Category: Press Releases

Help to reduce medicines waste by only ordering what you need

The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) has today launched a new public awareness campaign highlighting the impact of medicines waste and are asking patients to check what medicines […]

Free self-request chest X-ray pilot to help Coalville residents check lung cancer symptoms

The Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB), the University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) and the East Midlands Cancer Alliance (EMCA) have worked together to pilot a Self-Request […]

Local NHS submit planning application for new Day Case Unit in Hinckley

Proposals for a new Day Case Unit in Hinckley moved another step forward today, as the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) announced that it had submitted […]

GP surgery refurbishments locally to enable over 140,000 more appointments

Patients locally are in line to benefit from 140,000 more GP appointments each year as a result of government-funded upgrades to premises, which will increase practices’ capacity to provide appointments.

Easier to get a GP appointment in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

GP practices in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) offered more than 425,000 extra appointments to patients during the 2024/25 financial year, tipping the annual total to over 7.8 million, according […]

Bank holiday healthcare advice

Ahead of the bank holidays coming up in May, the NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) has published advice to help anyone who becomes unwell during this time get […]

Celebrating the power of immunisation

Health leaders in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) are marking world immunisation week which starts from today, Thursday 24 April 2025, by reminding local people about the life saving benefits […]

Spring Covid-19 vaccination campaign launches to protect Rutland residents

From tomorrow, Tuesday 1 April 2025, the free spring Covid-19 programme will begin vaccinating all eligible people across Rutland to help prevent the spread of the virus amongst the most […]

Spring Covid-19 vaccination campaign launches to protect local residents

From tomorrow, Tuesday 1 April 2025, the free spring Covid-19 programme will begin vaccinating all eligible people across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) to help prevent the spread of the […]

Hinckley residents invited to drop-in event to discuss new Day Case Unit

Local residents in Hinckley are being invited by the local NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to attend a drop-in event to discuss plans for a new Day Case Unit […]