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Winter vaccination programme roll-out kicks off with Care Homes in the South East

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 […]

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Public message ahead of upcoming NHS strike action and August bank holiday

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 […]

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NHS England South East appoints new Regional Chief Nurse

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 […]

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South East backs national announcement by setting out its plans for winter

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 […]

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Strike action involving radiographers to take place

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 […]

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