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 […]

“My father had died from prostate cancer but I had no idea that I would be at an increased risk of getting the disease” “My father had died from prostate cancer but I had no idea that I would be at an increased risk of getting the disease,” says Lance Allen, 63, of Findon, Sussex, […]

“When I told my male friends I had prostate cancer, they expected me to have symptoms but I didn’t.”  Guildford resident, Alan K, aged 74, didn’t have any symptoms when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March of this year following a raised PSA test. “Luckily, I was having regular blood tests at my GP […]

This Volunteers Week (1-7 June), the NHS across the South East is joining organisations across the country to celebrate the contribution of volunteers. Volunteers have provided vital support during the pandemic in helping people to stay well and to avoid social isolation. They are partners and help the NHS improve the health and wellbeing of […]

Tens of thousands of people across the South East asked to shield earlier this month are being invited for their coronavirus vaccination this week, alongside 64 year olds. Earlier this month public health officials identified 1.7 million more people nationally who are at additional risk from coronavirus earlier this month. Most have already had their […]