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The NHS strikes start on Tuesday

Health bosses ask people to 'choose services wisely' as more NHS strikes start

GP practices lead the way in supporting patients living with type 2 diabetes with new Health Living programme

GP practices lead the way in supporting patients with type 2 diabetes

GP practice staff are to receive deaf awareness training

Deaf awareness training for GP practice staff across Beds, Luton and MK

The government could tell GPs to issue less sick notes in order to boost the economy.

Government could tell GPs to sign fewer sick notes to boost economy

Woman and child visiting doctor in surgery

More GPs are being trained - but Central Bedfordshire is struggling to recruit

The proposed layout of Astral Green. Image: AWG.

Application submitted for net zero carbon community in Leighton Buzzard

Additional staff and services will help support the town's three GP practices

New staff and facilities to help relieve pressure on GP practices

A patient receives an injection of a Covid-19 vaccine

Get your Covid autumn booster, Bedfordshire people told

There will be a number of vaccines used in the Covid autumn booster rollout

Covid booster rollout to start in England this September

NHS Digital figures show 1,074,080 patients were registered at GP practices in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG area at the end of January – along with the equivalent of 505 full-time GPs

Most oversubscribed GP practice in Bedfordshire revealed

Health hub calls for Leighton Buzzard

Plea over Leighton-Linslade health hub funding rejected 'with regret'
'GP practices remain the responsibility of the Clinical Commissioning Group and the NHS, not the council'

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New radical NHS initiative saved me from suicide - reveals Bedfordshire man

Residents' views are wanted on the pilot scheme

Pilot programme launching in Leighton Buzzard as health groups join forces to th...

Boris Johnson delivers his leader's keynote speech during the Conservative Party conference at Manchester Central Convention Complex (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

These are the key moments from the Prime Minister’s Tory conference speech

Safety fears as DVLA backlog leaves 200,000 awaiting medical all-clear

Booster jabs must be given at least six months after the second dose (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid booster jabs rolling out to 1 million people this week - how to book

Patients are facing long waits on the phone as they try to get through to GP surgeries

More staff needed as GP patients left hanging on the phone for up to an hour

The De Parys Group has the most patients registered

Rise in number of GP patients per practice in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Key...

Some of the team at Leighton Road Surgery

Leighton Road Surgery says national survey shows it is making big strides in pat...

Stephen King, the PCN Operations Manager, and the empty hall, now that the equipment has gone

Final Covid-19 jab totals revealed for Leighton Buzzard's rugby club vaccination...

During the 2019 election campaign, Boris Johnson ruled out the NHS being 'on the table' in deals with the US (Photo: Shutterstock)

37 NHS GP practices have been sold to a private US health company - here's what ...

NHS says attending routine cervical screening appointments is vital - how to boo...

Local Covid vaccination centres will open in GP practices and community hubs thi...

The NHS has been told to prepare for mass Covid vaccinations from 1 December

Testing

Blood tests cancelled across Bedfordshire after shortage of chemical for testing

If you are ill with a high temperature or fever you should wait to get the flu jab (Photo: Shutterstock)

What the NHS says about getting the flu jab if you have a cold - and who is elig...

Do you know the difference between symptoms? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how to tell if you have coronavirus or flu - the symptoms to look for

Patients will still need to call their GP in advance (Photo: Shutterstock)

GPs have been told face-to-face appointments must be made available to patients

A massive flu vaccination campaign is being run this year

Massive flu vaccination programme across Bedford, Milton Keynes and Luton risks ...

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Senior doctor reassures Bedfordshire residents that GP services are available

Staff at the assessment centre

Three patients from 100 referred to hospital since Covid-19 Assessment Centre in...

Clinical staff at the Assessment Centre

22 patients seen already at new coronavirus assessment centre in Leighton Buzzar...

Clinicians from all three surgeries working together in the Covid Assessment Centre

Coronavirus assessment centre has launched in Leighton Buzzard

Luton and Bedfordshire GP surgeries and pharmacies will stay open on Good Friday and Easter Monday

Luton and Bedfordshire pharmacies will stay open on Good Friday and Easter Monda...

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GP appointments across Bedfordshire switched to telephone and video calls where ...

Plans are afoot to merge the three CCGs

Luton, Beds and Milton Keynes NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) set to me...

Health chiefs urge ‘at risk’ to get flu jab

Cutting missed GP appointments can save NHS millions