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In July 2016 the London Borough of Waltham Forest saw the first cohort of Youth Health Champions trained in Waltham Forest Secondary Schools. This programme is commissioned by the Public Health Department. The Youth Health…

Work of Healthwatch Waltham Forest was commended for the Healthwatch Network Award! The national award celebrates the difference local Healthwatch have made to health and social care in the past year. Our work on Phlebotomy…

Would you like to represent other service users who have the same condition or access the same services as you? Would you like to represent other people from your community? Healthwatch Waltham Forest and Patient…

Waltham Forest Health and Wellbeing Board launched its new ‘Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy’ on 8 march 2016. The strategy sets out plans to improve health and reduce inequalities in health outcomes across the borough….

This festive season, local doctors are reminding people in Waltham Forest that they can dial 111 to find out where to go if they are hurt or unwell. The NHS 111 service is available 24…

NHS England has worked with patient groups and advocacy organisations to produce guidance on registering with a GP. It clarifies that patients do not legally need to provide documentary evidence of identity, immigration status or…

From Waltham Forest Council, the third in their series of newsletters aimed to help keep you up to date with the Care Act- the biggest change to adult social care law for 60 years. asc_newsletter_november_edition_issue_3.pdf_version_3

The Care Quality Commission recently published a further 24 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across London, including Highcroft Care Home and ELMS in Waltham Forest.   Following recent inspections,…

Residents are invited to write, audio record or film a case study and send it in to Healthwatch Waltham Forest. All people that submit a case study will be entered into a prize draw; 1st…

The King’s Fund recently launched ‘An alternative guide to mental health care in England’. This short animated video below is designed to help people understand mental health services in England and how they integrate with…