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UK medicines regulator warns against buying weight loss medicines without a prescription

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is reminding the public not to buy weight-loss medicines without a healthcare professional’s prescription.

NHS staff in Sheffield to help shape the future of health and care

NHS and social care staff from across the region will come together in Sheffield today for a major deliberative event designed to shape the 10-Year Health Plan, ensuring frontline voices play a key role in the future of health and care.

Over 65s encouraged to get shingles and pneumococcal vaccines 

People aged 65 and over are encouraged to get their shingles and pneumococcal vaccines when offered. This comes as the NHS has been rolling out a wider campaign of vaccinations for flu, covid and RSV over the last few months.  

More than 1 million older people urged to get respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine

The NHS is urging around 1.3 million older people who have not yet had the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to get jabbed, as health service chiefs warn it is “not just a winter illness”.

Mayor of South Yorkshire visits Sheffield Children’s Hospital

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust welcomed Mayor of South Yorkshire Oliver Coppard to Sheffield Children’s Hospital to showcase a number of the exciting developments that have taken place at the Trust over the last twelve months. Sheffield Children’s cares for children from across South Yorkshire. The Mayor chairs the Integrated Care Partnership for South Yorkshire, a body that brings together NHS and care, local authorities and voluntary organisations so that those in our communities can live healthier lives for longer.

The Targeted Lung Health Check Programme becomes Lung Cancer Screening

The Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Programme is certainly proving to be of high-quality, with the aim of finding and treating lung cancer at a much earlier stage. In many cases, the treatment options include curing it.

NHS South Yorkshire Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Health leaders across South Yorkshire are encouraging people to consider an NHS apprenticeship as part of National Apprenticeship Week.

First newborn babies tested for over 200 genetic conditions as world-leading study begins in Sheffield

A world-leading study screening up to 100,000 newborn babies in England for more than 200 rare genetic conditions has now launched at Sheffield’s Jessop Wing.

‘Showing Up’ across our region to tackle cancer together

A new film has been produced to help explain why cancer is everyone’s business across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals chosen for trailblazing national genetic testing pilot

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) has been named as one of just four NHS sites in England selected to test a new genetic service for stroke patients.

NHS South Yorkshire becomes first NHS organisation to sign up to the Baton of Hope's Suicide Prevention Initiative

NHS South Yorkshire has become the first NHS organisation to officially sign up to the Baton of Hope's Workplace Pledge, which has been designed to improve knowledge and training in relation to suicide prevention.

NHS norovirus pressure hits winter high

The number of beds taken up by norovirus patients has hit its highest level so far this winter, with an average of 898 people a day in hospital with the virus last week.