A 56-year-old business development director from north Buckinghamshire is urging others who have not taken up the offer of bowel cancer screening to do so without delay as it helped save his life. Stephen Gates was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer after returning his FIT kit this summer. His diagnosis came as a complete […]

With just over a week left to book COVID-19 and flu vaccinations online, NHS chiefs in the South East are urging everyone still eligible to get protected – as figures on the number of hospitalisations in the region are released. Newly available data shows that despite NHS South East staff administering a combined total of […]

Dionne, 58 from Bansted, is telling her story as part of a new NHS campaign to encourage people to dial 999 immediately if they or a loved one experience any signs of stroke. The NHS has launched the first major update to the ‘Act FAST’ campaign since 2009, urging the public to call 999 immediately […]

The South East Temporary Staffing Collaborative has won the award for Data Driven Transformation of the Year at the 2024 HSJ Awards. They were presented with their award by Dara Ó Briain, the television presenter and comedian in London on Thursday 21 November. The HSJ judging panel recognised that by working together across the South […]

The NHS in the South East has delivered over 191,000 vaccinations against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), contributing to the more than one million RSV jabs administered nationally since the programme’s historic launch this autumn. The milestone reflects the NHS’s proactive approach to protecting vulnerable groups, including pregnant women and older adults aged 75 to 79, […]

If you or someone you care for, is eligible for diabetic eye screening – we want to hear from you! As the commissioner of diabetic eye screening services NHS England is committed to reducing the risk of sight loss amongst people with diabetes by ensuring high quality local services are in place to support the […]

On Thursday 14 March 2024, NHS leaders for London and the South East chose Evelina London Children’s Hospital as the future location of very specialist cancer services for children living in south London and much of south east England. This followed a rigorous, clinically-led process, including a public consultation. It means very specialist children’s cancer […]

Dionne, 58 from Bansted, is telling her story as part of a new NHS campaign to encourage people to dial 999 immediately if they or a loved one experience any signs of stroke. The NHS has launched the first major update to the ‘Act FAST’ campaign since 2009, urging the public to call 999 immediately […]

The NHS vaccination programme to protect vulnerable people in the South East from a potential ‘tripledemic’ of Covid-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is off to a strong start. Over 1 million flu jabs have already been administered, alongside nearly 700,000 covid-19 vaccinations and over 126,000 RSV vaccinations, offering vital protection as winter approaches. […]

The NHS in the South East are celebrating staff and teams winning three of the ten awards at the 2024 Parliamentary Awards. Innovative AI technology and training to improve health outcomes for people with learning disabilities and autism were among the South East winners announced at the awards ceremony held at the Queen Elizabeth II […]