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Health officials confirm shortage of breast screening venues in Hertfordshire

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Parents warned not to send babies with these five symptoms to nursery

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Catherine Dugmore appointed as new Chair of West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital...

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Signs of dementia as NHS urge families to look out for these symptoms

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NHS reforms: Government announces new league tables for NHS providers

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Watch the moment prolific thief steals lifesaving emergency bleed kit

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Thousands of concerns investigated in adult social care in Hertfordshire

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

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

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Four years on: How the Covid-19 virus impacted Dacorum's health services

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West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 17 patients with Covid-19 in hospital

Down from 21 on the same day last week

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Hundreds of operations cancelled at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust

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

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

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Communi-tea sessions run by funeral directors to combat loneliness

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

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More than 1,000 appointments rescheduled due to junior doctor strike

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Coronavirus Pandemic: The impact on Dacorum three years on

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Hertfordshire carers set to get a 10% payrise

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West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust cares for this many Covid-19 patients in hospital

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West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust cares for this many Covid-19 patients in hospital

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GPs in Dacorum: The easiest and hardest to book appointments

Figures show there were five patients waiting two years for routine treatment at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, down from 40 at the end of February.placeholder image

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust slashes two-year waits

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More blood donors urgently needed in Dacorum

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Almost 100,000 Hertfordshire women missed smear test 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)placeholder image

NHS England to offer new treatment to help tackle peanut allergies

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

Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold

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

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

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

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

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Children younger than 12 could be given Covid jabs next year

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

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

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

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Revealed: the easiest GP surgeries to book an appointment in Dacorum

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94-year-old woman turned away from booster jab in Hemel

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Around one in seven Dacorum adults still unvaccinated

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

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Herts Valleys CCG among worst in England for treating patients

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

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

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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) placeholder image

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

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Number of coronavirus patients at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust soars

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust manages hospitals in Hemel Hempstead, Watford and St Albans

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Nearly a third of under-30s in Dacorum still not vaccinated against Covid-19

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Nearly two-thirds of people in Dacorum fully vaccinated against Covid-19

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UK to offer 35m people free jabs in biggest ever roll out - how to book yours

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Here's how many people have received both doses of the vaccine in each area of D...

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Nearly two-thirds of people in Dacorum fully vaccinated against Covid-19

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Three in five people in Dacorum fully vaccinated against Covid-19

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Revealed: 12 of the best GP surgeries in Dacorum - as rated by patients

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More than half of people in Dacorum fully vaccinated against Covid-19

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Half of people in Dacorum fully vaccinated against Covid-19

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Nearly half of people in Dacorum fully vaccinated against Covid-19

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