NHS patients in Tower Hamlets to benefit from new state-of-the-art health centre
Wood Wharf surgery, which opened on 26 April, will offer an extended range of services to meet the needs of patients in the Isle of Dogs area.
How you make a complaint about primary care services is changing on 1 July
You have the right to make a complaint about any aspect of NHS care, treatment or service, and this is written into the NHS Constitution on GOV.UK. From 1 July 2023 the way members of the public make a complaint about primary care services to the commissioner is changing. By primary care services we mean GPs, dentists, opticians or pharmacy services. There are two ways you can make a complaint: You can complain to the healthcare provider: this is the organisation where you received the NHS service, for example a GP surgery or dental surgery. You can complain to the…
Polio and MMR vaccinations available to children in north east London
Parents and carers in north east London are being urged to ensure their children are fully protected against measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and polio to guard against “tragic consequences”.
Improvement works to GP surgery in Waltham Forest
Improvement works at SMA Medical Centre in Leyton are now complete after the practice was awarded a £10,800 NHS grant.
Free health check event to take place in Newham
People are being invited to check on their health and wellbeing and catch up on vaccinations at an event in Newham on Friday (5 May) from 8am to 5pm.
Fitting out work begins on new Beam Park Health Centre
Work has begun to fit out a new health centre at Beam Park in Rainham which will provide GP and community health services for thousands of local people.
Know where to go for NHS care over Easter and doctors strike period
Knowing the best place to go for NHS care this Easter weekend and through the planned doctors strike can help you find the treatment you need more quickly, doctors in north east London have advised.
New fertility policy makes access to NHS treatment fairer in north east London
The NHS in north east London will now fund up to three cycles of in vitro fertilisation for all eligible local people, as part of changes that make the funding of NHS treatment for people with fertility problems fairer across the area.
Partnership work to improve care in north east London wins national award
Ground-breaking work to reduce waiting times and improve care for patients with stomach and digestive problems in north east London has won a national award.
Fit 4 Health walks: Slow Pace and Buggy and Pregnancy Walk
Hackney Council’s Fit 4 Health programme is returning with its slow-pace walk and buggy and pregnancy walks for pregnant people, their partners, babies and toddlers.
A reflection on the north east London Long Covid clinics
To mark the three-year anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown, we spoke to Dr Adam Ainley, Consultant Respiratory Physician at BHRUT and Clinical Lead for Long Covid across north east London about the Long Covid clinics.“What a three years they’ve been…We’ve come a long way in north east London. As I reflect on our journey and the progress made, there’s a lot to be proud of.The Long Covid clinics across north east London were set up in December 2020, to meet the needs of those patients who still had lingering Covid-19 symptoms, following discharge from hospital.It was a chaotic, not…
Waltham Forest patients set to benefit from new state-of-the-art health centre
Thousands of patients registered at a Waltham Forest GP practice are set to benefit from extra space and a wider range of health services following its move into new purpose-built premises.
