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Health NewsStaff shortage contributes to NHS funding crisis
Hospital trusts in Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton are spending millions more than planned
Regional AffairsThousands juggling full time care and full time work in BirminghamFigures from the Office for National Statistics show that there are 104,683 unpaid carers living in Birmingham
Health NewsThe parts of the Black Country with the fattest kids - childhood obesity rates where YOU live31.8% of Year 6 children - those aged 10 and 11 - in St Peter’s in Wolverhampton are considered obese
Health NewsRevealed: This is how under pressure Birmingham ambulance services areWest Midlands Ambulance Service Trust received more than 1.2 million emergency phone calls in the 12 months to July 2018, new figures have revealed
Health NewsHuge new Walsall health centre is backed despite opposition
Health bosses say new facility will transform services and care for patients
Health NewsPlans for huge new Walsall health centre set for approval
The new medical facility will replace the Challenge Building in Walsall
Health NewsBirmingham mental health patients sent HUNDREDS of miles for treatmentIt means they were sent to a unit outside the catchment area of their mental health service in order to receive the inpatient treatment they needed
Health NewsThe shocking number of people waiting over four weeks for a GP appointment
Data from NHS England shows that, in January, one in 42 patients faced a so-called “mega-wait”
Health NewsBirmingham booze shame with girls TWICE as likely to end up in hospital because of alcoholNew figures from NHS Digital reveal that 92 girls in the city were admitted to hospital
Health NewsThe Birmingham and Midlands hospitals seeing outbreaks of norovirusFigures from Public Health England’s hospital norovirus outbreak reporting scheme (HNORS) recorded 10 outbreaks of norovirus-type symptoms
Health NewsThe heartbreaking toll alcohol is having on Brummies' health revealedExclusive figures show around 195 people were admitted to hospitals in Birmingham five or more times in 2017/18 due to conditions caused by alcohol
Health NewsThe worrying number of Birmingham pensioners hospitalised by falls every dayThere were 3,420 “finished admission episodes” involving people over 65
HomeShopping centre protesters could stand in Sandwell local elections
Members of the Save Lion Farm Fields are considering entering Sandwell's local elections in May
Health NewsThe staggering number of Birmingham deaths due to air pollutionNew figures from Public Health England suggest one in 18 deaths of people over 30 in Birmingham (5.6%) in 2017 may be attributable
Regional AffairsSelf-harm inside HMP Birmingham soars amid 'national prison scandal'New Ministry of Justice figures show there were 593 cases of self-harm recorded at Birmingham Prison in 2017/18
Health NewsInquiry launched into deaths of five pregnant women
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has launched an inquiry at City Hospital
Local NewsThe huge price the Black Country pays for obesity and lack of exercise
Sandwell is one of the worst ares in the UK for childhood obesity, whole Wolverhampton Walsall and Dudley all have problems
Local NewsChildren's care service improves for first time in decade in Birmingham
Children's social care services in Birmingham have improved on their rating of 'inadequate' for the first time in a decade, it has been revealed.
Health NewsHundreds in Birmingham hit by Victorian diseases - including rickets, cholera, and gout13 diseases are gout, tuberculosis, malnutrition, whooping cough, measles, scurvy, typhoid, scarlet fever, diphtheria, mumps, rickets, cholera, and vitamin D deficiency
Regional AffairsWorrying rise in abuse and neglect of adults in care in Walsall
Figures show the number of adult safeguarding risks is rising
Health NewsWest Midlands Ambulance staff losing startling number of days due to stressSeparate workforce figures show there are a total of 2,671 full-time or equivalent staff at West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Health NewsBirmingham patients are waiting more than four hours at A&EsAt University Hospitals Birmingham, just 73.5% of patients waited less than four hours from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge
Health NewsHundreds of Brummies with mental illnesses aren’t taking prescribed medicationThis is the first time that figures on the number of people given medication has been published
Health NewsHundreds of four and five-year-olds are underweight when they start school
NHS figures reveal West Midlands children who aren’t getting enough to eat, as MPs urge the Government to appoint a Minister for Hunger
Regional AffairsThis is what will happen to Birmingham's population in the next decade - and nobody predicted itThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) previously calculated that there would be 1,209,500 people living in the city by 2026
Regional Affairs1,000 Birmingham deaths could be avoided each year - if Brummies did this one thingA total of 6,578 people in our city died from avoidable causes between 2015 and 2017 - the equivalent of six every day
PropertyPlan to build 1,500-home estate on fields between Great Barr and Sutton ColdfieldColumba Park has been put forward to "meet the housing needs of both Walsall and the wider Black Country"
Regional AffairsBirmingham's child criminals jailed at record rate - with 1,000 kids sentencedNew figures from the Ministry of Justice reveal that 1,015 children in Birmingham were cautioned or sentenced for crimes in 2017/18
Local News60 football thugs sentenced after brawlA millionaire company director and an ambulance driver were among 60 thugs sentenced for fighting after a Midlands football derby.
TransportVintage Trains launches new transport partnershipSteam train company is working with West Midlands transport chiefs on plans to boost regional economy
EdgbastonPort Loop takes shape as Homes England loans £7m to projectGovernment's housing arm backs regen project as developers bring first pre-fab homes to site on cranes
High Speed 2£4m fund to restore woodland damaged by HS2Second round of funding aimed at restoring woodland affected by development of high-speed rail line between Birmingham and London
High Speed 2Comment: Putting transport at heart of business strategyMaria Machancoses from transport body Midlands Connect says the message from businesses is  clear that efficient transport is vital to achieving growth
HousingComment: Houses built in factories are the answerArchitect Joe Holyoak welcomes a move by the city to start building more municipal housing
What's On NewsPrimark in Birmingham has a Disney-themed cafe - here's what's on the menuOne of Primark's star attractions is a family-friendly cafe
HomeFury over bid to open lap dance club in Birmingham business quarterIf permission is granted for La Belle's it will likely mean the closure over another sexual entertainment club in the city
Post PeopleChampagne flows as law firm’s city office celebratesGlobal law firm Kennedys’ Birmingham office celebrated its 10 year anniversary with a reception at the Champagne Room in The Cube.
HomeMidland MP Sajid Javid reveals how he escaped a life of crimeThe Bromsgrove MP said he could have been drawn into a life of crime, in a speech about helping young people succeed
Regional AffairsThis is what will happen to Birmingham's population in the next decade - and nobody predicted itThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) previously calculated that there would be 1,209,500 people living in the city by 2026
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Business NewsKennedys celebrate 10 year anniversaryKennedys celebrate 10 year anniversary
Post PeopleChampagne flows as law firm’s city office celebratesGlobal law firm Kennedys’ Birmingham office celebrated its 10 year anniversary with a reception at the Champagne Room in The Cube.
Post PeopleFamiliar faces help hospice to mark milestone anniversaryFamous faces, businesses and community groups from across the West Midlands came together to celebrate Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice’s 40th anniversary.
Business NewsBirmingham St Mary's Hospice's 40th anniversaryBirmingham St Mary's Hospice's 40th anniversary