With the mercury plunging below freezing NHS England South is again urging people to take steps to stay well this winter to get their flu vaccination jab. The latest vaccination uptake figures released by Public Health England for the period from 1 September until the end of November 2016 show encouraging increases compared with the […]

NHS England is today giving local areas the means to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and/or autism, including developing ways of keeping children closer to their home and families. From today, local partnerships – made up of NHS organisations, local authorities and NHS England commissioners, working closely with people who use […]

Emily Prior, Communications and Engagement Manager for the Transforming Care Programme, blogs about her experience of volunteering for the Cinnamon Trust, and how others should consider doing some volunteering. In November 2015 I finally did something I have been meaning to do for years – I became a volunteer. Volunteering might sound like a selfless thing to do, […]

A nationwide campaign to help parents spot the symptoms of sepsis to protect young children and save lives has been launched today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The campaign is principally aimed at parents and carers of young children aged 0-4 and will include a new film featuring mother and campaigner Melissa Mead, who lost […]

Pharmacies across Kent and Medway have restricted opening hours over Christmas. Offering advice on common illness and the best medicines to treat them make sure you know which ones are open. While some pharmacies are directed by NHS England to open on Christmas Day, others may open voluntarily, and patients are advised to check by […]

Five hospital trusts from the South Region will benefit from a share of £130m investment in NHS radiotherapy machines in an announcement being made today by NHS England’s chief executive Simon Stevens. The hospitals are: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust University Hospital  Southampton NHS Foundation Trust University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Torbay and […]

Older people in Kent and Medway are being reminded to make sure they have their free flu vaccine. Everyone over the age of 65 can have the annual vaccine, which is available from your GP, practice nurse or at your local pharmacy. Older people are much more likely to become seriously ill or develop complications […]

At NHS England we understand carers’ views, needs and experiences must inform efforts to improve the health and social care provided to the people they support day in, day out. Transforming Care Partnerships across England are working to improve care for individuals with a learning disability and/or autism, which in turn is alleviating pressure and […]

A new specialist healthcare service in Brighton and Hove will make it easier for homeless people to get the care they need to support their health and wellbeing and to ensure they receive joined-up care from different local services, based around their individual needs. NHS England and NHS Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) […]

With nursery and school terms well underway parents and guardians of children aged two to seven, are being encouraged to get the free flu vaccination for their children. This year children aged two, three and four, or in school years one, two and three, are all eligible for the flu vaccination on the NHS. The […]