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The NHS are asking people to protect themselves from a 'tripledemic' of RSV, Covid and flu this winter.

What is the 'tripledemic'? Cold, flu and RSV risks explained

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

The 13 best GP surgeries in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes

Patients with tooth decay - Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire NHS Trust sees nearly 500 patients diagnosed with tooth decay amid ...

A video captured an attack by dog in Dagnam Crescent, Arbourthorne. Picture: South Yorkshire Police

Watch: Man is attacked by two dogs - leaving him and girl, 14, injured

Millions of people eligible for the flu jab can now book their appointment.

Flu jab: How to check if you're eligible and when booking opens

An amber flood warning is in place for Bedford and surrounds. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Met Office issues amber weather warning for Bedford

The NHS will be starting the Covid autumn vaccine programme this autumn.

Who is eligible for the Covid vaccine as cases of XEC variant rise

A person in the UK has died in an E.coli outbreak. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

What is E coli? Signs of infection to look out for after mum dies

Baby Alicia's parents have used the NHS compensation they received after failings by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to fund research into the little-known condition which played a role in her death.

Signs of little-known condition as couple compensated for stillbirth

Cases of Covid are on the rise thanks to the new XEC Covid variant.

Where to get Covid tests as new XEC variant is on the rise

Maria Bodea, 86, and daughter Sanda as they wait in hospital corridor after Maria was admitted to hospital after a suspected heart attack.

Watch: Gran waits 25 hours in hospital corridor after heart attack

Footage shows patients waiting on trolley beds in a hospital corridor - with 86-year-old gran Maria Bodea waiting 25 hours next to a cold doorway after she suffered a suspected heart attack before giving up and going home.

Jessica Martin

Sophie Dale with her son Levi who was nearly killed by measles.

Measles signs and symptoms as baby 'nearly dies'

Surgery

University secures NHS funding to develop student-led organ donation campaign

Central Bedfordhire Council headquarters in Chicksands. Picture: Tony Margiocchi

Council apologises after boy misses out on schooling due to health reasons

The top 10 reasons that NHS staff are missing work.

The top 10 reasons that NHS staff are missing work

The new XEC Covid variant is starting to spread.

New XEC Covid variant starting to spread - what are the symptoms?

Well Pharmacy is now urging people to book themselves in for a winter flu jab.

Pharmacists stock-up on flu jab after major outbreak in Australia

Eight-year-old Mia Glynn died of sepsis hours after she was sent home twice by a GP (Photo by Irwin Mitchell/SWNS)

Sepsis signs and symptoms as girl dies after being sent home by GP

Tom Moss' hole in his leg | Tom Moss / SWNS

I have a permanent hole in my leg...doctors say it will never heal

The Darzi report has found that the NHS is in a "critical condition". (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Lord Darzi review: What does it mean for you?

Bedford Hospital

Staff parking at Bedford Hospital up for review

'Here's why tea and toast was the best meal I had after giving birth' (Photo: Gina Sanders - stock.adobe.com)

'Why tea and toast is the most comforting meal after giving birth'

Lisa & Andy Morgan - Omaze winners at their new £4.5m Cornwall home.

NHS nurse wins £4.5million home - then works a 12-hour shift

A doctor checks on a patient with sores caused by a mpox infection. (Photo: ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Mpox: symptoms and what does mpox rash look like?

You should get advice from 111 as soon as possible if you think you have shingles

Shingles vaccine: who is eligible and is shingles contagious?

HealthHero

465k East UK adults predicted to spend over 2 days of their adult life on hold f...

Bedford MP Mohammad Yasin

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

Man smokes a cigarette outside pub.

Watch: Would an outdoor smoking ban kill the ‘Great British pub’?

Watch Ash Corbett-Collins, Vice-Chairman of Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), discuss how an outdoor smoking ban could stop smokers and non-smokers socialising in pubs - which may lead to people drinking at home instead.

