One of the first care homes in the South East of England to offer the Covid-19 vaccine to its residents last year has begun its Covid-19 booster roll-out. Residents at Salt Hill Care Home in Slough, Berkshire, were delighted to receive their Covid-19 booster yesterday afternoon (16/9), as the biggest and most successful vaccination programme […]

Kent and Medway has been selected as one of eight areas[1] of the country to take part in the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. People in Dartford will be among the first to have blood samples taken at mobile […]

The Stage 2 Independent Investigation Report into Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT) is published today. Produced by Nigel Pascoe QC, and an independent Panel, the report follows the conclusion of the public investigative hearing, a recommendation from the Stage 1 report into the trust earlier this year. More detail and the report can be […]

The NHS’s Medical Director for the South East of England is urging people with potential cancer symptoms to come forward for lifesaving checks. The plea supports the recently launched Help Us Help You campaign, aimed to raise awareness of cancer related symptoms in the abdominal area, urological cancers, and lung cancer. NHS data shows that […]

Invitations to get a COVID-19 vaccine are landing on the doormats of all 16 and 17 year olds in an effort to boost take-up in this age group, as the biggest and most successful vaccination programme in NHS history expands further. Over 61,465 people aged 16 and 17 in the South East have already had […]

Nearly 300,000 texts have been sent out to drive people living in areas where the Delta variant is circulating to get their COVID-19 vaccination. The vaccine is highly effective against coronavirus, having prevented  22 million infections, 52,600 hospitalisations and 60,000 deaths up to 23 July. Vaughan Lewis, Medical Director for the NHS in the South […]

Research teams at Oxford University who joined forces to fight coronavirus by developing a covid vaccine and a Sussex GP who worked tirelessly to provide an out of hours and weekend service for local care homes during the pandemic are among the winners of this year’s NHS Parliamentary Awards. The awards, arranged by the NHS, […]

Pubs and bars across the South East are promoting the ‘Grab A Jab’ campaign on their screens ahead of the UEFA EURO 2020 quarter-final to further increase the number of people with protection against Covid 19. The ‘Grab A Jab’ campaign runs until the end of July and aims to make it easier and more […]

Sixty-six-year-old Brian Holden, from Hassocks in West Sussex, has recently clocked up 10,000 km on his bike since he was first diagnosed with prostate cancer back in October 2016 after having a simple blood test to check PSA levels. “I can honestly say I’ve cycled my way through my cancer,” he says. “I believe maintaining […]

NHS South East Regional Medical Directorm Vaughan Lewis, said there is now no excuse for people over 18 not to get their first dose, with more walk-in and pop-up centres open this weekend than ever for people to ‘grab a jab’. Anyone over 18 will be able to walk in and get their jab at convenient sites while […]