6 November 2023

UK’s largest health research project opens new sites and calls for more volunteers to step…

People in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have been urged to join the UK’s largest health research programme as it opens new sites in Milton Keynes and Bedford to go along…

2 November 2023

NHS urges people in BLMK to come forward for Life Saving Cancer Checks

Residents in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) are being urged to be aware of the symptoms of potential lung cancer and to come forward for targeted screening if they are…

1 November 2023

Careers in learning disability nursing highlighted as part of national event

Those thinking about a career in the NHS have been urged to consider specialising in learning disabilities, as the UK marks Learning Disability Nurse Day (Wednesday 1 November). Learning disability nurses…

25 October 2023

Flu and COVID jab reminders to start arriving this week

Eligible people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes who have not yet come forward for COVID-19 and flu vaccinations will begin to receive reminders from today. COVID-19 and flu vaccination appointments…

24 October 2023

Hundreds of residents share their perspective on Digital Strategy for health and care services

Together, NHS and local authority partners at Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Health and Care Partnership designed a Digital Strategy – their plan for using digital tools and services to…

23 October 2023

Update on Leighton Buzzard Outline Business Case

Last month, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care Board published an initialupdate on the Outline Business Case for additional health and care services in Leighton Buzzard.We are pleased today…

23 October 2023

Celebrating ‘Saluting Our Sisters’ in Black History Month

As we enter Black History Month this year, I want to share my personal journey, which is deeply rooted in African heritage, Caribbean culture, and British upbringing. It’s a journey of…

19 October 2023

Boosting Health During Cancer Recovery in BLMK

A cancer rehabilitation programme in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) is helping patients to improve their physical and mental health throughout their journey through cancer recovery. Staying physically and mentally…

17 October 2023

ICB staff get stuck into community events

NHS workers from the local Integrated Care Board have spent the weekend in the community as they got stuck into two big local events in Luton and Milton Keynes. Chief executive…

13 October 2023

New video explains how sharing health and care records helps provide a better service for…

Share for Care is a confidential, electronic system for sharing health and care records to improve health and care across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. Information is brought together from all…

11 October 2023

Connecting more of the Capital’s neighbours to the London Care Record

To support more joined up care for people from outside London who have been referred for treatment and care in the Capital more neighbouring areas will be connected to the London…

11 October 2023

Pregnant women urged to get their flu jab this winter

Pregnant women in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have been urged to come forward for COVID-19 and flu vaccinations this winter. COVID-19 and flu vaccination appointments are now available for booking…

11 October 2023

Digital Social Care Records bring benefits to local care home and its residents

Noticing a shift towards digital record keeping within the care industry, a care home in Bedford decided to trial Digital Social Care Records (DSCR) with its staff. DSCRs allow care home…

9 October 2023

New strategy to reduce suicides could save up to 80 local lives each year

As World Mental Health Day (Tuesday 10 October) approaches, NHS leaders in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have welcomed the publication of a new national strategy which could prevent many of…

6 October 2023

Raizer chair cuts A&E visits by local care home residents

An emergency chair which helps lift people after falls has led to a 27% reduction in the number of people admitted to hospital unnecessarily – saving the NHS more than £100,000…