2 June 2025
NewsCelebrating Volunteers’ Week: building trust and stronger communities
As part of Volunteers’ Week (2-8 June 2025), Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) is celebrating the vital role volunteers play in supporting health and care across our…
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week:…29 May 2025
NewsMore than half a million Pharmacy First consultations provide fast access to care for patients…
More than 600,000 consultations have taken place in the East of England since the launch of the Pharmacy First service last year, enabling people to receive fast treatment from high street…
More than half…29 May 2025
NewsConsider local walks to boost health during National Walking Month
As part of National Walking Month this May, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) has been encouraging people to get walking, improving health and wellbeing whilst also tackling…
Consider local walks…28 May 2025
BlogComparing numbers with Mum
In Diabetes Prevention Week, Steven Thomas wonders whether blood sugar could become an online game… I am a diabetic. There, I said it. I’m not one of those people who gets…
Comparing numbers with…28 May 2025
NewsWomen who have had diabetes during pregnancy encouraged to sign up to prevention course
Women with a history of diabetes during pregnancy have been encouraged to come forward to join a free NHS programme designed to help them reduce their risk of the condition coming…
Women who have…27 May 2025
NewsLocal people gather to help redesign community and mental health services
Bold ambitions for the future of community and mental health services took centre stage at a major health event, as partners came together to better understand how we co-design services where…
Local people gather…27 May 2025
NewsNew chief medical officer sets out vision for local care
The new chief medical officer for Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) has shared his ambitions for improving local health and care. Dr Andrew Rochford, who joined…
New chief medical…16 May 2025
NewsInternational acclaim for Collaborative Targeted Outreach Programme (CTOP) to build local health and care workforce
A pioneering joint research initiative by the University of Bedfordshire and the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care Board (ICB) has received international acclaim, winning the Patient and Caregivers…
International acclaim for…15 May 2025
NewsLocal residents can stay safely in their own home for longer thanks to remote monitoring…
Dozens of local individuals and their families have benefited from a pilot project to test and evaluate how the MiiCare remote monitoring kit can support residents to remain at home for…
Local residents can…12 May 2025
BlogChanging the culture of dying, together
Claire Bunday, community manager at Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub, St John’s Hospice, writes: Claire Bunday, community manager at Sue Ryder Palliative Care Hub in Bedford. During Dying Matters Awareness Week,…
Changing the culture…12 May 2025
NewsCelebrating our nurses: honouring compassion, expertise and community care
Marking International Nurses’ Day 2025 on Monday 12 May, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board celebrates the exceptional contributions of nurses everywhere. Nurses are the backbone of health and…
Celebrating our nurses:…9 May 2025
NewsMilton Keynes University Hospital celebrates ‘topping out’ of Oak Wards
This week Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) marked the next stage of construction of its new Oak Wards with a ‘topping out’ ceremony. The Mayor of Milton Keynes, Cllr Marie Bradburn,…
Milton Keynes University…9 May 2025
NewsLocal NHS bodies commit to sustainable methods in drive to improve health and wellbeing
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has made a new pledge to become more sustainable in the provision and delivery of health and care services in the local area.…
Local NHS bodies…9 May 2025
NewsCelebrating midwifery opportunities: Inspiring the next generation of midwives
Following International Day of the Midwife on Monday 5 May, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB) continues to highlight the vital work of midwives, as well as the…
Celebrating midwifery opportunities:…8 May 2025
Blog“You Can’t Catch Death”: Reflections from the Chaplaincy of Sarah Crane
In 2014, a young Sarah Crane walked through the doors of Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) for the first time as its Chaplain. Completely new to healthcare, she was stepping into…
“You Can’t Catch…