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High blood pressure can lead to stroke and heart disease.
It is thought that around 6 million people in the UK have high blood pressure and are not aware of it. High blood pressure is the main cause of strokes and heart attacks in the UK but as it often has no symptoms it goes undetected. Know Your Numbers week…
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Local people are invited to attend the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board’s (ICB) Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The AGM is being held on Thursday 19 September, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, and will be hosted online using Microsoft Teams.
The meeting is open to all members of the public and provides an opportunity to learn more about the organisation and…
The meeting is open to all members of the public and provides an opportunity to learn more about the organisation and…
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RSV vaccine to be offered in the Black Country
Following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), from 1 September 2024 the NHS will invite everyone aged 75 to 79 to come forward for a free vaccine to protect them from RSV.
Pregnant women are also being…
Pregnant women are also being…
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Get the right care over the August bank holiday
Ahead of the summer bank holiday (Monday 26 August), people in the Black Country are being reminded how to access NHS health services.
Due to the bank holiday some services such as GP surgeries and pharmacies may be closed or working on a…
Due to the bank holiday some services such as GP surgeries and pharmacies may be closed or working on a…
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Specialist Services feedback needed
Specialised services are those services that treat complex and slightly more rare conditions. They tend to be treated at specialist centres with experienced staff and can include neonatal services, some chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, kidney…
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People living in the Black Country are being invited to share their views on the future of primary care.
The NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) is working with GPs and health leaders across the lack Country on a programme of work to transform and improve primary care over the next five years.
Primary care includes general practice…
Primary care includes general practice…
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GP website problems now resolved.
After the worldwide IT problems recently. We have been told that GP websites are now back to normal. So please visit and use these websites.
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Our work programme for 2024 - 2025
Our work programme document for 2024 - 2025
Priority Project 1: (Q1 – Q2) Patient Experience of Cancer Services at Walsall Manor…
Priority Project 1: (Q1 – Q2) Patient Experience of Cancer Services at Walsall Manor…
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Last chance for spring COVID-19 vaccination
The NHS is urging anyone eligible for a spring COVID-19 vaccination to come forward now.
The spring COVID-19 vaccination roll out…
The spring COVID-19 vaccination roll out…
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Our latest Enter and View report for Bloxwich Medical Practice
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Our latest Enter and View report for Parklands Court Nursing Care home is now available
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