Parents across the South East are being urged to use half term as a chance to catch their child up on any missed flu vaccinations to ensure they are protected as winter and flu season begins to bite. Many school-aged children will have already received their flu vaccination at school or be booked to get […]

A new pilot programme offering flu vaccinations to children aged 2 and 3 has launched in several nurseries across the Thames Valley. Led by Thames Valley’s School Aged Immunisation Services (SAIS), the pilot is being delivered across 30 nurseries—10 each in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. All participating nurseries are attached to schools, and their sessions […]

To mark Allied Health Professionals Day, the NHS in the South East is celebrating the vital role of AHPs in transforming health services, improving patient outcomes, and supporting the 10 Year Health Plan’s ambition to bring care closer to home, embrace digital innovation, and focus on prevention. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) are at the heart […]

The NHS in the South East is making encouraging progress in reducing waiting times for ophthalmology services with help from an AI telephone assistant Dora and virtual clinics.  Alongside efforts across the region to expand surgical capacity, an intelligent telephone assistant is speeding up referrals and reducing the administration burden, freeing up clinical staff time […]

The NHS in the South East is launching its annual flu and COVID-19 vaccination programme today, with all eligible individuals now able to receive their jabs to help protect themselves and others ahead of the winter season. Health and care teams across the region are working tirelessly to build immunity among those most at risk […]

Parents in the South East will be able to get their two-and three-year-olds vaccinated against flu at local pharmacies for the first time ever this autumn. Over 600 pharmacies in the region have signed up to deliver the nasal spray to approximately 190,000 eligible toddlers from next week, alongside GP practices, making it easier than […]

New students, particularly those moving away from home for the first time in the South East, are being urged to register with a GP and download the NHS App as they prepare to start university. Health officials in the South East are keen to highlight how the NHS app can help students stay healthy and […]

Thousands of South East residents are set to benefit from improved care closer to home with six sites selected for the governments’ new neighbourhood health programme in the region.  Part of the government’s Plan for Change which is seeing care shifted from hospitals into the community, projects in Portsmouth, Folkestone and Hythe, Surrey Downs, Buckinghamshire, […]

To mark the Know Your Numbers campaign this week, the NHS in the South East is urging people to get their blood pressure checked and be aware of the dangers of leaving high blood pressure untreated. The call comes as new survey data from charity Blood Pressure UK shows that just under half of adults […]

Over 17,000 people have been directed to the most appropriate advice and care and avoided being added to an NHS waiting list following the launch of the ‘Advice and Guidance’ scheme earlier this year. The ‘Advice and Guidance’ scheme allows GPs to swiftly contact hospital specialists for expert guidance on patient cases. This stops patients […]