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Getting vaccinated ready for winter was among the messages in this video promoted by the care board last year

Care board asks Beds residents who are eligible to get vaccinated this winter

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Coroner calls on NHS England to issue guidance for GPs following man's death

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service showcased its Home Fire Safety Visits project during a best practice conference

Beds Fire and Rescue showcases Home Fire Safety Visits project

Patients across Bedfordshire have shared how their GP reception teams are performing.

The 12 GP surgeries in Bedfordshire with 'very helpful' receptionists

Patients across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes have shared how they feel their GP is performing.

The 13 superb GPs in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes named by patients

Patients across Bedfordshire share the GP surgeries that are meeting their needs.

The 17 GP practices in Bedfordshire where patients' needs are met

People in more deprived areas and coastal towns often have the highest needs for the NHS, but the fewest GPs.

Major changes to GP services in UK's poorest areas announced

Patients in Bedfordshire have revealed how they really feel their GP receptionist teams are performing.

The GP surgeries in Bedfordshire with 'very helpful' GP receptionists

Uptake of the flu vaccine is lower among among children from ethnic minority groups

New flu jabs drive targeting children from ethnic minority backgrounds

Dr Andrew Rochford, chief medical officer at Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board. Photo: NHS

Beds patients urged to "use NHS wisely" during "unprecedented" strike

The leading GP practices in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes as voted for by you in the GP Patient Survey 2025.

Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes 13 best GP surgeries - voted for by you
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Sarah McCann

The results of the GP Patient Survey 2025 are in - here are the best rated GP surgeries in England as voted for by patients.

The best rated GP surgeries in England where patients are happiest

The 13 best rated GP surgeries in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes - as voted for by patients.

The 13 best rated GP surgeries in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes

These are the 16 health conditions that can now be treated using a new Online Doctor service.

The 16 health conditions that allow you to skip the lengthy GP queue

The best GP surgeries in England have been named after being rated by patients in the GP Patient Survey.

The 21 top GP surgeries in England ranked the best in the country

The 13 best GP surgeries in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes as voted by patients.

The 13 best GP surgeries in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes

File photo of a doctor working in an office.

Health board 'dragged' to scrutiny meeting over lack of healthcare facilities

Cater Street Surgery in Kempston

Vacant space in Kempston transformed into three new consultant rooms

Bedford MP Mohammad Yasin

'Most GP practices work in old Victorian houses which are not fit for purpose'

It's important to have access to a GP when you're at university. (Photo: Pexels/RDNE Stock project)

Student health: how to register with a GP at university

Almost a quarter of people do not know the difference between a physicians associate and a doctor a new poll has discovered. (Photo: Pexel/Etatics Inc)

What is the difference between a physician associate and a doctor?

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Three ways major IT outage is still causing disruption

Long queues at an airport.

Watch: Airport passengers sat on floor after global IT outage

GP practises and pharmacies across the UK have been caught up in the global IT outage (Photo: Pexel, Pixabay)

GPs and pharmacies across UK hit by CrowdStrike outage

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Global IT outage disrupts airlines, banks and appointments: what to do

A new set of videos are to be made available to help autistic people navigate NHS appointments

New video guides will help autistic people prepare for NHS appointments

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De Parys Avenue Surgery moves to new Bedford home

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Bedfordshire patients urged to use NHS 'wisely' during strike
Bedfordshire patients are being warned to "use services wisely" as junior doctors launch an all-out strike next week.
Jo Robinson

File photo of patients sitting in the waiting room at a GP practice.

Bedford patients have among the worst experiences at GP practices in England

Gilbert Hitchcock House, Bedford

Work to start on £24 million revamp of Bedford's Gilbert Hitchcock House

People are being advised to use NHS services wisely amid further strike action

Warning of disruption to health services as doctors strike again

Use other services o stay safe during the junior doctor strike - Stock picture

Advice for Bedfordshire patients as longest-ever NHS strike starts today

So-called 'ghost patients' occur when more people are registered with GP practices in the area than the estimated population

GP surgeries in Bedfordshire could have more than 100,000 'ghost patients'

Row of multiethnic people sitting side by side while waiting for doctor in hospital lobby. Pic: Tyler Olson - stock.adobe.com

NHS GP Patient Survey 2023: every doctor surgery and practice in Bedford rated

Medication in pharmacy

Bank holiday opening times for pharmacies as health boss warns to plan ahead

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

How long do you have to wait for a GP appointment?

The 6 GP surgeries with the longest waits for appointments

Bedford Heights, in Manton Lane, will close on December 14

Vaccination centre at Bedford Heights to close

A patient receives an injection of a Covid-19 vaccine

Get your Covid autumn booster, Bedfordshire people told

Councillor Fouzia Zamir Atiq (Labour, Cauldwell) wanted to know about alternatives to flu vaccines that contain pork gelatine

Some communities rejecting flu vaccine over 'pork gelatine concerns'

Some people are worried the flu vaccine may contain pig gelatine

Bedford communties rejecting flu vaccine over fears it may contain pork gelatine

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

Covid booster rollout to start in England this September
The Covid Autumn booster will be available for 5 September
Daniel Mcneil

2,321 pregnant women were registered at GP practices in Bedford over the 2021-22 winter – with 844 receiving a flu jab between September and the end of February

Flu vaccine uptake among pregnant women in Bedford falls to record low

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

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

The flu vaccination programme is now underway

Flu jabs now available in Bedfordshire as vaccination programme gets underway

How hard is it to make an appointment at your GP surgery?

Revealed: the easiest surgeries to book an appointment in Bedford

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

The booster programme is being delivered through some GP practices, pharmacies and large vaccination centres by appointment only

Covid-19 booster programme is now being rolled out in Bedford

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

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

GPs are facing 'unprecedented' demand for services

Bedford GP surgery received more than 45,000 phone calls in just one month

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