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Flu jab campaign moves to TikTok as 10 million are vaccinated

A new NHS App feature lets people check whether they are eligible and book a jab at a pharmacy, ahead of what the NHS expects to be a tough winter.

24 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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Community nurse Lisa Smith faces a £266 charge and possible court action after parking in a permit bay to reach a sick child.

23 October 2026 Source: BBC News

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A University of Birmingham professor says families of people with learning disabilities were abandoned during the pandemic.

22 October 2026 Source: University of Birmingham

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The founder of the Birmingham charity Cysters says the condition, formerly PCOS, is still widely misunderstood despite its new name.

21 October 2026 Source: BBC News

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A consultant at Birmingham Children's Hospital says cases are rising as expected and urges parents to get children their flu vaccine.

20 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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The former England defender, treated at the hospital as a boy, gave £11,500 to the appeal to modernise the Burns Centre.

19 October 2026 Source: BirminghamWorld

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Memory Matters brings dementia nurses into 17 GP practices, and its leaders have welcomed the Prime Minister's pledge on a cure.

18 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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Health officials say norovirus cases are 36.9% above the five-season average, and flu has been rising among young adults.

17 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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An A&E matron's young daughter is the face of the campaign, after staff faced knives and assaults in the past six months.

16 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live

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More than 12,000 unlicensed retatrutide and tirzepatide pens were found in what the regulator called a "filthy" unit.

16 October 2026 Source: Birmingham Live