The NHS’s lead for the flu programme in the South East of England is encouraging eligible people to get their free NHS vaccine, as over 400 people remain in hospital with the infection and a further 22 patients in critical care. The message from Caroline Reid – the region’s Director of Commissioning and Senior Responsible […]

The NHS in the South East is asking patients to seek urgent care if they need it during industrial action this week 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 and continuing to call 999 […]

The NHS in the South East is asking patients to seek emergency care if they need to during industrial action 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 call for health needs and […]

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 […]