Emergency Departments and ambulance services across the South East continued to see improved response and treatment times last month despite further increases in demand. 357,740 people attended emergency departments in March, and although that represents an 11.6% increase year-on-year and 35,000 more than last month, providers were able to treat an additional 6,601 patients within […]

The NHS National Booking System will open for spring Covid-19 vaccination bookings on Monday (15 April), with those eligible able to book appointments from the following week. Spring vaccinations will be available until 30 June 2024. Following Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice, the following people are eligible for the vaccine this spring: […]

As Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month draws to an end, three women affected by the disease are urging others to listen to their bodies and to seek medical help if something does not feel right, in collaboration with charity Target Ovarian Cancer. Sbba from Slough, Elaine from Reading and Sue from Kent have come together to […]

Emergency Departments across the South East saw improved response and treatment times last month even though demand for the services in the region increased more than the national average. More than 321,000 people attended emergency departments across the region in February which was an increase of 12.9% on the previous year, while the average increase […]

NHS leaders for the South East and London have today (Thursday 14 March) decided that Evelina London will provide the specialist cancer treatment centre for children living in south London and much of south east England. Evelina London has been chosen as the future location for the Children’s Cancer Centre for London and the South […]

8% of children in South East are not protected with two doses of measles, mumps and rubella vaccination by their 5th birthday Six cases of measles in South East since October 2023 UKHSA is launching a new multi-media marketing campaign across England to remind parents and carers of the risk of their children missing out […]

Data on the recent industrial action by junior doctors can be found on the NHS England website here: NHS England » Industrial action in the NHS. Since strike action began last year, with junior doctors and consultants taking joint action first in October 2023, the cumulative total of acute inpatient and outpatient appointments rescheduled in the […]

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated maternity services run by Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good, following an inspection in November. Maternity services at the Royal Berkshire Hospital were inspected as part of CQC’s national maternity services inspection programme. The programme aims to provide an up-to-date view of the quality of hospital maternity […]

Today marks the launch of the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2024, where South East MPs get to recognise staff who go above and beyond to deliver excellence in healthcare. This year we’ve seen significant demand across NHS services. Despite these pressures, staff across the South East have continued to provide excellent care and have found innovative […]

Disruptions to NHS services in the South East are expected from the weekend as junior doctors get ready to strike again. The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that junior doctors will strike from Saturday 24 until Wednesday 28 February. The Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) has also announced that their junior doctor members […]