4 September 2023

Annual flu vaccination programme gets under way as children return to school

Parents have been urged to get their children immunised against flu, as the annual vaccination campaign gets under way. Children from Reception to Year 11 will be offered a vaccination at…

1 September 2023

Vaccination changes mean full protection against HPV has never been easier

It’s now easier than ever for most young people to get vaccinated against a common infection which can cause cancers in both men and women, following changes to the human papillomavirus…

29 August 2023

Celebration for Kathy as she is nominated for national health award

A popular NHS worker is celebrating after being shortlisted for a prestigious national award for her innovation in cancer research in Luton. Kathy Nelson, head of the cancer network for Bedfordshire,…

24 August 2023

Audit Chair appointed to Integrated Care Board

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) has confirmed Vineeta Manchanda as its newly appointed Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Chair. Vineeta brings strong financial management skills developed…

22 August 2023

NHS consultant doctors set to strike again this week

NHS consultant doctors are due to undertake strike action this week, and senior health service leaders are again urging the public to choose services wisely during the industrial action. Consultants will…

17 August 2023

School and college leavers invited to check out NHS and care careers as results day…

With tens of thousands of young people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes set to receive their A Level, NVQ and GCSE results over the next week, school and college leavers…

11 August 2023

Helping people to register with a GP after Wenlock Surgery closure

Over 3,500 patients from Wenlock Street Surgery in Luton have already registered with a new GP in the first two weeks following its closure.But 99 people – representing less than 3%…

10 August 2023

Public urged to choose health services wisely as further NHS strikes loom

With further doctors’ strikes due to affect the NHS in August, senior local doctors are again warning the public to choose services wisely during the industrial action. Junior doctors will again…

7 August 2023

Bedford charity helps to rebuild lives with grant support

A charity in Bedford is helping to rebuild lives in their local community, thanks to support from a cost of living grant. The King’s Arms Project is a charity in Bedford…

3 August 2023

Digital Social Care Record leads to better, safer care for local residents

As part of the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership’s digital transformation agenda, the Digitising Social Care programme is working hard to provide support and funding to enable…

2 August 2023

ICB Leaders respond to Central Bedfordshire Council’s support for additional health and care services in…

Commenting on the update from Central Bedfordshire Council, published on Friday 28 July 2023, Dr Rima Makarem, Chair of the BLMK Integrated Care Board, said: “We are pleased to be working…

31 July 2023

“Get up to date on children’s jabs” call as summer holidays arrive

Parents of school-aged children in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have been urged to bring their vaccinations up to date during the summer holidays, as fears rise of a surge in…

28 July 2023

Update on additional health and care services in Leighton Buzzard

In May, we were pleased to publish our Feasibility Study into additional health and care services in Leighton Buzzard. The Study highlighted the options for increasing health capacity in the Town,…

27 July 2023

Live Well Newsletter Issue 5 2023

Welcome to our fifth issue of 2023 of Live Well, the partner newsletter for the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Health and Care Partnership. To be added to our mailing list…

27 July 2023

Patients to get the help they need more quickly as new Unscheduled Care Hub launched…

A brand new Unscheduled Care Hub has been unveiled in Luton to support more patients to get the help they need more quickly. Paramedics will be able to transfer suitable patients…