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Pregnant? There’s an app for that!
The NHS across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West has launched a new mum & baby app – a definitive personal guide for pregnancy, birth and beyond. The app was originally developed by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and their charity CW+ with Imagineear, and has evolved with new content led by North West London Local Maternity […]
NHS Warning As Winter Vomiting Bug Closes 1,000 Hospital Beds
The NHS is calling on the public to heed advice and stay at home if they have norovirus to avoid passing it on, as hospitals in England have been forced to close more than 1,100 hospital beds over the last week. Top medics are concerned about the spread of the winter vomiting bug this year […]
Increase in cases of norovirus ‘winter vomiting bug’ prompts advice from Public Health England
As outbreaks of norovirus (commonly known as the winter vomiting bug) see a sharp increase right across the South East, Public Health England (PHE) is urging people to take simple steps to help stop the spread of the contagious bug. Levels of norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, are expected to rise in the winter […]
‘Let’s Do Our Duty’: Top Nurse Leads NHS Staff Flu Jab Drive
Duncan Burton, Chief Nurse for the NHS in the South East supports the call for the NHS’ frontline workers to protect themselves and their patients this year by taking up their free flu jab. Duncan is supporting this year’s drive to ensure that as many NHS staff in the South East as possible get vaccinated […]
Thousands Given Life Changing Diabetes Monitors Thanks To The NHS Long Term Plan
More than 6,000 people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes across the South East have received life-changing diabetes monitors through the NHS Long Term Plan. The innovative device, which is the size of a £2 coin and worn on the arm, means people with Type 1 do not have to carry out multiple painful finger-prick checks […]
NHS South East: ‘Shouting Out’ for World Patient Safety Day
NHS staff across the South East are choosing Tuesday 17 September – World Patient Safety Day – to highlight their ongoing commitment to maintaining safe, high quality care to all patients. Patient Safety, something we all take for granted, remains a global health priority, and NHS organisations are adding their collective voice to “shout out” […]
South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust comes out of special measures for quality
NHS England and NHS Improvement is pleased to confirm that they have accepted the recommendation of the Chief Inspector of Hospitals following the CQC’s re-inspection of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in July 2019 and will be taking the trust out of special measures for reasons of quality. Speaking about the decision, […]
Communities Against Cancer launches across Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Dorset this July
Community groups across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Dorset will start work this month to help people reduce their risk of cancer, be aware of the signs and symptoms of cancer, and seek help at an earlier stage. The groups are part of Communities Against Cancer – a new project funded by Wessex Cancer […]
Thousands of people in the South East set to benefit from improved GP care
Patients visiting their GP in the South East will be offered better access to specialist health services, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. From today, surgeries and practices across the South East will come together to form teams offering patients more convenient access to treatment and support from physios, therapists and other professionals. […]
Local health and care heroes chosen to represent Tunbridge Wells in NHS Parliamentary Awards
Tunbridge Wells MP Greg Clark has expressed his delight that a local team has been named regional champions in a prestigious competition to celebrate excellence in health and care in England. The Frequent Service User Manager service at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, was nominated for the Excellence in Urgent Care Award by Greg […]