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Listening to Maternity Voices
The latest meeting of the Birmingham and Solihull Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) took place on Thursday last week. Members of the public met up with midwives and other maternity professionals to...
Helping people to stop smoking
Almost three quarters of smokers say they would like to quit. But it's not easy. More than a third (39%) go on to attempt it each year but only a small proportion (about 5%) successfully stop...
Going digital to extend healthy benefits
Over the last year, we've started encouraging people to use a digital app to stay in touch after their health and wellbeing courses end. Because so many people on our 12 week Lighten Up For Life...
Loneliness is bad for your health
Did you know that being lonely is actually harmful to physical health? Studies show that a lack of social relationships is a big health risk1. Researchers have found that it can be as big a...
Local businesses get a taste of new Workplace Wellbeing services
On 19th July, we officially launched our Workplace Wellbeing services with a free Workplace Health Taster Day. The hospitality suite at the Chamber of Commerce building became a "health centre" for...
Taking the Fifteen Steps For Maternity challenge
Last week a subgroup of the Birmingham and Solihull Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) went to Birmingham Women's Hospital to do the Fifteen Steps Challenge, and today they're feeding back their...