“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 […]

The NHS is urging the public to come forward if they are experiencing lung cancer symptoms after an almost 30% drop in referrals compared to this time last year. As a persistent cough is also a symptom of Covid, it is more important than ever to be aware of the warning signs of lung cancer. […]

In February 2020, NHS Improvement published an Investigation Report, written by Nigel Pascoe QC in relation to Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. The Report concluded that specific policy issues should be examined in more detail by an independent Panel at a public investigative hearing. NHS Improvement and the Panel are now inviting service users of Southern Health NHS […]

NHS staff will be delivering life-saving Covid jabs at a network of more than 200 vaccination sites in the south east when more open their doors today. These join an Odeon cinema in Aylesbury, a sports centre on the Isle of Wight, a football club in Dartford, racecourses in Epsom, Brighton and Newbury and an […]

Sites across the South East have been successful in securing £1,534,000 of funding for a new maternal health service. Care provided by specialist perinatal mental health services will be available from preconception to 24 months after birth with the new services being available in the majority of the region from next year. One in four […]

Hundreds of local vaccination services run by family doctors and their teams will open across England this week, as the roll out of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history gains further momentum. Practices in more than 100 parts of the country are taking delivery of the vaccine today, with some kicking off their clinics […]

The biggest vaccine campaign in NHS history kicked off this morning, as 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 jab following its clinical approval. At 6.31AM early riser Margaret, known to friends and family as Maggie, was given the life-saving jab by nurse May Parsons at […]