A Bedford man who first donated blood in 1983 has now made his 100th donation and is asking others to "do the same if you can". Terry Anstee donated his first pint of blood on his 17th birthday. 30...
Parents across Bedford Borough are being urged to get their children vaccinated against seasonal flu at their school or GP surgery. While for most, flu can be unpleasant, it will clear up in a week or two...
Hydrotherapy pool services are due to resume in Bedford from next year, after stopping during the Covid pandemic, a meeting heard. Patients with conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain...
This September, Bedford will join dozens of other towns and cities up and down the UK to take part in Bryony's Big Walk, created by the founder of Mental Health Mates. The initiative is a UK-wide call...
Since its closure in 2019, Bedford's hydrotherapy pool at Gilbert Hitchcock House has been much missed by the patients that relied on it. Deemed uneconomical to repair in 2019, hydrotherapy services...
Bedford Borough Council has defended its decision to introduce 'pay to play' on some of the Borough's public tennis courts, saying that the initiative will unlock significant external funding...
A lack of GPs is a national issue and just building new surgeries won’t solve the problem, a local NHS leader has said. Dr Rima Makarem, the chair of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board...
One in five reception-age children in Bedford is overweight or obese as the environment people live and work in makes it harder for residents to eat and live healthily, a meeting heard. And that figure rises to two...
Two high-profile primary health projects in Bedford borough have “some challenges” to be met before they can be delivered, a meeting heard. A report presented to the BLMK Integrated Care Board...
The MP for Bedford and Kempston accused the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, of "waffle" in answer to a question about funding for a new in-patient mental health facility planned for Bedford...
A local mental health programme has won the ‘Innovation of the Year’ award at the National Integrated Health Awards 2023. The Shine...
A planned four-day strike by junior doctors across Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes and the rest of the country will cause “major disruption”, according to the GP who is the chief medical director...