Emergency Departments across the South East saw an increase in attendances in January as winter pressure continued to hit the NHS at the start of 2024. Over 330,000 people attended emergency departments across the region in January which was an increase of 14.6% on the previous year. But although attendances were up, patients being treated […]

At the start of National Apprenticeship Week, the NHS in the South East is celebrating that during the past academic year (2022/23) almost 3,000 people have joined an NHS Apprenticeship Scheme in the region. A medical emergency in the middle of a flight, led air stewardess Lisa Desbruslais, to change career and land a lifesaving […]

New breast screening figures for 2022-23 show that a total of 331,187 women aged 50 to 70 (68%) attended their screening appointments (within six months of invitation) in the South East of England – the highest uptake nationally. The screening programme led to cancers being detected in 3,513 women across the South East in 2022-23, […]

31 January 2024 – An independent report summarising responses to an NHS consultation into the future location of very specialist cancer treatment services for children living in south London and much of south-east England has been published by NHS England and is available to read at: https://www.transformationpartners.nhs.uk/childrenscancercentre/key-information/  NHS England (London and south-east regions) launched a twelve-week consultation on […]

Patients in South East will be able to get treatment for seven common conditions at their high street pharmacy from today without needing to see a GP, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care. More than 9 in 10 community pharmacies in the South East (over 1,381 in total) […]

The NHS in the South East remains committed to improving patient experience as part of a national plan to help recover urgent and emergency care services. The two-year plan, published by the NHS and government in January last year, was launched amid record demand for NHS services, with data at the time showing more A&E […]

‘Protect Your Lungs’ – a respiratory campaign – has been relaunched in the South East to coincide with cold-health alerts issued by UKHSA and the Met Office. An amber alert is now in place for the whole of England, until midday Friday 19 January, which means that cold weather impacts are likely to be felt […]

NHS England has published data following the latest and longest period of strike action which ended earlier this week. Junior doctors and hospital dental trainees began their strike action at 7.00am on Wednesday 3 January until 7.00am on Tuesday 9 January 2024. It comes on the back of previous strike action just days prior to Christmas. This […]

NHS England has published data following last week’s strike action. Junior doctors and hospital dental trainees began their strike action on Wednesday (20 December) at 7.00am and finished at 7.00am on Saturday (23 December). As a result of this latest strike action, the following number of appointments and procedures will be rescheduled in the South […]

Residents in the South East of England are being urged to use NHS 111 online for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of industrial action just before Christmas and early in the New Year. Junior doctors will take strike action from tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7am until 7am on Saturday (23rd). The NHS will prioritise urgent and emergency care […]