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Fewer GP appointments are face-to-face

Number of available GP appointments rises - but fewer are face-to-face

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The Wixams health centre is to go ahead, following £7 million funding

Wixams health centre to go ahead after getting £7m funding

File photo of a doctor consulting with a patient.

Major funding boost for new GP surgeries

General practices in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes are offering many more appointments than this time last year.

More appointments on offer in general practices, new figures show

Warren Foot, Men's Counsellor in Bedford

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In Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes there were 2,095 fit notes per 100,000 people

More fit notes issued by GPs in Bedfordshire

More appointments are available at local practices than at the same time last year.

Local general practices offer more appointments than the same period last year

New figures published by NHS England show sexual and reproductive health services in Bedford recorded 2,550 contraception-related contacts in 2024-25, up 4% from 2,460 the previous year

More demand for contraception-related services in Bedford

Dozens of people with a learning disability, autism or both were being held in inpatient services across the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes in September. Photo: PA/Radar/Dominic Lipinski

Dozens of people with learning disabilities and autism 'locked away' in hospital

Black people in Milton Keynes, Luton and Bedfordshire are almost three times more likely to be detained under Mental Health Act, new figures show. Photo: Radar

Black people in MK and Beds three times more likely to be sectioned
Black people in Milton Keynes, Luton and Bedfordshire are almost three times as likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 as white people, new figures show.
Clara Margotin

NHS England figures show that patients with a suspected autism referral in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board waited an average of 15 months for an assessment

Data shows 15-month wait for suspected autism referrals

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

Nearly a third of GP appointments in Bedfordshire took place remotely

Only 67 per cent of patients across Bedfordshire said they had a good experience when accessing GP services in the county

Only 67 per cent of patients across Bedfordshire satisfied with GP service

More people are getting to see a doctor courtesy of new 'enhanced access' GP clinics

More patients getting GP appointments at extended-hours clinics

NHS England figures have shown a rise in emergency admissions for respiratory diseases across Bedfordshire

Emergency hospital admissions for respiratory disease rising in Bedfordshire

New figures show more people are now able to get a GP appointment

GPs in Bedfordshire offering 16% more appointments than last year

New NHS England figures show around 65 hospital admissions of people aged between 10 and 24 years because of self-harm were recorded in Bedford the year to March 2024

Fewer children and young people hospital admissions for self-harm in Bedford

A stethoscope is pictured in a General Practitioners surgery. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images

200k extra appointments at GPs across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes

Photo of a young girl using a mobile phone. Picture; Peter Byrne/PA

More than 150 young people waiting over a year for mental health support

NHS England figures show 13,999 women aged between 53 and 71 in Bedford underwent a breast screening in the three years to March – up from 12,401 in the three years to March 2023

More women in Bedford undergo breast cancer screening

A target time of 13 weeks for those with suspected autism to be assessed was set by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Picture: Pixabay)

1 in 50 patients with suspected autism got appointment within recommended time

Young children and babies are at risk of suffering more serious symptoms of norovirus and can become dehydrated which may require medical treatment.

Parents warned not to send babies with these five symptoms to nursery

Accident and Emergency Sign. Picture: Chris Radburn/PA

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The numbers of people diagnosed with dementia has soared.

Signs of dementia as NHS urge families to look out for these symptoms

The Lord Darzi Report found that the NHS is in 'serious trouble'.

NHS reforms: Government announces new league tables for NHS providers

Dr Alison Tree, Consultant Clinical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden, treats patient diagnosed with prostate cancer

More men diagnosed with prostate cancer in Bedfordshire

New figures from NHS England show there were around 95 admissions for malnutrition last year at the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Rise of malnutrition cases at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust, new figures show
More admissions were made for malnourished patients at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust in the year to March, new figures show.
Will Grimond, Data Reporter

Location for the proposed same day emergency care centre (Image: LDRS)

Could Bedford Hospital be about to get a same day emergency care centre?

Ryan Horler stole lifesaving emergency bleed kit

Watch the moment prolific thief steals lifesaving emergency bleed kit

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has revealed it has a significant financial deficit less than halfway through the current financial year

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust facing £15.3 million deficit

Those with conditions like schizophrenia, psychosis or personality disorders are likely to die up to 20 years earlier than the general population

More than two in five with mental illnesses don’t receive all health checks

GaitSmart technology aims to improve muscle strength, balance, and overall mobility

New tech to prevent falls to be rolled out across Bedfordshire

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Cancer patients at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust lose trust in staff

Latest figures show there were around 100 hospital admissions for self-harm for people aged 10 to 24 in Bedford in the year to March 2023

Scores of self-harm hospital admissions of young people in Bedford

In England, 40.9% of patients saw a GP on the same-day they booked their appointment in June 2024, here are stats for each region. (Photo: Google Maps)

The best and worst areas of England for same-day GP appointments

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Funding a priority as consultation set to start on relocation of cancer services

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?

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

More men than women working as doctors at hospital

Bedfordshire has missed targets to bring down numbers of people with learning disabilities and autism in mental health hospitals, data shows

Target missed to reduce those in hospital with learning disabilities and autism

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

Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Fewer hospital admissions for malnutrition in Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust

Bedford Hospital

Several patients are in Bedford Hospital with the flu with one in critical care

1,263 people in Bedford had rheumatoid arthritis (Pixabay)

One in six adults in Bedford suffer joint, bone and muscle issues

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Beds ambulance service comes out of special measures
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Lynn Hughes

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'

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said there was no "one-size-fits all" solution to using online platforms

More than 150,000 online submissions were made to GPs over a five-month period

In Bedford, 65.2% were screened as of March this year – a fall from 67.6% in 2022

Fewer women in Bedford completing cervical screenings

The number of complaints against GP and dental practices has risen since the Covid pandemic

Rise in complaints against GP and dental practices post Covid pandemic

Bedford Hospital

Disabled staff at Bedford Hospital almost twice as likely to experience bullying

Harriet Moxon with her five-year-old daughter Eve. Photo by Charlotte Ridgeon (Harriet's twin sister).

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on holiday

A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid and flu jabs to be brought forward over emergence of new variant

Bedford Hospital

Drop in visits to A&E at Bedford Hospital last month

Bedford Hospital

More people visit A&E at Bedford Hospital as demand rises

Sarah Lumley, Digital Midwife at Bedford Hospital, has received a prestigious Chief Midwifery Officer’s Silver Award

Digital midwife at Bedford Hospital receives prestigious Midwifery Award

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