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Hospital patients who are signed up to Patients Know Best can now check their blood test results. The results will be uploaded along with guidance to help interpret them. Any sensitive findings will be communicated to patients by their healthcare team before they appear in the portal.

Celebrate neurodiversity by signing up for one or more of 24 free online events from Monday 18th March to Friday 22nd March.

Quit Right Waltham Forest offer a range of free treatment to help you quit smoking.

Are you struggling to find an NHS dentist? The new dental recovery plan might help you get the dental care you need.

‘Share for Better Care’ is a new campaign launched by Healthwatch to help address health inequalities across England. Last year, Healthwatch received nearly 400,000 experiences of health and social care. When services are under pressure, feedback on care can be crucial to identify what is working and what issues need fixing. But not everyone’s voice is being heard.
‘Share for Better Care’ aims to help more people give feedback about their care, especially if their community experiences poor health outcomes.

The Patients’ Forum for the London Ambulance Service are hosting an online (Zoom) event on Monday 4th March from 5.30pm to 7pm.

The British Medical Association have announced that junior doctors will strike between 7am on Saturday 24 February to 11.59pm on Wednesday 28 February

Two FREE Bollywood Fitness Workshops are being held at the Mill Community Centre, 7-11 Coppermill Lane, E17 7HA on Saturday 09th March from 10.30am to 11.10am and 11.20am to 12 noon.

Join Diabetes UK for an online (Zoom) Type 1 Chat to talk about relationships and living with Type 1 diabetes for those aged 16 to 25.

Wednesday 6th March from 7pm to 8pm.

Diabetes UK are hosting an online (Zoom) event for people living with and affected by Type 2 diabetes plus healthcare professionals on Monday 11th March, from 2pm to 3.30pm.

Whipps Cross hospital were represented in the winners at the Barts Health Heroes 2024.

If you’re deaf or have hearing loss, please tell the RNID what it’s like living in the UK today by taking part in their survey.