An ultra-marathon runner who continues to outlive his prognosis is backing a major prostate cancer campaign to urge thousands of ‘missing’ men to complete a 30 second online risk checker which can save lives. In 2014, Kevin Webber, 56, was given just two years to live after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. However, with […]

A 27-year-old man who was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer two days before the country went into lockdown, is backing a new campaign to tackle the fear of cancer. James Chadwick was 26 when he contacted his GP surgery after noticing a lump on his neck. Following a string of subsequent appointments and tests, James was […]

A 34-year-old cervical cancer patient has joined the South East’s  chief nurse in backing a national campaign to encourage women to book their cervical screening (a smear test) as around one in three currently don’t take up the offer in the region. Sian-Louise and NHS South East’s Regional Chief Nurse Acosia Nyanin, want more women […]

A superhero and princess themed day at a vaccination site in the South East is just one of many attractions to encourage children to be vaccinated as schools break-up for half-term. It’s happening at the Sovereign Harbour Community Centre in Eastbourne (also known as The Crumbles) today (14/2) for at risk children aged 5-11. On […]

NHS England’s top medical director for cardiovascular disease in the South East is urging people to maintain a healthy heart and to know the early signs of a heart attack. Click here  for a short video. The message from Dr Shahed Ahmad comes as the NHS launches a new lifesaving campaign across England to encourage […]

A new NHS campaign has launched today to raise awareness of sexual assault referral centres (SARCs), as new data reveals nearly a quarter of people who were surveyed in the South East say they have been a victim of sexual assault or abuse. The awareness campaign, which has launched at the start of Sexual Assault […]

TV presenter and in-recovery cancer patient Julia Bradbury has joined forces with NHS clinicians and others to encourage people to come forward with symptoms they’re concerned about.  The plea comes as today marks World Cancer Day. Despite a record number of people across the South East of England coming forward for cancer tests towards the […]

A nine-year-old boy has spoken about how he will get the Covid-19 jab when invited by the NHS to help protect his daddy who has a weakened immune system. Arthur, from Oxfordshire, wants to join his mummy in doing all he can to help keep his daddy, Rupert, as safe as possible from the virus […]

Record numbers of people are coming forward for cancer tests, with referrals in November being  higher than previous years, according to the latest data, the NHS said today. The figures show that 38,840 people were checked for cancer in November – three times as many compared to the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020, […]

People living in the South East of England are being urged to Grab A Jab this week with a record number of walk-ins available across the region. Approximately 200 of the 325 local vaccination sites in the South East are now listed on the Grab A Jab website for people to conveniently grab their life-saving […]