1 in every 50 people in queue for key medical tests
More than 1.4 million NHS patients, one in every 50 people, are on waiting lists…
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Birmingham’s mental health services “desperately in need of funding and updating”
Birmingham’s mental health hospitals are underfunded and understaffed despite increasing pressure on them, claims an…
Charity says more needs to be done so disabled are not overlooked
Pexels-cottonbro A Birmingham charity says more needs to be done to support people with complex…
“Long time no see”: Picking your mental health back up post-lockdown
In 2017, Theresa May unveiled a comprehensive plan to tackle the mental health crisis. Today…
Andrea Lee: “The Clean Air Zones, they’re not about banning all vehicles, they’re about banning the worst polluting ones”
The countdown to Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) launch is less than a week away (1 June). But the battle to get there and have the government comply with the legal limits of air pollution wasn’t an easy task. Client Earth, an environmental law charity, had to do three legal battles against the British government to see some change.
Studies show Birmingham students are less stressed than the national average.
Birmingham students have been rated as the third least-stressed in the country. Roughly one in…
Taskforce launched to reduce Birmingham’s ‘shocking’ infant mortality rate
Credit: SeppH/Pixabay Birmingham City Council has launched a taskforce aimed at reducing the city’s infant…
What is the Clean Air Zone set to launch in 1 June?
A Clean air zone sign near Birmingham City Centre A Clean Air Zone (CAZ for…
Wolverhampton PC gets awards nomination after her extra help for homeless locals
Credit: Police and Crime Commissioner A Wolverhampton police officer has been given an awards nod…
Right To Food Campaign submit proposals to tackle food poverty
Campaigners in Birmingham are calling for a legally binding Right To Food in the UK which would include the provision of universal free school meals and the use of school canteens as community kitchens.