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The National Child Measurement Programme shows some 2,045 Reception children in Bedford were measured in 2024-25, with about 190 found to be obese

One in 10 Bedford children in first year of primary school is obese

Figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show there were four new diagnoses of HIV in Bedford in 2024, down from 10 a year earlier (Photo by Chris Jackson-Pool/Getty Images)

HIV cases in Bedford fell last year

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

Bedfordshire NHS Trust pays out over £20m to birth injury claims since 2020

Maternity services at Bedford Hospital were under the spotlight in Parliament today (3/9)

MP seeks answers amid concerns over future maternity care at Bedford Hospital

Blake Stephenson

Opinion: Local healthcare decisions must be made locally

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

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Conservative MP Blake Stephenson quizzes Keir Starmer on Wixams GP surgery at Pr...

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More than 100k patients waiting for routine treatment at Bedfordshire hospitals

Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes are in line to receive almost £1.7 million as part of biggest public investment in GP facilities for five years

Three GP surgeries to be modernised as part of Government's £102m upgrade
Patients at three practices across Bedford are set to get more GP appointments each year.
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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 Lord Darzi Report found that the NHS is in 'serious trouble'.

NHS reforms: Government announces new league tables for NHS providers

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Bedford restaurant voted among country's top 10 Indian curry houses

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MP fears de facto decision has already been made over ambulance call centre

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Labour proposes weight-loss jabs for unemployed to boost workforce

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Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital

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Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: Getty

Breaking Labour Party vows to turn NHS "on its head" with fundamental reform

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Backlog of long waits cleared at Bedford Hospital

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Revealed: impact of winter and Covid pressures at Bedfordshire Hospitals Trust

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