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New specialist healthcare service for homeless patients in Brighton and Hove
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) […]
Surrey and Sussex parents encouraged to get young children vaccinated against flu this autumn
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 […]
Kent and Medway GP patients benefiting from the online revolution
Patients registered at GP surgeries in Kent and Medway are benefiting from the online revolution. They can now book appointments with their doctor or request a repeat prescription over the internet or on a smartphone. The GP online service is free and available online via a website. Smartphone and tablet users can also download an […]
Pregnant women urged to get the free flu vaccine
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 announces major investment for cancer, mental health and GP surgeries in Devon and the South West
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 […]
Raising Awareness of Anti Slavery Day
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 […]
Commitment to carers: events across the South for health and social care leads to support carer health and wellbeing
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 urged to take up shingles vaccine offer
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, […]
Pregnant women urged to protect their babies from whooping cough as infections rise across the south
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 […]
Students across Kent and Medway urged to get vaccinated before they head off to college or university
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 […]