightWatchers for Menopause’, a groundbreaking programme that sets a new standard in women’s health, designed to support women through every stage of the menopause journey, from perimenopause to post-menopause.

The countdown is on for the National Recovery Walk 2025, with Wolverhampton hosting the event for the very first time.

VO2 Master was featured in the latest issue of Men’s Health magazine in an article titled 'Reverse Your Heart Age.'

Sharon Lewis, from Miami, Florida, in the U.S.A., made headlines 11 years ago when she naturally gave birth to triplets at age 47. Now 58 years old, she and her children are healthy and thriving.

Turks and Caicos Islands Minister of Health and Human Services Kyle Knowles has described Health City Cayman Islands as offering “world-class facilities” comparable to those in the United States, underscoring the importance of regional partnerships in ensuring access to quality health care for small island states.