Local NHS slashes heart attack deaths by half with pioneering treatments and healthier lifestyles
*February is national Heart Month*
Deaths from heart attacks across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have fallen by half. This is largely due to the state of the art treatments being trail blazed in local NHS hospitals and improved response times.… Read more
NHS says keep warm and safe to beat the cold snap
With temperatures tumbling over the next few days, health leaders are reminding people to look after themselves – and their neighbours – during the cold weather.
Met Office weather alerts state a 100% probability of severe cold weather for the rest of the week in … Read more
Local nurses welcome new focus on quality care
Nurses working in the NHS across the South of England have welcomed the Prime Minister’s pledge that nurses will be freed up to spend more time on frontline patient care in hospital wards.
Nursing staff are already making improvements to the way they care for … Read more
More patients than ever before stay in same sex accommodation
There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of patients staying in mixed sex accommodation in just one year, according to new data published today by the Department of Health.
The latest statistics show that in December 2011, hospitals across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire … Read more
More smokers quit than anywhere else in the country thanks to NHS Stop Smoking Services
Thousands of people across the South of England have quit smoking with the help of local NHS Stop Smoking Services according to the latest figures released today by the NHS Information Centre.
Local NHS Stop Smoking Services helped more than 12,500 people across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, … Read more
GPs prepare to take the lead for the future NHS
GPs from across the South of England gathered in Reading last week to discuss their key role in modernising the NHS.
The GPs, who are all leaders of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), will be responsible for commissioning health services for patients from April 2013 subject … Read more
Hundreds more local families to benefit from extra health visitors
Over 180 extra health visitors are being recruited this year to support families in Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes. This is to ensure every family with children under five has the support of a dedicated health visitor. A similar number of … Read more
