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Huge congratulations to the shortlisted project teams at the recent HSJ Digital Awards held in Manchester. The big winner was Kumar Medical Centre with partners NHS Frimley, for their work in reducing health inequalities in Slough. The project won the award for Digital Innovator of the Year and was also highly commended in the categories of Reducing Health Inequalities throug ...

Dr Priya Kumar, GP at Kumar Medical Centre in Slough has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s birthday honours. Dr Kumar is also the NHS Frimley lead for Health Inequalities in Slough and Transformational Clinical Lead for Connected Care and has been awarded the BEM for services to health improvement in the South East of England which includes her dedicati ...

Frimley Health and Care’s Connected Care team and partners have been shortlisted in six categories at the prestigious upcoming HSJ Digital Awards. The work shortlisted, has demonstrated using ground-breaking digital technology and actionable population health insight in a truly innovative way to access real time patient data and identify those most at risk. This has enabled th ...

NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust are asking residents to be prepared and play their part by taking steps ahead of the junior doctors strike. The British Medical Association (BMA), British Dental Association (BDA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have announced 72 hours of continuous junior doctors’ strik ...

The UK Health Security Agency has issued an yellow heat-health alert for the South East region from Friday, 23 June, to Monday, 26 June, as the warm weather looks set to stay. The increased temperatures can cause risk to people’s health, so it’s important we look after ourselves and each other. People most at risk of harm from hot weather include older people, the very young ...

Who are Oviva? Oviva is a digitally-enabled behaviour change company. Our team of specialist healthcare professionals combined with our unique digital tools support patients to improve their health and better self-manage their condition. Oviva is a trusted NHS partner, with extensive experience in delivering Diabetes and Obesity services since 2014, having supported over 200 ...

Summer is a great time for activity, for fun and for relaxing – and your local health and social care teams want to help you make the most of it. The warmer temperatures and the longer days are perfect for taking part in outdoor activities, for exploring the world around you, catching up with family and friends or attending special events. Yet there are some potential pitfall ...

Frimley Park Hospital will be replaced with a state-of-the-art new hospital following the announcement that it has been included in the Government’s New Hospital Programme. National funding has been approved to build a new hospital. Neil Dardis, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive, said: “I am absolutely delighted that we have got the go ahead for this once-in ...

It's Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Week this week, raising awareness around the condition and what can be done to reduce your risk of developing it. Most importantly, you can prevent type 2 diabetes by eating a healthy, balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight and keeping physically active. By doing this you'll help to improve your overall health and keep other long-term condi ...

Visitors to Bracknell town centre can take in an artistic display of colourful umbrellas. This is to celebrate the strength and abilities of neurodivergent people this May. The Neurodiversity Umbrella Project raises awareness and understanding of our cognitive and learning differences. It also celebrates the intelligence, talents and employability of everyone. NHS Frimley Int ...