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A celebration of research undertaken across the Black Country is being held this autumn, with a Team GB Gold medal Paralympian ready to inspire and support further successes.

This week (Monday 9 September – Friday 13 September), a double decker cancer bus has visited locations across the Black Country to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer.

A new app has generated more than 40 ideas for improvement across Black Country Maternity Services, earning the initiative a nomination for a national award.

Women and families who want to use their experiences to help shape Maternity and Neonatal services throughout the Black Country, are being invited to share their views in a series of meetings running throughout September.

Urgent and Emergency Care Teams at Walsall Manor Hospital who have worked to deliver some of the shortest ambulance handover times in the country, have seen their efforts shortlisted in a national award programme.

More than 40 Midwives will be settling into new roles across Black Country hospitals over the next few weeks, following a successful recruitment drive. Organised by the Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System (BCLMNS), the event was held to show Band 5 Midwives the opportunities across Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley and Sandwell.