Category: Press Releases

Autumn Covid-19 and flu vaccination campaign launches to protect the most vulnerable

The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) has launched the free autumn and winter Covid-19, and flu vaccination programme.

Helping young people to manage their respiratory health this autumn

Respiratory health experts in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) are urging all children and young people with asthma to prepare for winter by following four key steps that will help […]

NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland scoops HSJ Patient Safety Award

An initiative to improve patient safety and quality of service in GP practices has won the Primary Care Initiative of the Year at this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards – an […]

NHS invites people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to ‘What You Saying?’ Young Voices on Healthcare event

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) is inviting people to attend an event, highlighting the views of children and young people on healthcare. Over 3000 children, young […]

Pilot programme for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease will be expanded following its success

A pilot programme for people living with Chronic Kidney Disease in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) is helping to revolutionise patient care and could be rolled out elsewhere. It follows […]

Know your numbers this September

This Know your Numbers Week, which runs from 2-8 September 2024, the NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland is encouraging local people to get checked to see if they have […]

New RSV vaccine now available to help protect all newborn babies from severe respiratory illness

From this week, all women that are 28 weeks pregnant or more will be offered the new, free, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to protect their babies from RSV. This […]

Public invited to join Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB’s Annual General Meeting

Members of the public are invited to join Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board’s (LLR ICB) Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday 26 September. The AGM will be an […]

August bank holiday healthcare options

Get in the know about the NHS services to use over the summer bank holiday weekend.

Whooping cough vaccine now available for pregnant women at walk-in clinics in LLR

Health leaders in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) are urging all pregnant women and mothers of newborn babies to get their free whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine, ideally during pregnancy or […]