Health

Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay took time out from Westminster to officially open health facilities at the North Cambs Hospital in Wisbech on Friday.

A Fenland woman who lost her hand in vicious dog attack has spoken of the life-saving care given by the East Anglian Ambulance.

New and expectant mothers in Fenland will be receiving their care in the first Midwifery Community Hub.

A Wisbech woman who spent decades raising awareness of a rare disease which saw families lose their children has spoken on National Rare Illness Day.

Local people are being asked to add their voice to a new move to make IVF treatment free in our area to those struggling with infertility.

A young March woman has spoken out to beat the stigma surrounding stoma bags after undergoing life-saving surgery.

A series of free term-time sports and activity sessions aimed at getting Fenland’s families more active together have been launched.

Hospital admissions for conditions directly caused by alcohol abuse are rising in Cambridgeshire, new Public Health England figures show.

At last - a new urgent care service has finally launched in Wisbech, almost two years later than previously planned.

A Manea toddler and his family have taken to Twitter to recruit celebrity support to get life-enhancing drugs for Cystic Fibrosis sufferers.

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, which delivers services across Cambridgeshire and Norfolk has appointed new non-executive directors.

A new report from Healthwatch Cambridgeshire says thousands of people are being denied dental because of a lack of NHS dentists.

Work is under-way to extend and improve a vital charity run Fenland-treatment centre.

A Fenland GP surgery is set to merge with a group of other practices in Peterborough and Huntingdon in a bid to beat recruitment and finance issues.

Thousands of babies and small children in Cambridgeshire are not registered with a doctor, and could potentially be missing life-saving health checks

Three new services aimed at helping Fenland people suffering sight loss are to be launched thanks to the Big Lottery Fund.

It has been a whirlwind 12 months for the members of Outwell Slimming World group, who have lost a collective 160 stone.

Two March sisters are organising a special event to raise awareness of prostate cancer.

Around 1,000 members of Fenland Slimming World Groups will be starting 2019 a whole lot lighter than they were the same time last year.

The county's NHS 111 is referring more people to emergency services or calling an ambulance, prompting concerns about extra strain on A&E departments.