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Heading off to university or back to school, pre-school or college can be an exciting time—but it can also come with challenges for children, young people, and their families. As schools and universities fill with pupils and students after the summer break, it’s also a time when infections tend to spread. To help everyone stay healthy and make the most of the new academic year ...

Frimley Health and Care is reminding everyone of the vital importance of attending or taking part in routine cancer screening when invited. Screening helps detect cancer at an early stage, often before symptoms appear. This is when it’s easier to treat and the chances of survival are much higher.  We know that life is busy, and it can be easy to put off appointments or to pop ...

Frimley Health and Care is pleased to introduce WorkWell, a UK Government-funded initiative designed to help individuals with health conditions or disabilities start, stay in or return to work. In partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care, WorkWell supports people facing health-related barriers to employment. Currently av ...

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August, and this year’s theme is “Invest in breastfeeding, invest in the future” – highlighting the need for support and information for every mother to be able to breastfeed for as long as she wishes to do so.  We recognise the many benefits that breastfeeding can offer for both mother and baby. From strength ...

From Friday, 1 August, the provision of social care and community equipment in East Berkshire will transfer from NRS to Millbrook Healthcare. This includes essential items such as mobility aids, hoists, and hospital beds, equipment that helps people live independently at home and supports safe hospital discharge. Like NRS, Millbrook Healthcare is a trusted national provider w ...

As far back as the 18th century, Prime Minister William Pitt described parks as ‘the lungs of London’. Nearly 300 years on, we’ve learned that time spent in green spaces isn’t just good for our physical health, it supports our mental wellbeing too. Across Frimley Health and Care there are lots of green spaces, from Windsor Great Park to Fleet Pond, Farnham Common and Swinley F ...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced strike action by Resident Doctors, from 7am Friday 25 until 7am on Wednesday 30 July.   During these strikes, all other NHS staff (including consultants and other specialist doctors) will still be working, and the focus of the NHS will be on ensuring as many services as possible continue to operate safely. The NHS will be wo ...

Welcome to the NHS Frimley update for June 2025. This monthly update includes: NHS services and latest strike action Primary Care Development workshop The cooking course having an impact on residents New wireless heart monitor launched across Frimley Health Improvements underway at King Edward VII Hospital Frimley Health Trust launches children’s book Children’s commu ...

Today (Thursday, 24 July) is International Self-Care Day, a day dedicated to promoting self-care and the importance of taking simple, everyday steps to maintain and improve your health and wellbeing.  Self-care isn’t just about sticking a plaster over a graze or resting up to recover from a strain - It’s everything from eating and drinking the right things, staying active, tak ...

On Saturday 19 July, the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation attended Bracknell Forest Culture and Community Day to help raise awareness of an important health initiative coming to the area: the NHS Lung Cancer Screening Programme, which will launch in Bracknell in September 2025. The event was also attended by representatives from Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance and InHealth, ...