Early findings of a new research project have found that hospices in the West Midlands felt they were “overlooked” at key moments during the pandemic.

Researchers at the University of Warwick, Iceni Diagnostics Ltd and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust have demonstrated their technology to detect SARS-COV-2 using sugars rather than antibodies.

Local residents of Coventry and Warwickshire are invited to equip themselves with the skills to save a life thanks to University of Warwick students who are holding a public CPR awareness event to mark #RestartAHeart day on Saturday 16 October.

The Universities of Warwick, Birmingham and Keele have formed a consortium to become part of an NIHR-funded body working to improve public health through research.

Better evidence needed before considering the future integration of AI into breast cancer screening programmes, say experts