Bedford NHS & Hospital

All the latest Bedford NHS & Hospital news from across Bedford Borough. Everything you need to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Bedford Borough on your mobile or desktop via the Bedford Independent.

The Bedford Independent was founded to provide the people of Bedford Borough with a modern news desk that would give them easy access to genuine and unbiased Bedford news. We are independent in ownership and opinion.

Our mission is to inform and inspire the people of Bedford. To do this we will work hard to bring them the news that matters to them from our town centre to the most rural of the Borough’s villages.

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Putnoe Medical Centre
A GP's surgery in Bedford has made the decision to employ a security guard on its premises to protect its staff and patients from an increasing number of verbal and physical threats...
A scannable yellow bracelet, containing patient records, will soon be available to all people who receive care, either at home or in residential, giving instant access to their medical...
Vaccine elderly
The annual flu vaccination programme is now underway across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, with many GP practices and pharmacies offering the flu jab...
blood test
From Monday (18 October) a new appointment booking system for paediatric (children) blood tests will be available at Bedford Hospital. Appointments can be made...
A stethoscope resting on doctor's (GP) notes
One GP surgery in Bedford Borough recently received over 45,000 telephone calls in one month – well over the pre-pandemic norm of 27-29,000 calls. David Picking, head of primary care...
A mother, who had already lost a child, has described how Bedford Hospital left her feeling “bottom of the barrel” and “insignificant” when suffering a miscarriage. The mother of one, who wishes to remain...
Bedfordshire Hospitals’ porter Ravi Mahay went to an official reception at No. 10 Downing Street on 24 May. Hosted by the prime minister, the reception was held to thank the efforts of NHS staff throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Doctor / GP / medical
Whole communities across the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes region are not being effectively served by diagnostic services but NHS chiefs are struggling to find solutions, a meeting heard...
Patients and staff will be able to access Hosptial Radio Bedford (HRB) shows more easily and without the need for a laptop, tablet or smartphone, thanks to courtesy speakers provided as part of a new...
Bedford Hospital entrance
Hospital chiefs have committed themselves to keeping and improving maternity services in Bedford. The service was rated inadequate following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) unannounced visit on...
Maternity chiefs are set to be grilled by councillors about their improvement plans after inspectors found there was a risk of baby abduction at Bedford Hospital...
In response to a damning report into maternity services at Bedford Hospital, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has made two key maternity leadership appointments to strengthen its leadership team...