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Across Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes we endeavour to look after you during your pregnancy and when your child is growing up.

Healthier Together logo | Improving the health and wellbeing of babies, children and young people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

The BLMK Healthier Together is a website that provides consistent and easily accessible healthcare advice for parents, young people and pregnant women/people.  Information on the website can be translated into over 100 different languages enabling people to access the self-help support and information they need.

Visit our Healthier Together website: https://www.blmkhealthiertogether.nhs.uk/

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14 November 2025

Local NHS preparing for strike action

The doctors’ union the British Medical Association has announced that resident doctors across the country will be taking industrial action for five days, after national…

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14 November 2025

New support for cancer patients across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes launched

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) has launched a new suite of informative videos designed to support patients, families and carers…

News

10 November 2025

Flu jab SOS for residents in the East of England with worst…

The NHS has issued a ‘flu jab SOS’, with the East of England’s vaccinations expert warning people to get protected now, with only weeks to go before the worst of the…

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31 October 2025

Local general practices offer more appointments than the same period last year

The number of appointments available at general practices in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes has shown a further increase. Figures published by NHS England reveal that over 1,650,000 appointments were…

Case Study

27 October 2025

Innovative facial analysis app recognises pain in care home residents

Danecroft is a 34-bed care home in Bedford, predominantly caring for people living with dementia but also other conditions such as Parkinson’s and MS. Since April, it has been using…

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24 October 2025

Half term clinics to offer catch-up vaccinations for children

Parents of children who are behind on any of their immunisations have been reminded that there will be an opportunity to catch up on any missed vaccinations during the half…