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Help to boost Colchester and Ipswich GP trainee numbers in hard-to-recruit areas
Colchester and Ipswich are part of 22 locations across England which will benefit from a national scheme to recruit trainee GPs to work in areas where vacancies for family doctors are hardest to fill. Under the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme (TERS), run by NHS England and Health Education England, the trainees must commit to working […]
Public urged to give their views on General Practice services
More than two million people are being asked by the NHS to share their experiences of using services at the GP practice they are registered with. The survey responses provide detailed information about the range of ways people interact with primary care staff and how good that experience is. It plays a key role in […]
NHS East of England Clinical Network Eating Disorders Conference
The first eating disorder conference has been held with over 100 delegates attending the event at the Hallmark Hotel in Cambridgeshire. These delegates, representing a wide range of people with an eating disorder, enjoyed a number of presentations and workshops. The keynote presentation was given by Dr Dasha Nicholls, who chairs the Eating Disorders Faculty […]
NHS 111 service enables people to have appointments booked with local pharmacist
A new scheme has been introduced in the East Midlands to enable people calling the NHS 111 help line to have appointments booked with a local pharmacist this winter. Over 550 local pharmacies across the East Midlands are taking part in the pilot scheme, which enables NHS 111 call handlers to transfer patients with minor […]
Publication of independent investigation report into the care and treatment of Mr O
Findings are published today of an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the care and treatment of Mr O. Sincerest sympathies are offered to all the people who have been affected by this tragic event. We speak of two victims in this incident; Ms M who was tragically killed, and Mr O, who was let […]
Butterfly volunteers win national NHS70 award
The Butterfly Volunteers at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust were today (4 July 18) honoured in parliament as part of a special, one-off competition to mark the NHS’s 70th birthday. The NHS70 Parliamentary Awards, sponsored by IBM and Teva, were launched in February to recognise the massive contribution made by the individuals who work in […]