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 […]

As integrated care boards (ICBs) move towards leaner ways of working in line with Model ICB Blueprint, some have agreed shared leadership arrangements to support the progression of their transition plans. Clustering arrangements have been agreed by NHS England and by ministers. Following approval from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, NHS England has […]

From today (1 September), children and pregnant women are first in line to receive their annual flu vaccination, as the NHS kicks off its autumn vaccine rollout.  As well as expectant mums, all children aged two to 16 are eligible for the flu vaccine, expanding to six months to 18 years old for those in […]

NHS records suggest that approximately 22% of children due to start school for the first time in the South East are not fully protected against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) – three highly infectious viral diseases.  Approximately 78% (75,932) of just over 97,000 eligible children age 4-5 years in the South East have had both doses […]

17 Community Diagnostic Centres across the South East now offer services to patients 12 hours a day, seven days a week   Thousands of patients can access vital tests, scans and checks around busy working lives    Thousands of patients across the South East can now access vital diagnostic tests and scans at extended times and in […]