News and reports

Barts Health, who run our local Whipps Cross hospital, have launched a new campaign to help patients manage their appointments, creating faster and fairer care for everyone.

Help raise vital funds for cancer support by hosting or attending a Coffee Morning.

NHS England have published "You and Your General Practice" - a guide that tells you what to expect from your GP and how you can help them, so you get the best from the NHS.

NHS England have published "You and Your General Practice" - a guide that tells you what to expect from your GP and how you can help them, so you get the best from the NHS.

NHS Trust league tables have been published today for England. There are separate league tables for acute trusts, non-acute trusts and ambulance trusts.

Would this benefit from a study by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD)?

Age UK Waltham Forest have got some exciting sessions lined up this September – from dance and fitness to digital confidence and health technology.

If you know someone who works for Barts Health and you think they are great, make sure you nominate them for the Barts Health Heroes Awards before the closing date at the end of this month.

Neonatal Intensive Care Awareness Month is a time to honour babies born premature or sick, their families, and the healthcare professionals who support them.

This month raises awareness of the five gynaecological cancers - cervical, ovarian, vaginal, vulval and womb.

See Age UK Waltham Forest's latest newsletter for September-October 2025.

A free chickenpox vaccination will be offered for the first time to children across England on the NHS.