News and reports

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are consulting on how to improve the assessment and rating of providers.

A report has revealed that attendances have fallen for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.

The new multi-storey car park at Whipps Cross Hospital will open at 6am on Monday 3 November.

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.

WIILMA have organised a community event for breast cancer awareness month on Thursday 30th October at Leytonstone Library from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.

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.

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.

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.

Most men would attend testing if the government introduced a national screening programme for prostate cancer, according to new research from Healthwatch England.

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.

Join Waltham Forest's Social Prescribing team at an event to promote World Mental Health Day on Friday 10th October.

We have published our latest patient experience reports ending 30th September 2025.