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A three-week art programme for neurodivergent people aged 18+ to explore what being neurodivergent means to them through creativity in a safe space to be yourself.

Queen Mary University of London is conducting a study exploring the experiences, including the needs and challenges, of people with dementia who live in privately rented homes in London.

This week (19th to 25th May) is Dementia Action Week.

Vaccinations are the best way to protect your child from illnesses. If your child has missed their vaccination at school, you can contact your GP or attend a local catch up clinic.

This month is the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital - the UK's largest and busiest specialist heart hospital.

Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London are hosting Research Matters: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare on Tuesday 20th May from 5.30pm to 8pm at the Perrin Lecture Theatre, Blizard Institute, 4 Newark Street, Whitechapel, E1 2AT and also online via Microsoft Teams.

The Sai Epicentre (41 West Street) in Leytonstone is hosting a health and wellbeing day on Sunday 15th June from 11am to 3pm.

Pharmacy opening hours for the May 2025 bank holiday (Monday 26th May). As only a few pharmacies will be open, please ensure you have enough medication for the long weekend.

Community Living Room Space on Mondays at the Greenleaf Road Baptist Church in Walthamstow.

The NHS is urging eligible people to get their Spring Covid jab. Over 3 million jabs have been given since April — but there's still time for more over 75s and immunosuppressed people to come forward.

One year after Barts Charity invested £7.6m in funding for Barts Health NHS Trust to expand its robotic surgery programme, East London hospitals are reaping the benefits.

Patients who suffer a cardiac arrest can now be treated by a pioneering life-saving machine on the streets of London before being taken to hospital.