Jessica Martin

Police and Crime Commissioner John Tizard

Monthly Column: Police and Crime Commissioner John Tizard

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

The RSV vaccination programme has launched across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (Photo: Gustavo Fring/Pexels)

What is the RSV vaccine and who is eligible?

28 British nationals have died in Turkey following elective cosmetic procedures since 2019 according to the Foreign Office. (Photo: Pexels, RDNE Stock project)

The NHS guidance for surgery abroad as British mum dies in Turkey

A woman infected with Mpox shows her arms at the Kamenge University Hospital's Mpox treatment centre in Bujumbura on August 22, 2024. (Photo: TCHANDROU NITANGA/AFP via Getty Images)

How worried should we be about Mpox - is it the new Covid?

Elizabeth Hon won the £85k car and £100k in cash in an Omaze prize draw.

Watch: NHS nurse wins £85k sports car and £100k in cash

There are over 3 million posts about ADHD on TikTok. (Photo: cottonbro studio/Pexels)

The real symptoms of ADHD and how to spot 'misleading' content

The Teenage Cancer Trust warns against ‘sunburning’ trend on social media. (Photo: Pixabay/Pexels)

TikTok's 'sunburning' trend explained - and why it's so dangerous

1 in 3 Brits are scared and embarrassed of getting into a new sport

Lecanemab is designed to target and clear a protein called amyloid from patient’s brains (Photo: Adobe)

Lecanemab UK: what is it and how much does Alzheimer's drug cost?

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman. (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman

A doctor checks on a patient with sores caused by an mpox infection in 2022. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Will people have to isolate if they catch mpox?

Figures from the NHS show 480 people with serious mental illness died in Bedford between 2020 and 2022

Mortality rate over five times higher for people with serious mental illnesses

Antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea cases are on the rise according to the UKHSA (Photo: Pixabay)

Warning as antibiotic resistant gonorrhoea cases on the rise

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

A fifth of staff absences in Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust are stress-related

Dentist reveals key symptoms of mouth cancer that you may overlook. (Photo: Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio)

Warning over mouth cancer - 9 key symptoms to watch out for

More and more Bedford people are eating fruit and veg - bucking the national trend

Adults in Bedford are eating more and more fruit and vegetables

The proportion of Bedford adults eating the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables has risen, new figures show – bucking the national trend.

Sonja Tutty, data reporter

These 8 over-the-counter drug interactions that can make you ill (Photo: Pexel, Etatics Inc)

The 8 over-the-counter drug interactions that can make you ill

Accessing an NHS dentist is a challenge right now. (Photo: Pexels, Cedric Fauntleroy)

NHS dentist: How many dentists are accepting NHS patients?

A woman may be able to eat for the first time in three years after surgeons corrected a weight loss operation carried out in Turkey.

Video: Botched weight loss surgery left me with "concrete" organs

The British Dental Association said for millions accessing NHS dentistry "is just a nice idea rather that a reality they can depend on"

More than a quarter of people struggle to get an NHS dentist appointment

GPs are voting whether or not to go on strike for the first time in 60 years. (Photo: Charles Milligan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

GPs are threatening strike action - what does it mean for you?

Blood shortages in England have triggered an “amber alert”. (Photo: Pexel, FRANK MERIÑO)

The health conditions that could stop you from giving blood

If you test positive for Covid it's recommended that you try to stay home. (Photo: Pexel/Andrea Piacquadio)

Covid rules if you test positive as cases rise in the UK

An estimated 10 million people in the UK live with headaches everyday. (Photo: Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio)

I'm a pharmacist - these are the five different types of headaches

Prescription drugs including codeine could land you in trouble if you take them abroad. (Photo: Pexel, Karolina Kaboompics)

The 5 common medications that could get you jailed for taking abroad

In the logistics centre of Movianto in Bedford about 370 Movianto employees are working.

Pharmaceutical company Aguettant Ltd and logistics specialist Movianto start par...