The NHS in the South East is preparing for a historic walkout which will affect almost all planned care as the first ever joint strike by consultants and junior doctors begins this week. Consultants begin their strike action on Tuesday (19th) and are joined by junior doctors on Wednesday (20th). On Wednesday from 7am, both […]

Residents of older adult care homes and people who are housebound will begin receiving their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations as of this week, as the NHS kickstarts its winter vaccinations campaign. The adult COVID-19 and flu vaccination programme, which has been brought forward in line with expert advice due to the risks presented by a […]

The public in the South East have been advised to stay safe in the sun this weekend, as the UK is set to record its highest temperature this year, putting extra demand on NHS services. The NHS has provided tips to keep well in the warm temperatures this weekend. Stay hydrated, keep out of the […]

With the August bank holiday approaching, and another period of NHS industrial action, residents in the South East are being urged to order any repeat prescriptions in good time and to use the right service for their healthcare needs. The plea comes after The British Medical Association has announced that NHS consultants will strike for […]

This summer the NHS in the South East is asking parents and carers of children, due to start school this September, to check their children’s vaccinations are all up to date ahead of starting school. With only a few weeks to go before children aged 4 will start school for the first time, many parents […]

The public are being asked to use NHS services appropriately as junior doctors begin their fifth round of strikes. From 7am on Friday 11 August until 7am on Tuesday 15 August, junior doctors across England will be on strike, as the NHS enters the ninth month of industrial action across its services. The NHS will […]

NHS England is pleased to announce that Andrea Lewis has been appointed as the South East’s Regional Chief Nurse. Andrea has joined the region from Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where she was Chief Nurse for over three years. She has taken over the role of Acosia Nyanin who worked in the […]

Care ‘traffic control’ centres to speed up discharge, extended ambulance hours and extra beds are part of wide-ranging plans to prepare for winter across the South East. The robust new measures, announced today by the NHS, will boost capacity and resilience across the region as well as building on the recent improvements in ambulance response […]

The Society of Radiographers has confirmed that its members will be holding 48 hours of strikes at some hospitals Trusts in the South East, from 8am tomorrow (25 July) to 8am on Thursday 27 July.  The Society or Radiographers have a mandate to strike at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Sussex NHS […]

The public are being urged to use NHS services in the South East wisely as the British Medical Association (BMA) Consultants and British Dental Association (BDA) begin 48 hours of industrial action starting at 7am on Thursday (20/7) Senior doctors, who not only see patients but are responsible for supervising junior doctors and other staff, […]