News and reports

Bowel cancer is the 3rd most common type of cancer, and it can affect anyone. This is why it's important that anyone that receives a bowel cancer screening kit uses it. It only takes a few minutes and could save your life.

Organised by the National Pharmacy Association, Ask Your Pharmacist Week 2024 is from 4th to 11th November.

This event is being held on Tuesday 29th October from 11am to 3pm at Walthamstow Community Hub, 18A Orford Road, E17 9LN.

A research study called UPTURN is aiming to create a service to help people access their treatment for a lung disease called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) also known as emphysema or chronic bronchitis.

The National Booking Service is open for bookings for the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a public consultation to develop a new 10 Year Health Plan for England.

We have published our latest patient experience reports ending 30th September 2024.

This two-page summary is based on feedback from 165 people.

Overall satisfaction is negative for all quarters, In the last quarter (Q2 2024) it stands at 77%,

This quarterly report is based on the experience of 1,363 people.
Overall satisfaction has declined by 1% this quarter standing at 79% positive.

This annual report is based on the experience of 348 people.

Overall satisfaction for Whipps Cross University Hospital is at 40%, which is much lower than the average of 52% for all hospitals within the North East London Integrated Care Board area.

The Accident & Emergency department accounted for 43% of all feedback with only 34% positive.

This annual report is based on the experience of 2,352 people.
Findings show that the overall sentiment is 75% positive.

A report covering experience of patients of the GP practices within the E4 Network Primary Care Network (Chingford Medical Centre, Churchill Healthcare, Handsworth Medical Practice, The Old Church Surgery and The Ridgeway Surgery).