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The NHS-funded Crisis Text Support Service is open to people of all ages

Free mental health support available by text, WhatsApp and webchat

Joy Cullen gave up her job as her hip pain pre-surgery was too severe

NHS patients choose to travel further for surgeries under scheme

Emergency flashing lights are seen on an ambulance at Royal London Hospital (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Ambulance service faces busiest year ever as 999 calls surge

Emma Holland-Lindsay

Concerns Central Beds health centre plans taking shape 'behind closed doors'

Aerial view of Leighton Buzzard town centre

Call for 'peppercorn rent' on land for town health and community centre

New Health offers clinician-led weight management designed to fit around everyday life, without the need for in-person appointments.

What private weight management treatments are available without NHS?

Three members of the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS charity team with volunteer Promise

Hospital trust recruits its 500th volunteer to support patients and staff

More than 850 of the hardest-to-reach members of communities across the country will be seen onboard

Mobile dental unit to deliver care to rough sleepers

Mum died from heart attack after ambulance took 80 minutes to arrive

The public is urged to only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency

Ambulance service moves to highest alert level due to increased demand

Nearly two in 10 older people avoided going to A&E during winter last year due to these concerns

Six in 10 over 65s worry about catching flu from A&E trips
A survey has found six in 10 over-65s are already worrying about catching the flu or COVID-19 when visiting A&E this winter.
Ellie Clibbens

File photo of a doctor taking a man's blood pressure

Petition calls for government to fund new health centre

This week is National Blood Week

Ad Feature Survey reveals the real reason people don’t give blood

Sharpsmart works with hospitals and healthcare providers across the UK to deliver specialist healthcare waste services.

Ad Feature Sharpsmart strengthens waste service resilience and greener logistics

Co-founders of Predictive Health Intelligence, Tim Jobson and Neil Stevens

Ad Feature New study reveals new way to find serious liver disease earlier

From left to right: Dr John Henderson, Bassett Road Surgery, Robin Porter, chair, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, Alex Mayer, MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard and Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health. Photo: LDRS

NHS challenged on major claim about expanded Leighton Buzzard facilities

Eligible patients across Bedfordshire are being urged to get their spring COVID-19 top-up jabs. Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire

Eligible patients across Bedfordshire urged to get COVID-19 vaccine top-ups

Screenshot NHS Central East Integrated Care Board 1st April 2026 Image: LDRS

New NHS body covering Bedfordshire holds first board meeting

Leighton Health Campaigners

Opinion: Volunteering and community service are vital for building stronger, mor...

A group of people take part in parkrun

Leighton Buzzard GPs urged to join parkrun practice programme as data shows posi...

With a recent meningitis outbreak in the South East, parents of young babies are being urged to know the warning signs and act quickly.

Key meningitis symptoms in babies that parents must act on

Private MRI scans can now be booked directly online, offering faster results than standard NHS waiting times.

You can now book private health scans from £80 – with results in hours

OPCC

Monthly Column by Beds PCC John Tizard: There must be fewer school exclusions

Luton & Dunstable Hospital

L&D Hospital wrong to scrap operating theatre overtime pay, says union

Alex Mayer MP

Political Opinion: £1.5 Million local health funding boost

Since her diagnosis, Denise has found running and exercise useful for her wellbeing.

Denise marks 10 years since her first breast cancer surgery

Depending on their level of risk, some patients will be offered a CT scan to take a detailed image of their lungs.

New lung cancer screening programme available to people in Bedfordshire

People will soon see a new NHS campaign to raise awareness of extra urgent dental appointments now available.

Extra urgent NHS dental appointments available for people in Bedfordshire
Extra NHS appointments are now available for people across Bedfordshire needing urgent or emergency dental care.
Olga Norford

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust pays out £5m in gynaecology negligence claims

Alex Mayer MP

MP welcomes fall in Bedfordshire NHS waiting lists

Children will be protected against chickenpox thanks to a change in the NHS vaccination schedule

Children to be protected against chickenpox following change to MMR vaccine

Unexpected health costs can affect your household budget, but some people are eligible for financial help.

Take control of your family budget with help towards health costs

Scan.com UK’s private service can help cut through the NHS waiting lists

Waiting months for an NHS scan? Private MRI results arrive in days

Alex Mayer MP

AI I tackles Bedfordshire A&E bottlenecks - MP reacts

Scan.com UK helps you take control of your health and make wellness part of your new year’s resolutions

Private health scans explained: New Year checks from £95

NHS figures show there were about 16,190 hospital admissions which resulted in a diagnosis of anxiety in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area in 2023-24 – up from 12,780 a year earlier

Rise in hospital admissions for stress and anxiety

The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) has moved to the highest escalation level in response to sustained high demand on the service and handover delays at hospitals.

Ambulance Service (EEAST) moves to highest alert level over winter pressure

Hospital restricts ward visits after spike in flu admissions

Umme and John

Police Commissioner: No place for violence - our collective responsibility

Urgent warning for patients to keep a close eye on the colour of their pee.

Warning for patients to keep a close eye on the colour of their pee

Affected patients may be contacted directly by a healthcare professional.

Safety alert issued to healthcare staff over patient allergy error

A leading pharmacist has urged patients to check whether they are eligible for free prescriptions at their local pharmacy.

Pharmacist urges Brits to check if they qualify for free prescriptions

A nurse tends to recovering patients on a general ward at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Around 18,000 NHS staff in England are set to lose their jobs under major restructuring plans (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

NHS redundancy pay explained as 18,000 staff set to lose jobs

Alex Mayer MP

Alex Mayer: An NHS that works for women

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital (Tracey Goodacre/Google)

Doctors at Bedford and Luton hospitals set to go on strike this week
Resident doctors are set to take part in a five-day strike from 7am on Friday, November 14 until 7am on Wednesday November 19.
Olga Norford

A nurse in the accident and emergency dept of Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham. Around 18,000 staff roles are being cut in England as part of a major reorganisation (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

18,000 NHS jobs to be cut in shake-up as staff warn of disruption

Alex Mayer MP

Free morning after pill from local pharmacies - MP welcomes

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24 areas across Hampshire have been identified for new neighbourhood health plans as part of the government’s National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP).

New health body will cut costs by half - and care for 3.5million people

Booking a private scan can skip long waits on the NHS - and it's more affordable than you might think

Cut waiting times with private medical scanning - full list of prices

Accident and Emergency Sign. Picture:Chris Radburn/PA

Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust made more than £1 million from parking charges

Scan.com UK helps you take control of your health and make wellness part of your everyday life

Take control of your health with Scan.com

Dr Hilary says you can make yourself feel a lot better with just a spoonful of a very special honey - and it's cheaper than you might think

Dr Hilary Jones backs this £5.25 sweet treat for symptoms Covid

The one NHS-approved recipe that will keep all the family warm this autumn

NHS-approved autumn lentil soup recipe

Full-body MRI scans are among the services offered

Cut waiting times with private medical scanning - full list of prices

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