News and reports

In October 2017, Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) took the decision to withdraw all funding for IVF treatment, which is one of several techniques to help people with fertility problems having a baby.

With growing pressure on the NHS – an ageing population, more people living with long-term conditions, and lifestyle choices affecting people’s health – changes are needed to make sure everybody gets the support they need.

Healthwatch England have produced a lovely bit of animation quickly summing up the importance of staying engaged. This is the beginning of a new campaign to find out exactly what kind of changes the public would make to help improve the NHS.

Priya recently attended a meeting about the merger of Redbourn Health Centre, which became a part of the Lodge Group in 2018.

Geoff Brown and Priya Vaithilingam recently attended the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care East of England Celebration and Planning Event.

Last week, Our Chair Steve Palmer, our Chief Executive Geoff Brown, and one of our Trustees, Roger Beeching, all met with Mark Prisk MP for Hertford and Stortford.

New research by Carers UK shows that 2.6 million have quit their job to care for a loved one who is older, disabled or seriously ill. Almost half a million people have left their job in the last two years alone.

A new report gives evidence that lowering the starting age to 35 for some women detects cancers which are significantly smaller in size and less likely to have spread.

Read more about our February 2019 Board meeting in public.

As part of our role working closer with Viewpoint we will be bringing you regular updates on the work that they are doing.

A recent study released by Alzheimer’s Research UK found that half of the adults in the UK are unable to identify any of the key risk factors for dementia.

Health services across Hertfordshire are experiencing major pressures this week. Accident and Emergency departments, the ambulance service, GP practices and community health services are all being stretched by the number of people calling for help.