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Parts of north east London have the highest birth rate in the UK. We want to ensure the best possible outcomes for parents and babies and understand their experiences. We are currently running two surveys,…

A charity called Re-engage are wishing to start a Sunday afternoon tea party gathering for people aged over 75.  Free to join and guests would be taken to and from their homes by volunteer drivers….

Since 2008, the United Nations have designated Friday 19 August as World Humanitarian Day.  See here for further information.

Don’t miss your chance to have your say on proposed changes to NHS help to try to have a baby. The NHS  is aiming to ensure that wherever you live in north east London, you…

Talk for Health are hosting another online taster session – learn to talk for a fit mind – on Wednesday 17th August, 4 to 6pm. Participants learn and have space for: Honest talking – being…

Local people are being encouraged to share their thoughts on the standards of care they receive at GPs, dentists, hospitals and care homes, with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). CQC is particularly keen to hear…

Healthwatch Waltham Forest has joined with other local Healthwatch in North East London (Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Tower Hamlets) to conduct a survey with the aim to ensure that local people are…

The Eve Appeal have launched a free, interactive, health-education lesson plans for young people aged 7-13, covering the topics anatomy, menstrual health, HPV and cancer. The lessons were created with the help of experts in…

Newly published results from a clinical trial led by Barts Health and Queen Mary University of London researchers show that a nasal spray (pHOXWELL) can reduce infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19) by 62%….

Vaccination is currently being offered to people who are most at risk of being exposed to monkeypox to prevent or reduce the severity of infection. This includes some healthcare workers, some men who are gay,…