Wolverhampton student nurse speaks out on stigma of mental illness ahead of national awards final
A groundbreaking Wolverhampton student nurse is appealing to more South Asian women to join her in the profession after being named a finalist in a leading UK awards scheme. Shahnaz Akhter, 50, who is in her third year of a…
St Andrew’s Healthcare co-hosts county’s first mental health festival
An event which organisers say could become the “Glastonbury of mental health” is set to get underway in a few weeks with the support of some key organisations from the across the county. St Andrew’s Healthcare is co-hosting the county’s…
30,000 non-emergency 999 calls in North Wales lead to ‘Help Us, Help You’ plea from NHS
EMERGENCY departments will remain under huge pressure if people continue to turn up at hospital or call an ambulance for non-essential reasons including coughs and colds. Jasleen Kaur, Head of Nursing for Emergency Care at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, says building…