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Consultation on improving how CQC assess and rate healthcare providers
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are consulting on how to improve the assessment and rating of providers.
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Annual A&E attendances at Whipps Cross fall
A report has revealed that attendances have fallen for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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New multi-storey car park opening soon at Whipps Cross Hospital
The new multi-storey car park at Whipps Cross Hospital will open at 6am on Monday 3 November.
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East London to get dedicated breast cancer centre
East London is to get its own dedicated breast cancer centre of excellence when two hospital buildings at St Bartholomew's Hospital are returned to NHS use next year.
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Breast cancer awareness event
WIILMA have organised a community event for breast cancer awareness month on Thursday 30th October at Leytonstone Library from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.
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New report on smoking in Eastern European communities
We’re excited to share our new report about smoking in Eastern European communities in Waltham Forest and nearby areas. We spoke with local people to learn what makes it hard to quit, what helps, and how services can work better.
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Attitudes to smoking in Romanian, Bulgarian and Lithuanian residents
This new report investigates smoking in Eastern European communities in Waltham Forest and nearby areas. We spoke with local people to learn what makes it hard to quit, what helps, and how services can work better.
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Celebrating one year of My Thank You at Whipps Cross Hospital
One year ago, Barts Charity launched My Thank You at Whipps Cross Hospital with a simple goal: to give patients and families a way to share messages of appreciation with the staff who made a difference.
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Men would come forward for prostate cancer screening says new research on men's health
Most men would attend testing if the government introduced a national screening programme for prostate cancer, according to new research from Healthwatch England.
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Enter & View Visit - The Penhryn Surgery
Healthwatch Waltham Forest carried out an Enter & View visit to Penrhyn Surgery to understand patients’ experiences of accessing care and using the practice’s booking systems.
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Celebrate World Mental Health Day with Waltham Forest Social Prescribing Team
Join Waltham Forest's Social Prescribing team at an event to promote World Mental Health Day on Friday 10th October.
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