COVID vaccine: praise for ‘community hero’ volunteers in Walsall
Walsall-based volunteering services council One Walsall have praised the response to their social media call for help…
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Mental health patients forced to travel ‘hundreds of kilometres’ for treatment, despite government pledge
Lack of local mental health beds leads to patients from the Birmingham and Solihull Mental…
Reforms to the Mental Health Act announced
A “landmark” reform to mental health laws was announced last week, with aims to tackle…
Meet the Birmingham artist living with “man on fire” syndrome
A Birmingham artist is on a mission – to teach people about her invisible illness.…
Midlands leads the number of vaccines administered in England
Photo by Lisa Ferdinando With almost half a million vaccines administered, the Midlands are the…
WATCH: BE Talks – Black Country Blokes chat about mental health podcast
Five guys from the West Midlands are aiming to get men talking about their mental…
Birmingham supermarket to offer in-store COVID-19 vaccinations
Credit: Nipotan via Flickr A Birmingham supermarket will be the first in the country to…
“There is a real risk that many are continuing to attend early years settings while infected with the virus.” – Early Years Alliance CEO on keeping settings open
By VANESSA FILLIS AND GEORGE WILLOUGHBY Credit: BBC Creative on Unsplash Attendance in early years…
COVID: Birmingham conducting fewer lateral flow tests than national average
Walk-in lateral flow tests are being provided at the Utilita Arena (formerly the NIA). Photo…
New Covid-19 cases in Birmingham more than doubled since Christmas
Photo by Jakayla Toney on Unsplash Over 9,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in…