News and reports

A report covering experience of patients of the GP practices within the South Leytonstone Primary Care Network (Green Man Medical Centre, Harrow Road GP Practice, High Road Surgery, Kiyani Medical Practice, L.L Medical Care and Langthorne Sharma Family Practice).

A report covering experience of patients of the GP practices within the Walthamstow Central Primary Care Network (Addison Road Medical Centre, Claremont Medical Centre, Dr RP Dhital's Practice, The Firs Medical Centre and Wood Street Health Centre).

A report covering experience of patients of the GP practices within the Walthamstow West Primary Care Network (Higham Hill Medical Centre, Queens Road Medical Centre, Seymour Medical Centre, St James Medical Centre and The Grove Medical Centre).

Walthamstow Central Primary Care Network are hosting a Pop Up Community Health Clinic on Tuesday 30th January from 1pm to 5pm at Waltham Forest Community Hub, 18A Orford Road, Walthamstow, E17 9LN.

Want to know more about obesity and mental health research?

Some health advice on smoking, alcohol and exercise.

The NHS New Hospital Programme’s Transformation directorate would like to invite you to a 90- minute virtual workshop about your experience of using Car Parks on Tuesday 30th January 2024. At the  workshop, they will give a summary and update on the New Hospital Programme. You will also be invited to share your thoughts as a health service user. Your opinions will be taken forward for further discussion to impact the design of our new hospitals.

Junior doctors, including those at our local Whipps Cross hospital, will be on strike from 7am on Wednesday 3rd January to 7am on Tuesday 9th January.

On 7 December, the Minister of State for Social Care, visited Whipps Cross hospital.

The finalists for the Barts Health Heroes Awards have been announced.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking public views on how incentive payments to GP practices could be changed to improve patient care.

The British Medical Association has announced junior doctors will strike 7am on Wednesday 20 December to 7am on Saturday 23 December 2023 and 7am on Wednesday 3 January to 7am on Tuesday 9 January 2024.

Members of the multi-profession union Unite will strike between Monday 18 December 2023 and Friday 22 December 2023 and Monday 25 December 2023 and Tuesday 26 December 2023.