Emergency, urgent and critical care will be prioritised by the NHS this week as strike action by junior doctors across the South East will see major disruption of services, with thousands of patients facing postponements to routine care.   Industrial action by junior doctors part of the BMA and the HCSA is set to begin […]

NHS patients in the South East are being encouraged to seek urgent care if they need it during industrial action in the coming week and to continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to rearrange. Patients should visit NHS 111 online as the first port of call for health needs and continue to call 999 in a […]

The mother of Deborah Anne James, who sadly lost her life to bowel cancer, is backing the launch of a new NHS campaign which urges anyone who receives a bowel cancer home testing kit to use and return it. Heather James is pleased to be supporting the latest phase of the NHS’s Help Us to […]

The NHS in the South East is asking patients to seek emergency care if they need to during industrial action on Monday (20/2) and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most. This includes using services wisely by going to NHS 111 online as the first port of […]

Over 5.5 million people have had one or more doses of the COVID-19 booster in the region, with others being urged to come forward ahead of the offer ending this weekend. Sunday 12 February is the last day of the autumn booster campaign and will also be the final day 16 to 49-year-olds, who are […]

The NHS in the South East is asking patients to seek urgent care if they need it during industrial action next week (Monday (6/2) and Tuesday (7/2) and continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to rearrange. Patients should use services wisely by going to NHS 111 online as the first port of call for health needs […]

The number of virtual wards across the South East has continued to increase which will help with current pressures facing the NHS . Between September and December 2022, there was an increase of 36% in reported virtual ward bed capacity across the South East – from 803 to 1,090 with 57 virtual wards being established […]

The NHS is encouraging people to come forward for their COVID booster before the offer, part of the biggest and most successful programme in health history, ends next month. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that, thanks to the success of the programme, the seasonal booster dose should end when the […]

An estimated 300,000 people unaware they have raised blood pressure NHS England South East has launched a new public awareness campaign about the dangers of high blood pressure and untreated Hypertension. Over 300,000 people in the region are understood to have elevated blood pressure, completely unbeknown to them. Dr Mohit Sharma, consultant in public health […]

NHS bosses in the South East are urging anyone eligible for cervical screening to come forward as 28.3 per cent are not up to date. Across the region, over 1.7 million people have come forward for their cervical screening over the past 3.5 years (71.7%), which is higher than the national average. However, 685,365, between […]