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Most NHS services in the community will close for at least some of the Christmas period, but a senior local doctor has issued guidance on how patients can access care during this time.

A senior local nurse has urged parents to prepare for common illnesses which children often experience during the winter months.

The latest news and information from Healthwatch Bedford Borough

If you know family members, friends, or other carers in Bedford Borough with a SEND child? Bedford Borough Parent and Carer forum are asking to encourage them to become a member of BBPCF at www.bbpcf.co.uk!

A senior local pharmacist is urging people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes to make sure they have ample supplies of key medication and medical supplies to stay well this winter.

A senior local doctor is reminding eligible residents to book in for the RSV vaccine. This is a new vaccination, available for the first time this year, to those who qualify.

The RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine is designed to protect against RSV, a common virus that can cause serious respiratory illnesses, especially in babies and older adults. Those eligible for the RSV vaccine include adults aged 75 to 79 and anyone who is pregnant (from 28 weeks onwards).

Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum's survey is now open! The survey is essential for parent carers and young people who have a child or young person aged 0 to 25 with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), whether or not they have a formal diagnosis.

Please see details below of Healthwatch Bedford Borough revisit to Brook Hall Residential Home in June 2024

Engaging Communities Solutions CIC (ECS) delivers the Healthwatch Bedford Borough contract. ECS recently undertook a project across its seven Healthwatch to gather feedback from people about their knowledge and experience of Pharmacy First and other community pharmacy services.

Sue Ryder is inviting you to join family, friends and the local community to celebrate and remember someone special at its Sue Ryder Celebrate a Life Bedfordshire event this December.

The visit was announced and was part of the ongoing work programme of Healthwatch Bedford Borough conducted with Healthwatch Central Bedfordshire

A new report has highlighted many positives in Bedford Borough Council’s provision for children and young people who have special education needs and disabilities (SEND) or are in alternative provision (AP).