More than 600,000 consultations have taken place in the East of England since the launch of the Pharmacy First service last year, enabling people to receive fast treatment from high street pharmacies for common conditions, minor illnesses and urgent repeat medicine supply without needing to see a GP. Since January 2024, almost 300,000 patients in […]

The East of England’s lead pharmacy advisor for vaccinations, Sarah Cavanagh, has urged those eligible for a spring COVID-19 vaccine to come forward and take up their jabs while they are still available, as figures just published show just over four in ten eligible people in the region (40.3%) have received their jabs so far. […]

The NHS in the East of England has delivered more than 450,000 additional appointments since April 2024 and hit the ambitious faster diagnosis standard for cancer, latest figures show. Monthly performance data shows that that there were more than 450,000 additional appointments delivered in the year from April 2024 (457,408 elective operations, outpatient appointments and […]

The NHS national booking system opens today (Tuesday 25 March), allowing close to a million eligible people across the East of England to book their spring Covid-19 vaccination – with appointments available from Tuesday 1 April. Those eligible for this year’s spring Covid-19 vaccine include adults aged 75 years and over, residents in care homes […]

Healthcare professionals from across the East of England will gather in Peterborough tomorrow (Thursday 27 February) to help shape the future of the NHS, as part of the Government’s ambitious 10-year health plan consultation. This important event brings together over 100 healthcare professionals to discuss three transformational shifts in healthcare delivery: moving care from hospital […]

Breast cancer cases in the East of England could be detected earlier as a major new NHS drive begins, supporting thousands more women in the region to attend potentially life-saving breast screening. The NHS launched its first-ever breast screening awareness campaign this week to highlight the benefits of screening and encourage more women to make the most […]

The NHS’s lead for workforce and training in the East of England is this week encouraging people to consider an NHS apprenticeship as part of National Apprenticeship Week. More than 20,000 people started an NHS apprenticeship across the country last year, with nearly 2,300 of those within the East of England – providing more opportunities […]

The NHS is urging older people in the East of England who have not yet had the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to get jabbed, as health service chiefs warn it is “not just a winter illness”. Invites are being sent this week to people not yet vaccinated against RSV who are aged 75-79 or […]

The East of England Cancer Alliance is working with Anglia Ruskin University to remove barriers to healthcare HOMELESS people are to be helped get vital healthcare in a unique new project aimed at tackling cancers in the East of England. The pioneering, two-year scheme will operate in Cambridge, Peterborough, Wisbech and King’s Lynn, with specially […]

Thousands more people in the East of England have been booking their winter vaccines after the NHS warned of a “tidal wave” of flu and other seasonal viruses hitting hospitals. The number of flu and Covid jab appointments booked through the NHS’s national booking system more than doubled from 9,452 on Wednesday to 21,144 on […]