News and reports

A new survey has been launched with the aim of improving continence care across the UK.

Age UK Waltham Forest's latest newsletter includes recruitment for several roles, development of new activities aimed at get more men involved, help raise funds through the Big Give, a free will-wring service and a Walthamstow Wetlands workshop.

Help support the hospitals that serve our local community through Barts Charity's annual East London fundraising walk on Sunday 21st September 2025.

Barts Health are helping local people from deprived and disadvantaged communities to get a job with the NHS.

The ReCharge LGBTQ+ mental health peer support group currently meets every Monday from 10.30am to 12.30pm in Walthamstow.

A series of walks around Chingford.

A new Healthwatch England report highlights a range of administrative hurdles or poor staff attitudes that trans and non-binary people faced when they wanted to formally change their gender on their GP record or have their gender identity recognised in everyday interactions. 

You're invited to Access Denied, a powerful photovoice exhibition and community conversation led by four young Black men who came together as co-researchers to explore why so many young black men aren’t attending their NHS appointments.

Mental Health Mates Highams Park are organising a series of gentle walk and talk to improve mental health and wellbeing in July and August in Highams Park and Chingford.

NHS England quietly published a refreshed version of the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) on 30 June. The standard, first published in 2016, is designed to ensure that disabled and sensory impaired people can receive information and communication support in accessing health and care services.

Unfortunately, there will be more strike action affecting Whipps Cross hospital at the end of this month.

Barts Health NHS Trust are spending £23 million to make big changes to our local hospital over the next year to make the buildings safer and better for patients, visitors and staff.