They are extremely common injuries that happen to everyone, accounting for nearly 1.5 million people attending Accident and Emergency in the UK in 2015/16*. But what is the difference between a sprain and a strain, how serious are they and is A&E the right place to go?
Local women and their families are invited to find out how their feedback is helping shape maternity services in the Black Country at a 'You Said, We Did' event on Wednesday 26 September.
Over the last year, NHS organisations have held a series of listening workshops and talked to more than 200 women and families about their experience of maternity services in the Black Country.
With exam results just a few days away, stress levels are probably rising in many households. NHS Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group is reminding students and their families that support is available.
If you’re going on holiday in the UK this summer, A&E shouldn’t be one of your tourist attractions. Remember, you can visit any local pharmacy or call NHS 111 for health advice and concerns.
Please see below for August Bank Holiday Pharmacy opening in Wolverhampton:
| Boots Pharmacy | 40-41 Dudley Street, WV1 3ER |
10:30-16:30 |
| Asda Pharmacy | Molineux Complex, Waterloo Road, WV1 4AZ |
09:00-13:00 14:00-18:00 |
| Boots Pharmacy | Waitrose Store, Penn Road, WV2 4NJ |
10:00-16:00 |
| Phoenix Health Centre Pharmacy | Parkfield Road, WV4 6ED |
10:00-17:00 |
| The Pharmacy Clinic |
Avion Centre, |
12:00-16:00 |
| Morrisons Pharmacy |
Pendeford Park Shopping Centre, |
10:00-16:00 |
| Boots Pharmacy |
Bentley Bridge, Wednesfield, |
10:00-18:30 |
| Lloyds Pharmacy |
Rookery Street, Wednesfield, |
10:00-16:00 |
| Morrisons Pharmacy |
Black Country Route, Bilston, |
10:00-16:00 |
The Met Office has issued a level 3 warning for heatwave conditions until Friday 27 July. The very warm, locally hot, conditions are set to continue through the period, but especially in the middle of the week. The highest temperatures are likely to occur on Wednesday in parts the West Midlands.