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Five for Friday: 3 October 2024

Five for Friday is our stakeholder bulletin, to keep you informed about your local NHS. In this issue: Read the 3 October edition here

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 […]

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 […]

Improving inhaler technique will help asthma and COPD patients to better manage their respiratory health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Health bosses in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) are urging all inhaler users to regularly review how they use and dispose of their inhalers in a bid to improve the […]

LLR Policy for Non-Cosmetic Nasal Surgery for All Ages

Category Threshold Criteria The policy’s criteria for rhinoplasty/Septorhinoplasty based on the signs and symptoms of medical issues only (i.e., improving an obstructed nasal airway). This sometimes requires sinus surgery to […]

Get set for summer and top up on lifesaving vaccines for you and your family

Health leaders in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) are urging all local residents and particularly parents with young children, any pregnant person, and those with weakened immune systems to check […]

National audience hear progress of the LLR Care Record

Representatives from the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) Care Record have showcased their work to a national audience at the second annual Shared Care Record Summit, held in Birmingham. The […]

Dr Claire Fuller Visits Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

On Tuesday 16th April 2024 Dr Claire Fuller, Medical Director for Primary Care for NHS England and the author of the Fuller Stocktake Report, made her latest stop on a […]

GPs encourage more people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to takepart in bowel cancer screening

To coincide with Bowel Cancer Awareness Month during April, the NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) has issued videos, featuring local GPs, to encourage more people to take part […]