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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Changes to minimum device operating system version required to use the NHS App

7th February 2025 - Hot Topics

Since 3 February 2025, a very small number of people will no longer be able to use the NHS App on their device as older versions of operating systems for iPhone (iOS) and Android will no longer be supported. 

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Choosing the right service

5th February 2025 - Hot Topics

Please choose services appropriately where possible and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it the most.

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Pop-up cancer conversations in the Black Country

30th January 2025 - Hot Topics

To mark World Cancer Day (Tuesday 4 February), a series of pop-up cancer conversation shops are taking place across the Black Country next week to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer and screening programmes.

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Help us ease NHS pressures this winter

6th January 2025 - Hot Topics

The NHS in the Black Country is asking local people to think which service they need this winter to help ease pressures. With the onset of colder temperatures, there is typically an increase in health issues such as respiratory conditions, colds, flu, and injuries from slips and falls.

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Winter vaccinations for people with COPD

21st November 2024 - Hot Topics

This World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day (Wednesday 20 November), people living in the Black Country who have COPD are being reminded of the importance of having a flu and COVID-19 vaccination this winter.