Significant disruptions to NHS services in the South East are expected this week as consultants and junior doctors will jointly stage industrial action for a period of 72 hours. The British Medical Association and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association have announced that consultants and junior doctors will strike from 7am today (2/10) until 7am on Thursday […]

The NHS’s Covid-19 and Flu vaccination programme in the South East is off to a flying start with over three quarters of a million autumn vaccines already delivered, providing vital protection to the most vulnerable. More than 420,000 flu vaccinations and 385,000 Covid-19 jabs have been delivered in the region since the start of the […]

NHS England (London and South East regions) has launched a public consultation on the proposed future location of very specialist cancer treatment services for children living in south London and much of south east England. The consultation will help NHS England decide where the proposed future Principal Treatment Centre for these children should be. Children’s […]

A range of new videos have been launched to encourage people with asthma to switch to a new dry powdered inhaler to benefit their health and the environment. The videos have been created by NHS England’s South East Regional Greener team and are aimed at people living with asthma and medical professionals who prescribe the […]

The NHS in the South East is preparing for a historic walkout which will affect almost all planned care as the first ever joint strike by consultants and junior doctors begins this week. Consultants begin their strike action on Tuesday (19th) and are joined by junior doctors on Wednesday (20th). On Wednesday from 7am, both […]

Residents of older adult care homes and people who are housebound will begin receiving their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations as of this week, as the NHS kickstarts its winter vaccinations campaign. The adult COVID-19 and flu vaccination programme, which has been brought forward in line with expert advice due to the risks presented by a […]

The public in the South East have been advised to stay safe in the sun this weekend, as the UK is set to record its highest temperature this year, putting extra demand on NHS services. The NHS has provided tips to keep well in the warm temperatures this weekend. Stay hydrated, keep out of the […]

With the August bank holiday approaching, and another period of NHS industrial action, residents in the South East are being urged to order any repeat prescriptions in good time and to use the right service for their healthcare needs. The plea comes after The British Medical Association has announced that NHS consultants will strike for […]

This summer the NHS in the South East is asking parents and carers of children, due to start school this September, to check their children’s vaccinations are all up to date ahead of starting school. With only a few weeks to go before children aged 4 will start school for the first time, many parents […]

The public are being asked to use NHS services appropriately as junior doctors begin their fifth round of strikes. From 7am on Friday 11 August until 7am on Tuesday 15 August, junior doctors across England will be on strike, as the NHS enters the ninth month of industrial action across its services. The NHS will […]