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Pharmacy opening hours over the Easter bank holidays
People across the south east are being reminded to stock up on their medicines before the Easter bank holidays. The advice comes during a major public health campaign urging people to visit a pharmacist first for minor illness, instead of a GP or A&E. The NHS is encouraging more people to use their pharmacy first in […]
Wessex cancer alliance expert at world cancer day international event
On the eve of World Cancer Day, Southampton’s Professor Alan Jackson will talk at the United Nations in Austria about how the work of doctors and others who work in cancer treatment would be improved if they had a clearer grasp of nutrition and the steps cancer patients can take to improve their health. Prof […]
Kent patients benefiting from investment in new technology to support their care
NHS England has invested in technology that is supporting the use of a single care plan to help better care for patients with long term conditions and complex care needs in west Kent. NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been working with local health and social care providers to improve patient care in […]
Cervical screening rates fall across Surrey
Don’t be complacent – reduce your risk of cervical cancer is the advice of health chiefs as screening rates across the country fall to a 20 year low. Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease. Cervical cancer is the most […]
Cervical screening rates fall across Kent and Medway
Don’t be complacent – reduce your risk of cervical cancer is the advice of health chiefs as screening rates across the country fall to a 20 year low. Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease. Cervical cancer is the most […]
Cervical screening rates fall across East Sussex
Don’t be complacent – reduce your risk of cervical cancer is the advice of health chiefs as screening rates across the country fall to a 20 year low. Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease. Cervical cancer is the most […]
Cervical screening rates fall across West Sussex
Don’t be complacent – reduce your risk of cervical cancer is the advice of health chiefs as screening rates across the country fall to a 20 year low. Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease. Cervical cancer is the most […]
Brighton and Hove cervical screening rates lowest in South East
Brighton and Hove has the lowest take up rates for cervical screening in the south east as across the country screening rates fall to a 20 year low. Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease. Cervical cancer is the most […]
More Surrey patients to benefit from expert advice from pharmacists at their GP surgery
Over 42,000 more patients in Surrey will soon be able to benefit from expert advice from a clinical pharmacist when they visit their GP surgery, thanks to the expansion of a national scheme to support the recruitment and training of more clinical pharmacists to help with patients’ routine medication and treatment. Six schemes in Surrey, […]
More Kent patients to benefit from expert advice from pharmacists at their GP surgery
Over 36,000 more patients in Kent will soon be able to benefit from expert advice from a clinical pharmacist when they visit their GP surgery, thanks to the expansion of a national scheme to support the recruitment and training of more clinical pharmacists to help with patients’ routine medication and treatment. Clinical pharmacists are already […]