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Age UK Waltham Forest are running Digital Outreach Drop-in sessions in the community to help older people with everyday tech questions.

People are often in need of out-of-hours medical assistance. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.

We visited Leyton Healthcare as part of our Enter & View programme to understand patients’ experiences of using the practice. Representatives spoke with patients during the visit, observed how services were delivered, and reviewed information provided by the practice.

Free healthy lifestyle programmes for families and adults living in Waltham Forest, designed to support better nutrition, physical activity, and long-term weight management.

Hope in the Heart CIC are delivering Nature, Environment and Wellbeing workshops on the first Tuesday morning of each month at Lea Bridge Library for the first three months of 2026.

The NHS are urging people to come forward for help from the NHS for urgent and life-threatening problems during the five-day strike by resident doctors.

Families giving birth at Whipps Cross Hospital, Newham Hospital and The Royal London Hospital have praised the compassion, kindness and professionalism of maternity staff across all three hospitals.

Pharmacies open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day in the borough.

NHS England has published a national set of principles it expects health services to follow when providing chaperones to patients.

We are looking for an experienced and organised Operations Manager to oversee the day-to-day delivery of Healthwatch Waltham Forest and Healthwatch Newham.

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New Healthwatch research looks at whether patient experiences of GP referrals have improved since 2023.