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Across Kettering General Hospital (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH), a critical incident was declared on November 19 due to constraints across the hospitals and increasing pressure on ambulance services.

Critical incident continues at NGH and KGH with 'unprecedented' demand

Concerns have been raised over childhood vaccination rates across Northamptonshire

Concerns over childhood vaccination rates in Northamptonshire

The Lord Darzi Report found that the NHS is in 'serious trouble'.

NHS reforms: Government announces new league tables for NHS providers

Ryan Horler stole lifesaving emergency bleed kit

Watch the moment prolific thief steals lifesaving emergency bleed kit

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?

NGH is moving ahead with digitalisation to create electronic patient records.

Northampton General Hospital signs electronic patient record contract with Nerve...

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

Cardiac rehabilitation at NGH expanded to support more patients

Dr Inga Stewart has received recognition in the Development and Innovation category

Northampton charity up for four awards in prestigious national awards programme

NGH’s Nursing Preceptorship Lead Claire Ault

Quality award for way NGH supports its nurses

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

It has been three years since the first lockdown was introduced in the UK.

How Covid-19 has a lasting impact three year on from the start of lockdown

Nearly half of accident and emergency patients waited longer than four hours to be seen at NGH during November

Nearly half of A&E patients waited longer than four hours at NGH in November

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

Kettering General Hospital work to prepare for multi-million pound rebuild
Plans revealed in 2020 KGH set out a ‘once-in-a-generation’ plan to rebuild on the same site, where just 20 per cent of the estate is currently classed as ‘fit for purpose’
Alison Bagley

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

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

Doctors continue fight against Covid as virus deaths at NGH nears 1,000

Research shows fatigue is the most common symptom of Long Covid

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

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...

Julia Fairhall, professional nurse advocate

The ‘ripple effect’. One Professional Nurse Advocate’s story from University of ...

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
NHS England reports 100 coronavirus deaths in county hospitals this year as PM axes self-isolation and testing rules
Kevin Nicholls

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

The majority of visitors will not be allowed in to see loved ones from January 1 at Northamptonshire's two main hospitals

Here's why NGH is suspending visiting for majority of patients from today

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

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...

Fewer people visited NGH emergency department in October — but numbers were still higher than a year ago

A&E trips to NGH 35 percent up on 2020 and adding to pressure on stretched NHS

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

Northampton General Hospital.

Drop in visits to A&E at NGH in August compared to July, NHS figures reveal

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...