If you live in Harold Hill why not join us for a free Health and Well-being event?
The NHS, Havering Council and local community groups, have come together as the Havering Place Based Partnership to create an event on Wednesday 20 September, that focuses on supporting local people to access better healthcare within the community.
Help us shape end of life and palliative care across north east London
Care and support for people at the end of life needs to be delivered with compassion and care. We are inviting those with experience of end of life or palliative care to give their views. This may be from their own personal experience, their experiences caring for a family member, or from a bereavement in the last year. This may include children, young people, as well as adults. The aim is to further understand the things that help and the things that don’t, so that we can make services more sensitive to people’s differing needs, cultures and circumstances. We appreciate…
Work on new health and wellbeing hub in Hornchurch marks key milestone
The St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub – currently taking shape on a four-acre site off Sutton’s Lane in Hornchurch – will bring together a range of health, social care and community services under one roof within brand-new, purpose-built premises.
Billet Lane Medical Practice, Hornchurch, temporarily closed.
Billet Lane Medical Practice, Hornchurch, has been temporarily closed until further notice due to essential maintenance works.
North east London launches a new website to help patients manage their health and wellbeing
Patients in north east London will benefit from a new website that provides useful information and links to local and national resources to help them manage their own health and wellbeing. The new ‘Wait well, Stay well.’ website is designed to provide useful information and links to local and national resources to help people manage their own health and wellbeing while they wait for hospital treatment Andrew Lappin, deputy head of elective recovery at NHS north east London said: “We recognised that the Covid-19 pandemic meant that some operations were postponed or delayed and waiting times increased. While everyone in north…
New health centre to be named Ilford Exchange Health Centre
The new NHS health centre in Ilford town centre will be named Ilford Exchange Health Centre after staff and people living or working in north east London were asked their view on what would be a good name for the new facility.
Hundreds receive health and lifestyle help at free drop-in clinics in Barking
More than 1,300 people in Barking have received help and support to lead happier and healthier lives, thanks to an initiative led by local GPs and their staff.
Vote on a name for the new health centre coming to Ilford
Staff and people living or working in north east London are being asked their view on what would be a good name for a new health centre in Ilford. The centre is expected to open in spring 2024 and has been designed to act as a ‘one stop shop’ providing easy access to a range of health, social care and community services in a single central location. A shortlist of names has been compiled and we are inviting people to select their favourite. The options include: The Exchange Health and Care Hub Ilford Health and Care Hub Ilford Exchange Health…
Help us shape the future of bereavement services in Waltham Forest, Redbridge and West Essex
When somebody important in your life dies, it can have a powerful and long-lasting impact on your feelings. It can also affect your wider life, for example, at work or school, your family life, financial security or where you live.
People of all ages invited to attend ‘Healthy Day Out’ in Romford
People in Havering will be able to get expert advice on a range of health and care issues at a free community health fair organised by local NHS GPs on Saturday 22 July in Romford.
Improving stroke services for local people
Our long term conditions team is working to improve care services for people who have had a mini stoke (known as a Transient Ischaemic Attack or TIA) or a stroke. A TIA is also known as a mini stroke and is a warning sign that someone may be at risk of having a full stroke, That means it is important to be seen within 24 hours of symptoms starting. Currently, people who are suspected of having a TIA can be seen by a specialist from Monday to Friday at our acute hospitals – the Royal London, Homerton, Whipps Cross, Newham…
The ‘Big Conversation’ in north east London
The ’Big Conversation’ is about listening to the people in our communities, hearing their thoughts about health, care and wellbeing in north east London and, most importantly, acting on them. It will help us focus on what matters to local people and to work with them and you, our partners, to improve truly quality and outcomes and address inequalities. The ‘Big Conversation’ builds on our recently published interim integrated care strategy that is turning our ambitions into actions and is an opportunity to focus on what matters to local people. Based on what we already know and what local people…
