As the South East is set to bask in the warmth of a mini-heatwave, regional NHS chiefs are reminding people that they may need to take action to stay safe in the heat. Temperatures are set to reach highs of 24-27 degrees, and while many people enjoy the warmer days, hot weather can cause some […]

Hundreds of thousands of people in the South East have received their spring covid vaccination since the start of April as the NHS encourages other eligible people to book their jab.  In the first two weeks since the spring COVID vaccination campaign began, 355,863 people in the South East have been vaccinated, with thousands of […]

As the Easter weekend fast approaches, people in the South East are being reminded to use NHS111 online as their first point of contact for non-emergency medical advice over the bank holiday period (18-21 April). With the NHS experiencing increased demand during bank holidays and A&E departments and the 111 phone service busy, the region’s medical director […]

From 1 April, children’s community health services in Surrey and North East Hampshire will be called Surrey Child and Family Health. The service was previously known as Children and Family Health Surrey. Surrey Child and Family Health will deliver health visiting, school nursing, and specialist services including school-age immunisations, children’s therapies, specialist nursing and developmental […]

The first eligible people in the South East will begin receiving their spring COVID-19 vaccinations today. This marks the start of the vaccination programme following the opening of the NHS national booking system last week. More than 1.2 million people in the South East are eligible for the spring vaccine, with thousands of appointments available […]

More than 1.2 million eligible individuals in the South East can now book their spring COVID-19 vaccination as the NHS national booking system opens today (Tuesday 25 March). People can now schedule appointments from Tuesday, 1 April. Thousands of appointments will be available daily across the South East, primarily at pharmacies and GP practices as […]

Thousands more patients across the South East are accessing crucial diagnostic tests every week thanks to the work of innovative Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) across the region. There are currently 30 CDCs across the South East, with more expected to open their doors to patients in the coming months. Since the programme began in 2021/22, […]

Ahead of International Women’s Day, NHS England South East’s Chief  Nurse Andrea Lewis has praised the improvements made to Royal Berkshire’s Hysteroscopy outpatients service, celebrating the service led by women, for women. The nursing-led team at Royal Berkshire Hospital is working to transform patient care and improve efficiency in the South East, meaning more women […]

Fewer staff are leaving the NHS in the South East than in previous years with retention schemes helping to cut the numbers leaving the health service to one of its lowest levels in over a decade. In the South East, 10.6% of workers left the NHS in the 12 months up to September 2024, compared […]

Patients across the region are seeing the benefits of the NHS in the South East consistently exceeding the national target for delivering emergency care for patients in the community, NHS data shows. The national target for Urgent Community Response teams (UCRs) is to reach at least 70% of patients referred to them within two hours, […]