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In England, 40.9% of patients saw a GP on the same-day they booked their appointment in June 2024, here are stats for each region. (Photo: Google Maps)

The best and worst areas of England for same-day GP appointments

GPs are voting whether or not to go on strike for the first time in 60 years. (Photo: Charles Milligan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

GPs are threatening strike action - what does it mean for you?

Recovering patients give the NGH Cardiac Rehab team a cheer for the support they provide.

Cardiac rehabilitation at NGH expanded to support more patients

Kettering General Hospital's Rockingham Wing

Section of hospital maternity ward closed after RAAC found in roof

Harriet Moxon with her five-year-old daughter Eve. Photo by Charlotte Ridgeon (Harriet's twin sister).

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on holiday

A nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Covid and flu jabs to be brought forward over emergence of new variant

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence were recorded in NHS England in the five years between 2017 and 2022.

35,000+ incidents of sexual violence recorded in NHS England 2017-2022

(L-R) Laura Mathews – Leadership Award - NGH; Mary Grey – Unsung hero of the Year – KGH; Kelly Wagstaff – Educator of the Year - KGH; Phoebe Langer – Mentor of the Year KGH; Rachel Huitson – Midwife of the Year Clinical KGH; Paula Andrerson – Leadership Award – KGH; Sharon Clarke- Unsung Hero of the Year - NGH; Paula Jones- Eduacator of the Year NGH; Emma Perkin – Leadership Award – NGH

Great work of Northamptonshire midwives highlighted at major conference

The yellow hatched area will be used for the main entrance and wards

Kettering General Hospital work to prepare for multi-million pound rebuild

L-r Kettering General Hospital’s Director of Strategy Polly Grimmett, Hospital Chief Executive Deborah Needham, Kettering MP Philip Hollobone in front of the temporary boilers

Today's an important day for Kettering, says MP

NGH and KGH have both seen an increase in the number of Covid patients in the last week.

Hospitals bring back face masks and visiting restrictions after Covid cases rise

Covid deaths in Northamptonshire peaked during the early days of the pandemic as hospitals were inundated with patients during April 2020

Covid’s ‘grim human toll’ revealed as figures show 1,771 more deaths than normal

Physicians associates in the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit team are helping deliver potentially life-saving drugs to vulnerable patients at Kettering General Hospital

Doctors continue fight against Covid as number of virus deaths at KGH nears 800

Research shows fatigue is the most common symptom of Long Covid

Tens of thousands of people in Northamptonshire estimated to have long Covid

Pat Maunders of Rushden is taking part in the pilot scheme

KGH patients take part in pioneering cancer pilot

UK health chief Dr Mary Ramsey urged everyone to keep up to date with vaccinations after warning 'Covid has not gone away'

Here’s what health chiefs are saying as Covid cases and hospitalisations rise in...

Covid-19 has not gone away, message from experts

Kevin Nicholls

Nearly 90,000 people were referred to mental health services in Northamptonshire last year

Charity's warning after 90,000 referred to county mental health services in 2021

Invitations are being sent out to the county's most vulnerable offering a spring booster Covid-19 vaccination

Covid-19: Spring booster invitations going to most vulnerable as cases rise

An average of 48 people a year were diagnosed with the disease in Northamptonshire between 2018 and 2020.

Dozens of tuberculosis cases a year in Northamptonshire, figures reveal

Free Covid tests are already in short supply before being scrapped completely from April 1

County hospitals dealing with more Covid patients ahead of end to free testing

Charities fear removing the need for testing in care homes will increase risk of residents catching the virus

Six new deaths in care homes linked to virus after PM scraps rules on visits

Local hospitals are seeing a rise in the number of Covid patients

Doctors urge 'be mindful' as NGH admits 22 extra Covid patients in a single day

Northamptonshire's A&E departments are seeing nearly one-third more patients than 12 months ago

County A&Es 32 percent busier than 12 months ago, according to official figures

More than 11⁄2million Covid jabs have been given in Northamptonshire

"Omicron is not mild for everybody," warns county Covid-19 vaccine chief

"Omicron is not mild for everybody," warns county Covid-19 vaccine chief

Tens of thousands of women in the county missed their smear test during the pandemic.

