The Regional Director of the NHS in the South East, Anne Eden, has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list. Anne has been the Regional Director for the South East since 2017, having previously held similar roles covering the south of England for other arm’s length bodies from […]

People across the South East are being urged to keep coming forward for NHS care as resident doctors are set begin their latest round of strikes next week. This is the 16th time that resident doctors have taken strike action since March 2023 and this round will run from 7am on Monday 15 June to […]

An NHS team from Kent is celebrating national recognition after winning a prestigious NHS award for their work transforming the way patients receive care at home.  Last night at NHS ConfedExpo in Manchester, Medway NHS Foundation Trust took home the Delivering Value Award, one of the ten brand-new NHS Excellence Awards, for its innovative SMART Acute Virtual Hospital — a service that is safely treating more patients […]

Patients in Portsmouth and across the South East are set to benefit from a landmark expansion of dental training, as the University of Portsmouth becomes home to 25 new dental school places — the first time dentistry has been taught in the city.  The University of Portsmouth has been selected as one of only two universities in England to receive new […]

Thousands of volunteers across the South East are being recognised this Volunteers’ Week (1–7 June), as NHS leaders highlight the vital role they play in supporting patients, staff and services across the region. Volunteers support NHS services across the South East, from hospitals and community teams to neighbourhood initiatives and digital inclusion programmes – helping […]

There is now just one month left for eligible people in the South East to get their spring COVID-19 vaccination before the offer ends on 30 June. More than 618,000 spring COVID-19 vaccinations have already been delivered across the region since the campaign began on 13 April 2026, with the South East recording the second […]

Over a thousand people in the South East of England have had lung cancer caught early thanks to NHS scanning trucks based in supermarket car parks and other community locations, such as GP practices and local community diagnostic centres. New NHS data shows that 1,385 lung cancers have been detected in the region through the […]

Across the South East people are being seen more quickly for the treatment and surgery they need, as the NHS continues its work to reduce long waits and speed up access to lifechanging care.   Thanks to the huge efforts of staff across hospitals, surgical hubs and diagnostic centres, the latest data published today shows the NHS is firmly […]

Teams and individuals across the South East have been named as regional champions in the first NHS Excellence Awards, recognising work that is improving care for patients and communities. The NHS Excellence Awards are the only awards run by, and for, the NHS. They recognise, celebrate and share innovative work taking place across health and […]

People across the South East are benefiting from faster access to lifesaving tests and scans as the NHS continues to expand its network of Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs).   The region now has the highest number of CDCs per head of population in the country, with 31 CDCs open across the South East. A growing number are open 12 hours […]