Health

Oncology ward Healthcare Assistant Jo Cliffe with some of the memory jars and hearts.

Hospital team goes the extra mile to support grieving youngsters

10 Physios vs 3 Peaks

A group of physiotherapists take on the three Peaks

WoW Bus is launched at Peterborough

WoW Bus hits Peterborough to help fight male cancers

The Project Wingman bus.

'Wellbeing bus' to tour Peterborough

The pool was shown to be filled with rubble earlier this year

Cost for destruction of Peterborough Hydrotherapy Pool revealed

Love to Move dementia exercise classes in March and Chatteris

Free supportive age and dementia friendly exercise classes come to Fenland

The staff Sanctuary Space at Peterborough City Hospital

Over £500,000 spent on staff wellbeing and patient experience by local hospitals...

Aryiana has been described as 'a little warrior'

Family of young city girl praise lifesaving kit after toddler rushed to hospital

Blind and partially sighted representatives meet Stagecoach East

Bus operator and Peterborough’s blind and partially sighted community tackle key...

Residents and colleagues enjoying a coffee morning experience.

Parkinson's UK Coffee Morning brews community support

1,015 people were forced to attend A&E at local hospitals.

Over 1000 hospitalised due to poor dental care

Jimmy, JJ and Professor Steve Barnett

Volunteers at Peterborough City Hospital step up to help deafblind visitors

Bretton Medical Practice.

Medical centres moves out of special measures

Thistlemoor Medical Centre.

New vaccination building at medical centre

Macmillan consultant urological surgeon Jyoti Shah MBE with her book

Prostate cancer tops the topics during Men’s Health Awareness Month

A St John Ambulance volunteer at a fireworks display

Remember, remember first aid in November
St John Ambulance issues simple first aid advice to help keep communities safe during Bonfire Night and Diwali celebrations.

Sam and his family. Photo: Mauricee Bravo-Hibberd

Family's plea for help after young city dad diagnosed with terminal brain cancer

Cheque Presentation To Evergreen Care

Local care homes present cheque to Stamford charity

Stamford Hospital

RAAC found at Stamford and Rutland hospital, NHS trust confirms

Sharon Maywood

Nurse and cancer survivor tells her story to help others battling condition

Some of the winners from the awards

Outstanding work from Peterborough Hospital staff recognised at awards ceremony

An artist's impression of how the operating block is expected to look. Credit: GRAHAM Group.

Completion date set for new theatre block at hospital amid regeneration

Peterborough City Hospital's Accident and Emergency department.

Capacity pressures lead to A&E warning

The agency is based on Peterborough Road

CQC inspected Farcet care agency after abuse allegation

An impressive £16,500 raised from the annual Ladies Charity Lunch

Charity lunch adds £16,500 to Peterborough breast care unit coffers

Kirsty and Ricky with Scarlett in the hospital.

Grieving parents speak as hospital admit failings in care of daughter

There has been a call for people to get their hearing checked

Call for people to get hearing checked as part of Audiology Awareness Month
“The most important thing is not to ignore your hearing. In most cases hearing deteriorates gradually and it often affects people around you more than yourself. Wearing a hearing aid can make a real difference to your quality of life and those around you.”

Parents in Peterborough are being urged to ensure their youngsters get all their childhood vaccinations as new figures show the city is missing international targets.

City misses target for MMR vaccinations for children

Trust radiographer Rachel Reed with the screening scanner.

Women urged to keep potentially lifesaving breast screening date

Peterborough City Hospital.

Fresh three-day doctors strike

Getting to Know Connie the Gecko

The zoo comes to Ketton care home

Providing dentistry the right way – new practice opening in Peterborough. Picture – supplied.

Ad Feature New, affordable dentist practice to open in Peterborough

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

The Parnwell Surgery remains closed

Campaigners claim win for patients at surgery who faced nine mile trek to see GP

Rough sleeper on a bench in a park.

Improving access to mental health services for rough sleepers in Fenland

Cllrs Shabina Qayyum and Sam Hemraj with Andrew Pakes at the surgery

Call for doctor surgery to re-open as patients have to travel 9 miles to see GP

Trust Chair Steve Barnett and Chief Executive Officer Hannah Coffey

Hospital board members enjoy patient menu tasting experience

An artists impression of the new pool, and inset, Dr Modha

New plans revealed for hydrotherapy pool at Thistlemoor Medical Centre

Peterborough City Hospital.

Strikes to leave NHS with Christmas Day staffing levels

Peterborough City Hospital

More than 1,800 patients died while on Peterborough hospital trust waiting list

Peterborough City Hospital

Mums to be left waiting as gas and air still unavailable at PCH maternity ward

A new covid and flu vaccination campaign has been rolled out early in Peterborough amid fears of a 'twindemic' - topping up jabs given two years ago. Picture shows Monica Allen getting her booster jab at the then NHS vaccination centre in the Queensgate shopping centre in 2021.

Covid and flu vaccination campaign brought forward over ‘twindemic’ fear

Hannah Coffey

New CEO of Peterborough hospital trust vows to improve services for patients

Amy Dewhurst receives her award from the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

Amy up for prestigious national nursing award

Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Photo: NWA trust.

Patients over 20 stone could be asked to move hospitals

Agnieska Koczur and Sheena Bedborough from Peterborough City Hospital’s Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy team with stroke survivor Christine Mason.

Music helps 79-year-old recover from 'catastrophic stroke'

Specialist respiratory nurse Pam Patton receiving a warm farewell from Trust colleagues

Respected respiratory nurse says farewell after 50 years in NHS

The grand opening of the new mobile health service at the Light Project Peterborough.

New 'health bus' to help the homeless access the NHS

Peterborough City Hospital.

Two-day consultant strike to begin

Across England, there were 29,981 admissions in the year to March, 3,833 fewer than between 2019-20.

150 admissions for tooth extractions on children recorded

Peterborough City Hospital

MP welcomes 72 new beds for city hospital - but Labour say more needs to be done

The work to create the 72 new beds will take a year to complete

Peterborough Hospital given £12 million for 72 new beds to cut waiting times

Junior Doctors at Peterborough City Hospital have been on strike over the past year.

NHS braced for further junior doctor strikes

Peterborough City Hospital

Peterborough MP fears people will avoid A&E over car park price rises

The new dentist will be located in Serpentine Green.

New dentist approved in shopping centre