The penultimate guest blog during Urology Awareness Month comes from Angie Rantell, Lead Nurse Urogynaecology / Nurse Cystoscopist at King’s College Hospital who addresses ageing and menopause symptoms – the ones often openly discussed, but more importantly the ones which aren’t – lifting the lid for those feeling alone or unable to seek help. Ageing […]

The second in a series of blogs during Urology Awareness Month offers a very candid account of urological conditions from a lay representative of NHS England’s Excellence in Continence Care Programme – Jacqueline Emkes – mother of four and secondary maths teacher from Bedfordshire. With lived experience, Jacqueline has created a short animation focussing on […]

People in their 70s in the South East are being urged to protect themselves against shingles with a free vaccine. By the end of July, just over half of all eligible older patients in the South East had been vaccinated against shingles but the NHS is encouraging everyone who is offered the vaccine to take […]

In support of Urology Awareness Month we will be sharing guest blogs from health and social care experts to help raise awareness of Urology and Urology conditions, including how they affect people in the UK. Urology deals with diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract in men and women. It also covers the male reproductive […]

Robina Mallett – Family Carer and member of the National LeDeR  Steering Group blogs about how people with learning disabilities can get the very best health care: Health is everybody’s business! Getting the right health care is vital and primary health care at your GP’s surgery is often the first port of call for everyone, […]

Almost 60 per cent of construction workers would be happy to slap sun cream on a building site buddy, a survey suggests. When asked about attitudes to sun protection, 357 out of 625 Jewson customers said they would help their workmate apply sun cream. However, just over a third said they never apply their own […]

Robina Mallett – Family Carer and member of the National LeDeR Steering Group blogs about why some people with a learning disability are dying before they should and what is being done to prevent it.  Our relatives with learning disabilities tend to have poorer health and die younger than the rest of the population. This […]

Earlier this month Hazel Watson (former national lead for Mental Health and Learning Disability) stepped into her new role as Director of Nursing (Deputy Chief Nurse) for the South – working closely with our Regional Chief Nurse, Sue Doheny. Sue remains the Regional Chief Nurse with a joint role across NHS England and NHS Improvement, […]

Health experts are urging men in the South who spend a lot of time outdoors to protect themselves against the sun, to reduce the risk of skin cancer. Skin cancer rates are higher than average and rising in the South, and the NHS “Cover Up, Mate” campaign which launched today will target male agricultural and […]

This Learning Disability Awareness Week (19-25 June), Alana reminds us of the benefits to employing a diverse workforce, not only for the organisation but also the individual. NHS England South has worked with the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust’s Project Search team – an international training programme aimed at supporting young people with learning disabilities […]