New, tougher coronavirus rules and restrictions from December 20
From Sunday, 20 December, Waltham Forest (and all other Tier 3 areas in London, South East and East of England) will be in Tier 4:Stay At Home with tougher rules and restrictions. What you can…
View articleNew Patient Experience Report
We have published our Quarter 2 (July to September 2020) Patient Experience Report covering GPs, Whipps Cross Hospital, dentists, pharmacies, opticians and social care. The report can be accessed here.
View articleHow has Coronavirus affected you? – a Healthwatch Waltham Forest report.
We have published a report called How has Coronavirus affected you?. It can be accessed from the Research Reports section of our website here. We sought to capture the patient voice on health and care…
View articleNew COVID restrictions for Waltham Forest – Tier 3: Very High Alert
From Wednesday, 16 December, the Government have announced that Waltham Forest (and the whole of London plus parts of Essex and Hertfordshire) will be in Tier 3: Very High Alert as urgent action is needed…
View articleCancer diagnosis – Early Diagnosis Centre at Mile End Hospital
Work is progressing well with the new, innovative Early Diagnosis Centre at Mile End Hospital, which is a collaboration between Barts Health, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals and Homerton University Hospital and a resource…
View articleCOVID-19 update from NHS North East London Commissioning Alliance
Covid-19 cases in north east London continue to rise and our hospitals are feeling the pressure as Covid-19-related patient admissions increase. Covid-19 is a devastating disease. Please, for your family, friends, for yourself and for…
View articleNew lockdown rules for Waltham Forest from December 2
The Government have announced that from Wednesday, December 2, Waltham Forest (and the whole of London) will be in Tier 2: High Alert. For more information, on restrictions in tiers 1 and 3, which areas…
View articleNew lockdown
Due to the rapidly rising number of COVID-19 cases, the Government announced that, from Thursday 5 November 2020 to Wednesday 2 December 2020, there will be the following new national restrictions: Requiring people to stay…
View articleGetting a flu vaccination is vital
Your GP advice is that flu is not the same as getting a cold. It can seriously affect your health and the potential complications are greater for people in ‘at-risk’ groups. Healthy people usually recover…
View articleNew COVID Alert Level for Waltham Forest
The Government have announced that from Saturday October 17, Waltham Forest (and the rest of London as well as Essex and some other areas in England) will face tougher COVID measures as these areas have…
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