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Southampton City pilot awarded £45k to lead children’s mental health innovation

An innovative pilot scheme in Southampton has scooped £45k to help improve services for children and young people with mental health issues across the city. The pilot, to be run jointly between NHS Southampton City CCG and Southampton City Council will use the cash to bring together services across health, social care and education for […]

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Children and young people’s mental health services in Plymouth get £75,000 boost

Mental health and wellbeing services for children and young people in Plymouth are to get £75,000 to make them more joined up and improve access. A joint bid by Plymouth City Council and Northern, Eastern and Western Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) means mental health and emotional wellbeing support services in Plymouth are among […]

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Advance Care Planning in Kent, Surrey and Sussex: A Report and Recommendations from the South East Coast Clinical Senate

South East Coast Clinical Senate (SECCS) has launched an important publication entitled ‘Improving Advance Care Planning in Kent, Surrey and Sussex’. This publication has been written for a wide audience, including health and social care professionals, organisations responsible for education and training of health and care staff, commissioners, the community and voluntary sector, and public […]

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Projects in Bristol get a share of £2.5m Regional Innovation funding boost

Innovative projects in Bristol will receive a share of a £2.5m fund to help change patients’ lives and improve care through innovation. A total of two projects in the area were announced as winners of the NHS England’s Regional Innovation Fund which was launched in April to support and promote the adoption and spread of […]

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Targeted support for teenage mothers in Wiltshire

A new team of highly qualified specialist nurses have been recruited to deliver an innovative programme to support young families across the county. Young and vulnerable mothers will be given targeted support in Wiltshire through a pioneering programme which helps support the health and wellbeing of first-time teenage mums and their babies. The Family Nurse […]

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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to take over Circuit Lane Surgery

NHS England is in the final stages of agreeing a temporary contract with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, starting from 1 February 2015 to provide GP services at the Circuit Lane Surgery in Reading. All services currently provided at the surgery will continue. Opening hours and surgery hours will remain the same. Patients have been […]

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Community views sought on plans to improve urgent care in Crawley

NHS England (Surrey and Sussex) and NHS Crawley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) want to hear views from people in Crawley about proposals to improve and simplify access to walk-in services for urgent care within the town. NHS England (Surrey and Sussex) and NHS Crawley CCG have taken the opportunity to review existing services that are […]

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Feeling under the weather? Visit your local pharmacy – Surrey and West Sussex

NHS England is urging people feeling under the weather this winter to visit their local pharmacy for quick, early advice. The ‘feeling under the weather?’ campaign, launched today (31 October), is also highlighting the benefits of getting treatment for coughs and colds straight away, before they get worse. This is especially important over the winter […]

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