Doctors, pharmacists and midwives are urging pregnant women across Kent and Medway to protect themselves and their unborn child by having the flu vaccination this winter. The free flu vaccination is available from their GP or pharmacy and it’s important that mums to be protect themselves and their baby as soon as possible. Flu can […]

NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens today announces a major investment boost to upgrade GP surgeries and local cancer and mental health treatment for patients in Devon and across the South West of England. On a visit to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Mr Stevens announced: New Linac Radiotherapy equipment […]

Today – Tuesday 18 October – is Anti Slavery Day, created to raise awareness of modern slavery and to inspire every effort to eliminate it.  As part of the safeguarding team for NHS England South, I was keen to take the opportunity to promote the day and raise awareness of the contribution that all of […]

NHS England South is working with the Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) to run a series of events across the South this autumn with a focus on improving carer health and wellbeing. Carer leads in clinical commissioning groups, local authorities, the third sector and carer representatives, are invited to join the Caring Together events, […]

People in their 70s in Surrey and Sussex are being urged to protect themselves against shingles with a free vaccine. Local GP practices are writing to eligible patients to offer them the vaccination as part of the NHS shingles immunisation campaign for 2016/17, which begins on 1 September 2016. By the end of June 2016, […]

Cases of highly infectious whooping cough have increased by 25% across the south region, posing a serious risk to babies and young infants.  Yet despite the rise, thousands of women are still not being vaccinated, with 40% of pregnant women not taking the protection it offers to their new born child. A regional campaign has […]

Young people going to college or university this autumn are being encouraged to get vaccinated against meningitis and septicaemia (blood poisoning) due to the MenW bug, one of the most aggressive and deadly strains of Meningitis. Cases of MenW have been increasing year-on-year, from 22 cases in 2009 to nearly 200 cases in the past […]

The NHS is advising people not to get caught out by the hot weather over the next couple of days. The dry, sunny and hot weather across parts of the South of England today, is set to continue into tomorrow. As part of its “Cover Up, Mate” skin cancer awareness campaign, NHS England South is […]

National funding released to drive transformation of local services Summary plans for new and innovative care and support options published Local plans to transform care for people with a learning disability and/or autism across the NHS England South region, have been published today backed by millions of pounds in national funding announced by health and […]

Men who spend long periods of time outdoors are being urged to protect themselves against the sun this summer amid a rise in the number of people being diagnosed with skin cancer in the South of England. Farmers, builders, sportsmen and gardeners are all being targeted by NHS England South’s “Cover Up, Mate” campaign because […]