College students from beauticians to bricklayers have been putting down their towels and trowels to learn the vital signs of cancer as part of a key awareness campaign in Hertfordshire. The teenage trainees at Hertford Regional College were shown how to check their bodies for symptoms and encouraged to talk more among their friends and […]
Health leaders in the east of England are encouraging everyone to think ahead of the bank holiday weekends during May by ordering repeat prescriptions early and stocking up on medication for any existing health conditions. Bank holidays typically see a large increase in calls to the NHS 111 phone service from people needing urgent repeat […]
Tune in to warnings about bowel cancer, whatever your age – that’s the stark message from two people who have experienced the disease in the East of England; one diagnosed in her early 20s, the other in his 60s. Actor Holly Masters, from Cambridgeshire, was told she had bowel cancer at the age of just […]
There are more than 70,000 chances to grab a jab this week across the east of England region as the NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme opens up its spring offer to all those eligible. More than 80,000 people in the region have already booked an appointment and the first of these will begin receiving their vaccinations from today. […]
As junior doctors across the east of England prepare to join an extended period of industrial action next week, the NHS is asking everyone to carefully consider the use of services during this time to help reduce the pressure on emergency care. With around 61,000 junior doctors making up about half of the medical workforce […]
The NHS will kick off the next phase of its world-renowned Covid vaccination programme on Monday with a spring campaign to protect the most vulnerable, starting in care homes. Around 750,000 people in the east of England will be eligible for a spring Covid jab, including over 75s, those with a weakened immune system and […]
NHS teams across the east of England are treating more cancers at an earlier stage than ever before. The Cancer Rapid Registration Dataset shows that between April 2021 and March 2022, local NHS services diagnosed more than 11,700 cancers at an early stage – the highest number ever. Latest figures show further improvements, with around 60 per cent […]
NHS staff across the east of England have reduced the number of patients waiting more than 18 months by 23% in just one month, despite the busiest winter ever. The total number of patients waiting more than 18 months in the east of England has fallen by 23% from 5,625 on 15 Jan to 4,348 […]
If your heart burns with more than passion this Valentine’s Day, don’t ignore it – that’s the warning from cancer experts in the east of England. As part of Oesophageal Cancer Awareness month, they want people to know that persistent indigestion, heartburn or acid reflux are among a number of symptoms that may be linked to […]
Newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients in the east of England are the first in the country to be offered direct access to personalised treatment options through a game-changing web portal. The new web resource, Knowing Your Options, has been developed by the East of England Cancer Alliances – which work as part of the NHS to […]