Local and national health and care organisations have signed an agreement to improve health and social care in Surrey Heartlands. The agreement sets out a roadmap towards devolution, outlining how partners will work together to improve the health outcomes of the 850,000 people living in Surrey Heartlands; which covers the area looked after by Guildford […]

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 common cancer in women under 35 but is largely preventable thanks to cervical screening (also known as the Smear Test) and the HPV vaccination programme. But, statistics show […]

A new occupational health service is now available to NHS GPs and dentists working across the South of England. The Heales Medical Group, an established provider of occupational health services began delivering the new service on 1 April 2017, following a procurement process led by NHS England’s regional team for the South. About the new […]

Bringing huge experience from nine years with NHS Employers working on tough issues such as the national GP contract and discussions with community pharmacy, we welcome Caroline Temmink who joins the Regional team as interim Head of Primary Care, leading the regional Primary Care programme. Caroline tells us a little more about her new role, discusses […]

More patients in the South region will soon be able to benefit from expert advice from a clinical pharmacist when they visit their GP surgery, thanks to the roll out of the national  Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice programme. Ten areas of the South have successfully applied to NHS England to be part of the […]

This World Autism Awareness Week (WAAW), Jill Crook, the Transforming Care Programme Lead for NHS England South, reflects on why we do what we do – put simply, because it is changing the lives of people like Kevin and their families. WAAW, initiated in 2014 by the National Autistic Society (NAS), the leading UK charity […]

The South Region Sustainability and Health Network (SRSHN) is holding their spring masterclass on the subject of how digital technology can sustainably transform health and social care. The masterclass will take place via WebEx from 13:15 to 15:00 on Tuesday 28th  March. During the event delegates will hear from: Professor Keith McNeil, Chief Clinical Officer […]

Last week NHS England announced the winning projects for the latest round of the Maternity Challenge Fund – all set to receive £50,000 to explore pioneering ways to use women’s and their partners’ feedback to drive improvement in maternity services. Back in November 2016, maternity services across England were invited to put forward ground-breaking proposals […]

23rd March is NHS Sustainability Day and this year NHS England and health partners across  the South are focusing on sustainable travel. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that more than nine out of ten people across the globe live in areas where its air quality guideline levels are not met. Concern is growing as […]

Two hundred and eighty five thousand Kent and Medway GP patients are benefiting from the online revolution. In just nine months and with the click of a button they have booked and cancelled 241,000 appointments. GP online services allow people to book a doctor’s appointments or request a repeat prescription over the internet or on […]