There are still a few places left at the South Regional Sustainability and Health Network second annual conference on Wednesday 14 October 2015, being held at the At-Bristol Science Centre. The event is free to attend, and will build on the success of last year’s conference. It will focus on ways to embed sustainability in […]

People in their 70s in Surrey and Sussex are being urged to protect themselves against shingles with a free vaccine. Local GP practices have begun writing to eligible patients to offer them the vaccination as part of the NHS shingles immunisation campaign for 2015/16, which begins on 1 September 2015. By the end of July […]

People in their 70s in Kent and Medway are being urged to protect themselves against shingles with a free vaccine. Local GP practices have begun writing to eligible patients to offer them the vaccination as part of the NHS shingles immunisation campaign for 2015/16, which begins on 1 September 2015. By the end of July […]

Local GPs are now inviting teenagers (aged 17 and 18 years) in Surrey and Sussex to take-up a new vaccine which offers them protection against meningitis (inflammation of the brain) and septicaemia (blood poisoning). NHS England is welcoming the start of this new Meningitis ACWY vaccination programme which protects against these diseases which are caused […]

Local GPs are now inviting teenagers (aged 17 and 18 years) in Kent and Medway to take-up a new vaccine which offers them protection against meningitis (inflammation of the brain) and septicaemia (blood poisoning). NHS England is welcoming the start of this new MenACWY vaccination programme which protects against these diseases which are caused by […]

The NHS is looking for local people to share their experiences of and views on how to improve local stroke care and inpatient vascular services, at a series of events across Kent from 1 to 30 July. This includes the care provided in the first 72 hours following a stroke, as well as how problems such as […]

NHS England has launched a campaign today, highlighting the importance of following up cervical cancer screening invitations. Cervical Screening Awareness Week (CSAW) is a UK-wide initiative led by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, the UK’s only charity dedicated to supporting women and their families affected by cervical cancer and cervical abnormalities. The week aims to highlight the importance […]

Plans to simplify patient access to local walk-in services in Crawley have been approved by NHS England. Funding for services at Crawley Health Centre will be reinvested to support walk-in services at Crawley Hospital and care for patients at other local GP practices, once the current contract there expires in September 2015. Patients currently registered […]

NHS England has launched a campaign today, encouraging pregnant women in Slough and Reading to protect their babies and get vaccinated against whooping cough. The uptake of the whooping cough vaccine is lower in Slough (40.3 per cent) and Reading (51.3 per cent) compared to the average in the Thames Valley area (61.4 per cent). […]

Given the current intense national focus on the future shape and function of hospitals, stakeholders in health care systems have to consider the most appropriate configuration of their hospitals so that their clinical services are adequately supported by other specialties, are fit for purpose, sustainable, accessible and deliver the highest possible quality of care. The […]