A 64-year-old woman who was hospitalised after testing positive for flu and pneumonia, only days after Christmas Day, is urging people not to put off having their flu jab if eligible. Her message comes at a time when flu cases in hospital jumped up by almost a half (47%) last week, as staff in NHS […]

As pressures on NHS services continue to grow across the South East please help us help you this New Year by choosing the right NHS service over the Bank Holiday weekend. Dr Alison Taylor, Medical Director for System Improvement and Professional Standards in the South East, said: “All areas of the NHS are under pressure […]

People across the South East are being urged to continue to use the NHS 111 online service (www.111.nhs.uk), for urgent health problems that do not need an emergency response. It comes as latest data shows that more and more people are using the NHS 111 service to get advice. Between March 2020 and September 2022, […]

Following a surge in serious cases of flu among under-fives across the South East, parents are being urged to make sure that their children are vaccinated if they are eligible for the flu vaccine. Across England, hospitalisations in young children are over 44% higher than the last pre-pandemic year (2019/20), with around 650 children under five […]

Parents and carers across the region are being urged to help protect their two-and three-year olds by getting them vaccinated. The plea comes following recent data published by UKHSA which reveals that the hospitalisation rates for flu are highest in the under 5s. Approximately 74,000 children aged two and three have already come forward for […]

Residents across the South East will be able to ‘Grab A Jab’ this weekend as the NHS is going all out to help protect people this winter. Extra walk-in appointments for the covid-19 booster will be available at vaccinations sites across the region this coming Saturday 26 and Sunday 27. There will also be some […]

Getting vaccinated is a personal choice but it is important that we all make a choice based on reliable and trusted information. NHS England South East, is asking those eligible for covid-19 and flu vaccinations to help themselves stay well this winter and get vaccinated, with the help of a new animation launched today across […]

Adanna Williams, Deputy Director of Nursing PSD/Learning Disabilities and Autism – NHS England South East We must first acknowledge that Black History should be celebrated every day, and every month. However, October’s Black History month is an opportunity to purposefully and intentionally reflect and celebrate my ancestry and their achievements. It is opportunity to further […]

Patients living with respiratory conditions have joined forces with the NHS to launch a campaign encouraging people with lung and breathing problems to stay well this winter. Building on the success of the ‘Love Your Lungs This Summer’ campaign, ‘Protect Your Lungs This Winter’ features a number of interviews with patients living with respiratory issues […]

More than one million people have come forward for their Covid-19 autumn booster in the South East since the latest phase of the NHS vaccination programme went live last month. In the South East, 1,118,445 people have had their Covid-19 autumn booster to date, making the region the second highest performing nationally. This is great […]