Kingston is to receive investment from a £16 million government fund to end the cycle of homelessness and hospital readmissions.
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NHS launches new ‘heart to heart’ campaign to start discussions about blood and organ donation
People across the country are being encouraged to have a ‘heart to heart’ as part of a new NHS campaign to get people from Black and Asian ethnicities talking about blood and organ donation.
Anti-diet activists fight for a weight inclusive society
She remembers thinking it would be the worst thing in the world if the brown envelope that contained her results told her she was fat.
Kingston comes together to applaud NHS staff amid coronavirus crisis
Kingston joined the rest of the country in the ‘Clap For Our Carers’ campaign, which saw people applauding the work of NHS staff from their
Oxford University researchers seek volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial
Researchers at the University of Oxford are calling for volunteers to participate in a clinical trial to test a vaccine that could prevent COVID-19. A team of
Kingston residents experience difficulties getting GP appointments
Kingston residents are finding it more and more difficult to get GP appointments since the government announced it would have to cut funding to the
Five NHS Trusts in Surrey found to have increased parking charges during 2017/18 financial year
Five Surrey-based NHS Trusts, in addition to 48 others across England, have admitted to increasing their parking charges during the 2017/18 financial year, a Guardian
Wimbledon charity night raises money for pioneering new cancer treatment
A Wimbledon couple brought their community together on October 13 at a dance-themed auction, designed to generate funds for the new “CAR-T” leukaemia therapy. Alison
Protesters call for Cystic Fibrosis drug Orkambi to be made available on the NHS
Parents of young Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients staged a protest at Parliament Square on Wednesday 28 February calling on the Government to make a new treatment available on
Kingston obesity rate is lowest in England
Kingston has the lowest obesity rate for reception children in the country according to statistics for 2016-17 released by NHS Digital last week. Only 4.8 per cent of four