Over 62,000 people in the South East have already booked to have a spring Covid jab during the first week of the NHS’s latest, public facing, covid vaccination programme roll out. From this week, Monday 17 April, people aged 75 and over and those aged five and over with a weakened immune system can receive […]

Parents and carers of children due to start school this September are being encouraged to ensure their children are up to date with their vaccinations.   Today, (Monday 17 April) as parents and carers find out where their child has been offered a primary school place, a new NHS England South East Regional campaign has been […]

NHS South East’s Medical Director is reminding people not to leave it too late to order repeat prescriptions if they are due ahead of the Easter break. Every bank holiday the NHS 111 phone service sees huge increases in people contacting it about repeat prescriptions – and on some occasions last year saw five times […]

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 […]