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The night community nursing team - which provides countywide care and treatment in patients’ homes - have introduced a zero emissions pool car for their staff based at Princess of Wales Community Hospital.

NHS Staff across Herefordshire and Worcestershire are taking part in a virtual wellbeing festival this week to support their health and wellbeing.

The Trust responsible for running local community services and mental health care has a new name from today – Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.

All mental health wards in Herefordshire and Worcestershire will have individual rooms with en-suites for each patient, after national funding was secured to eliminate remaining mixed sex dormitories.

Staff from the Starting Well Partnership took part in a local litter pick in aid of World Mental Health Day.

Patients at Worcestershire’s Psychiatric Intensive Care unit will benefit from the region’s first mental health sensory room.

A new website has been launched in Herefordshire and Worcestershire this week to help people access treatment, information and support for their mental health and wellbeing.

New local Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams have launched in Herefordshire and Worcestershire this week as part of a national pilot to improve community mental health care.

Minor Injury Units at Evesham and Tenbury which closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have now re-opened.

People with a minor injury are being urged to access the county’s minor injury units in Malvern and Bromsgrove and to avoid A&E.

Visiting at all of Worcestershire’s community hospitals and mental health wards will remain suspended until at least Thursday 17 September.

Children’s services from across the county have teamed up to support parents and families this September.