Cancer charity's concerns as thousands miss smear tests during pandemic

Palforzia, an oral drug, appears to reduce the risk of harm when a peanut allergy sufferer comes into contact with the foodstuff (image: Shutterstock)

NHS England to offer new treatment to help tackle peanut allergies Henry Sandercock

The KGH staff minute's silence. Credit: Dr Ajay Verma

KGH doctor: 'How we remembered Covid victims as PM joined wine and cheese event'

The Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold

Sajid Javid is urging people to ‘play their part’ and get their Covid-19 booster jab (Photo: Getty Images)

‘About 10’ people in hospital with Omicron as Sajid Javid makes booster plea

Caroline Nicolls receives an injection of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine administered by nurse Amy Nash, at the Madejski Stadium, Reading (Getty Images)

This is who is eligible for their booster as millions able to book jab from Mond...

Sajid Javid has called on the public to get their booster dose before Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Top-up’ immunity and get booster jab before Christmas parties, Brits urged

The NHS booking service for booster jabs should be updated by 13 December (Photo: Getty Images)

Bookings for booster jabs to open for all ‘no later than December 13’

The JCVI has not yet advised on whether second jabs will be made available to healthy teenagers (image: Shutterstock)

Children younger than 12 could be given Covid jabs next year

Ministers set care home staff a deadline to have two vaccine doses or face losing their jobs

Confusion over how many county care home staff missed 'no jabs, no job' deadline

'Record breaking' number of Covid-19 booster jabs given in a week by NHS England...

Experts are warning protection against Covid-19 from second jabs wears off after six months.

Move to speed up vaccine boosters as Covid-19 deaths pass 1,300 in hospitals

Concerns are being raised over uptake over booster jabs

Health chiefs step up call to get a Covid booster jab as hospital cases rise

E-cigarettes could be given to smokers for free on the NHS as part of new plans to help people quit (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images))

Smokers could be given e-cigarettes for free on the NHS

Nation urged to get Covid booster jab ‘to protect freedom and Christmas’ - what ...

More than 85 percent of Northamptonshire adults have had both Covid jabs

How Covid vaccine is saving lives and keeping people out of county hospitals

Booster jab invites will be sent out to more than a million people in England from next week (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid booster jab invites to be sent out to more than a million people in Englan...

Health chiefs are seeing warning signs of a rise in Covid cases in the county

Eight Covid deaths in four days in Northamptonshire hospitals as cases rise

Moulton Park's vaccination centre is opening its doors for 16-year-olds to "grab a jab" this week

Vaccine centre's first drop-in sessions for 16-year-olds as Northamptonshire's j...

The vast majority of us are happy with how our local practice operates, according to the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England. Photo: Shutterstock

GP patient survey: The 10 worst-rated county doctors’ surgeries as voted by you

The vast majority of us are happy with how our local practice operates, according to the latest GP Patient Survey, produced by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England. Photo: Shutterstock

GP patient survey 2021: the 10 best-rated doctors’ surgeries in Northamptonshire...

Sodium chloride is measured to be added to a phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine concentrate ready for administration at Guy’s Hospital in central London

The new anti-cholesterol drug being offered on the NHS to prevent heart attacks ...

Festival-goers will be able to get a vaccine as easily as a burger or a beer (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid jabs on line-up as ‘vaccine tent’ opens at Reading and Leeds festivals

Life-saving blood test for pregnant women to be available across NHS in England ...

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world first’ (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Hepatitis C cure will now be available to under-12s on NHS in ‘world-first’

Kettering is 13th in a list of areas across England with the highest Covid case rates

Five out of six Kettering neighbourhoods now have Covid case-rates over 400

NHS England data shows 239 children and young people began treatment for eating disorders at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust between July 2020 and June 2021.

Hundreds of children and teenagers treated by Northamptonshire Healthcare Trust ...

Northampton General Hospital saw nearly 12,000 A&E patients during July

Stretched NHS staff warn "A&E is incredibly busy today" at NGH

Lateral flow tests deliver results in less than 30 minutes and are designed to detect the virus in people without symptoms

No more pingdemic for 450,000 double-jabbed Northamptonshire adults

A large proportion of GP appointments are still being held over the phone. (File picture).

Only half of county GP appointments held in person in June 2021, data reveals