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Mental Health Crisis Support for 14-17yrs
As the leading Mental Health charity across Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes providing a range of different services in the support of mental health, we are committed to ensuring that no one has to experience a Mental Health Problem alone.

Bedford Hospital are extremely excited and proud to have launched their robotic assisted surgery programme at Bedfordshire Hospitals.

COVID-19 Spring vaccinations are due to end by 30 June 2023. You can still get yours.
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LGBT Bedfordshire on behalf of Mary Seacole Housing Association have launched titled Bedfordshire’s CommUNITY Meditation Service, which has been set up to support victims of Hate Crime across Luton, Bedford and Central Bedfordshire. The service aims to reduce Hate Crime and increase the report rates across these three locations.

A new Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Stoma Prescription Service is launching on 1 June 2023. The service is designed to enhance the care that people with a stoma receive when ordering their stoma products.
The service is for anyone who has a stoma and is registered with a GP practice in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area. The new service will replace the Connect (LAMS) service in Luton. It will be a new type of service for Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes.

Do you want to help shape health and social care services in Bedford Borough. Do you have the skills and experience to become our next Chair? The role attracts an honorarium of £3000 p.a. in recognition of your time commitment.

Your #GeneralPracticeTeam is made up of a range of healthcare professionals who work at your practice and in the wider community to help you get the right care when you need it.

Depending on your needs, you may be seen by a wider general practice team member.

But who are they?

Autism Bedfordshire is looking for autistic adults with or without a learning disability, living with Type 2 Diabetes to be part of a new project with NHS diabetes service.

Following on from responses to our recent Priority Survey, Healthwatch Bedford Borough are looking at access to GP practices locally.

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) is developing its Joint Forward Plan for how to deliver health and care services in the future.

More Bedfordshire residents will be able to access free, informal peer-to-peer bereavement support from Wednesday 26 April, when Sue Ryder launches its brand-new Grief Kind Space in Moggerhanger.

Patients have led the way in a project to make it easier to find your way around Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals.

The new CUH Directions app was developed by patients for patients and was the idea of hospital volunteer Mike, a member of the Outpatient Experience Group, who led on the project with hospital staff.