Over 114,000 patients have already benefitted from referrals to highly-skilled pharmacists New ‘pharmacy first’ referral service taken up by over 10,600 pharmacies since October 2019, to relieve pressure on GPs and A+E departments Delivers on Long Term Plan aim of helping more people stay healthy in their communities Over one hundred thousand patients with minor […]

The NHS across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West has launched a new mum & baby app – a definitive personal guide for pregnancy, birth and beyond. The app was originally developed by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and their charity CW+ with Imagineear, and has evolved with new content led by North West London Local Maternity […]

The NHS is calling on the public to heed advice and stay at home if they have norovirus to avoid passing it on, as hospitals in England have been forced to close more than 1,100 hospital beds over the last week. Top medics are concerned about the spread of the winter vomiting bug this year […]

As outbreaks of norovirus (commonly known as the winter vomiting bug) see a sharp increase right across the South East, Public Health England (PHE) is urging people to take simple steps to help stop the spread of the contagious bug. Levels of norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, are expected to rise in the winter […]

Duncan Burton, Chief Nurse for the NHS in the South East supports the call for the NHS’ frontline workers to protect themselves and their patients this year by taking up their free flu jab. Duncan is supporting this year’s drive to ensure that as many NHS staff in the South East as possible get vaccinated […]

More than  6,000 people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes across the South East have received life-changing diabetes monitors through the NHS Long Term Plan. The innovative device, which is the size of a £2 coin and worn on the arm, means people with Type 1 do not have to carry out multiple painful finger-prick checks […]

NHS staff across the South East are choosing Tuesday 17 September – World Patient Safety Day – to highlight their ongoing commitment to maintaining safe, high quality care to all patients. Patient Safety, something we all take for granted, remains a global health priority, and NHS organisations are adding their collective voice to “shout out” […]

NHS England and NHS Improvement is pleased to confirm that they have accepted the recommendation of the Chief Inspector of Hospitals following the CQC’s re-inspection of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in July 2019 and will be taking the trust out of special measures for reasons of quality. Speaking about the decision, […]

Community groups across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Dorset will start work this month to help people reduce their risk of cancer, be aware of the signs and symptoms of cancer, and seek help at an earlier stage. The groups are part of Communities Against Cancer – a new project funded by Wessex Cancer […]

Patients visiting their GP in the South East will be offered better access to specialist health services, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. From today, surgeries and practices across the South East will come together to form teams offering patients more convenient access to treatment and support from physios, therapists and other professionals. […]