Junior doctors across the East of England are set to join national strike action from 7am Saturday 24 February, through to midnight on Wednesday 28 February.   This will impact on most routine care, as the NHS prioritises urgent and emergency services.   The planned strike by junior doctors, who make up around half of […]

The NHS waiting list in the East of England fell in December for the third month running, despite ongoing industrial action and winter pressures continuing to hit the region’s health service hard, with A&E and ambulance services experiencing one of the busiest ever Januarys. Dr Edward Morris, the region’s medical director praised the hard work […]

More than 2,400 new apprentices started with the NHS in the East of England last year providing more opportunities for people to build rewarding careers in the NHS, whilst boosting staffing levels. To coincide with National Apprenticeships Week (5-11 February) NHS England in the East of England has confirmed that 2,401 people in the region […]

People in the East of England can now be treated for a range of common conditions at their high street pharmacy without the need to see a GP first, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers primary care. More than 1,000 community pharmacies across the region are now part of […]

  The Covid backlog in the East of England has fallen for a second month in a row thanks to the huge efforts of NHS staff across the region, latest data shows. NHS England’s monthly performance data shows that the overall waiting list in the East of England fell by more than 17,000 – a […]

Junior doctors across England are set to strike from 7am tomorrow, Wednesday 3 January, through to 7am on Tuesday 9 January, causing widespread disruption to planned operations and emergency care in what will be the longest period of action to date. In what is traditionally the busiest time of year for the NHS as patients […]

Junior doctors across England are expected to take further strike action from 7am on Wednesday 20 December until 7am on Saturday 23 December, causing widespread disruption to planned operations and emergency care, just days before the start of the festive season. This comes amid record demand across the country for emergency care, recent rises of […]

NEWS RELEASE There were nearly four million general practice (GP) appointments offered across the East of England in October 2023, according to latest figures published by NHS England. This is an increase of more than a quarter of a million more appointments made available in comparison with the same time last year. Furthermore, during the […]

Time is running out for anyone who still hasn’t had their covid booster and flu vaccinations this winter. There is less than two weeks left for those eligible to book online to receive potentially lifesaving protection, ahead of the festive season. Anyone eligible for the jabs has until14 December to book using either the NHS […]

Over the coming weeks, around 2,500 residents in Peterborough who enrolled on the NHS-Galleri (GRAIL) trial in 2021 will be returning to a mobile clinic at Morrisons, on Lincoln Road, Walton, Peterborough for the last of their three appointments for the trial. Participants will be asked to give a blood sample to help the NHS see if […]