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The NHS in North West London are working with independent digital skills and inclusion charity Citizens Online to learn about local people’s thoughts on digital health tools. Please help this research by filling in their short survey. -
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From April 2020 – March 2021, Healthwatch collected hospital experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) patients. -
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Are you a relative? A community expert from a relevant charity? Or a carer to someone that uses Medequip equipment? If so, then this role could be for you. -
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It has never been easier to get your vaccine with residents able to walk-up or book at a number of pharmacies and centres in the borough. We recommend that you book in order to guarantee a jab, but walk-ups are available at all centres. -
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Diabetes Uk are offering a FREE webinar for people living with diabetes and who wish to prepare for Ramadan. -
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Do you have an interest in health and social care? Would you like to help us shape services for the future? -
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust are pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Swindells as their new joint Chair. Matthew will take up his position on 1 April 2022. -
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Patients in waiting rooms in England are no longer required to socially distance. -
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Most people in England can no longer get free PCR or lateral flow tests (LFTs). A few groups are still entitled to free Covid tests, including the most vulnerable, as well as frontline NHS staff. -
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Healthwatch Ealing launched the Housebound Research Project from August to October 2021 with the support of the Ealing Council. -
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Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is a week long campaign dedicated to talking about mental illness while pregnant or after having a baby.
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Healthwatch Ealing are supporting Mental Health Awareness Week 9-15 May 2022. -
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Join Diabetes UK for a free webinar in #DiabetesWeek to find out the best ways that you can support someone who is living with diabetes and may need your help. -
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Loneliness is an issue that can affect us all, young or old, at any point in our lives. We might live in a busy city or a rural location, on our own or with others and still feel isolated.
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More than 1 million people are waiting months, and sometimes years, for out-of-hospital care for back pain, foot problems and hearing loss, a leaked NHS England document reveals. -
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The monkeypox outbreak in the UK is showing signs of plateauing, the UK Health Security Agency has said. -
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The NHS will become the first healthcare system in the world to use the next generation, bivalent COVID vaccine when it kickstarts the autumn booster rollout in early September. -
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Dental patients are still suffering from the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, as parts of England are left with only one NHS dentist for thousands of people. -
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An estimated 4.3 million people are using e-cigarettes, up from about 800,000 a decade ago in ‘vaping revolution’.
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Students should get up to date with 3 vaccines: Men ACWY (meningitis), MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) and, for female students, HPV, before the start of the new term. -
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Care home residents and staff are set to be among the first in the world to receive the new, variant-tackling jabs from next week, as the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme moves to the next phase. -
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“Insufficient” treatment is being given to women with polycystic ovary syndrome, a charity has said. -
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To mark Migraine Awareness Week (Sep 5-12), Abi Jackson talks to experts about how the condition affects children. -
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This report looks at what people with a learning disability and autistic people experience when they need physical health care and treatment in hospital. -
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Patients and local people across north west London are being asked for their views on a proposal to create a centre of excellence for inpatient orthopaedic surgery at Central Middlesex Hospital, Park Royal. -
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The UK Health Security Agency conducted surveys of parents and young people asking for their views on vaccines and the diseases they protect against. -
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The NHS has slashed the number of people waiting 18 months for treatment by almost 60% in one year as the health service continues to prioritise the elective recovery. -
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The CQC have published their annual report on their work to enforce the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations in England. The regulations protect people from the dangers of being accidentally or unintentionally exposed to ionising radiation in a healthcare setting. -
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Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to strike for two days next month in what is set to be their biggest walkout in the NHS's history.
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One in four 17- to 19-year-olds in England had a probable mental disorder in 2022 - up from one in six in 2021, according to an NHS Digital report. -
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Complete our feedback survey sharing your experiences with the London Ambulance Service in the past 12 months. The survey opens on Thursday 1st December and closes on Wednesday 11th January at 12pm. All entrants will have the chance to win a £50 One4all voucher. -
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The NHS is set to boost mental health support for people in crisis to ease demand and pressure on emergency services, as part of extensive winter plans already underway.
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The NHS is asking patients to seek urgent care if they need it during industrial action this week and continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to rearrange.
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Ambulance staff belonging to three unions - GMB, Unison and Unite - are on strike in a dispute over pay. -
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PlusBus for Health is a minibus service for patients to and from GP surgeries. The transport is provided by Ealing Community Transport (ECT), a local charity. -
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Ealing Council, local NHS services and voluntary organisations are working together to develop a Carers Strategy. To help us do this we would like to hear your views about support available for Carers. A Carer is anyone who cares unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction cannot cope without their support. A joint Carers strategy was developed a few years ago. This set out how we wanted to improve support for Carers. -
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The forensic inpatient wards at West London NHS Trust have retained their 'Outstanding' overall rating following an inspection from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
On Friday May 19th 2023, the CQC published its report on a recent inspection of the forensic inpatient/ secure wards at West London NHS Trust. The visit happened in February this year and focused on the women's forensic service at the Orchard Unit located in Southall. -
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On May 18th the new Health and Wellbeing strategy was adopted by Ealing’s cabinet members. The new strategy focuses on reducing inequalities by addressing the building blocks of health and wellbeing – working closely with residents and other local organisations. -
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Would you like to be involved in the ongoing development of a new orthopaedic centre at Central Middlesex Hospital (CMH) which will carry out up to 4,000 operations a year for patients living across north west London? -
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Volunteers from the Diabetes UK’s South East Coast and London Team are running an online Peer Support group for people living with type 2 diabetes. The Online Peer Support Programme is about bringing people with diabetes together to share experiences of living with the condition and to get practical tips from others about how to live well. -
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From 1 July 2023 the way members of the public make a complaint about primary care services to the commissioner is changing.
By primary care services we mean GPs, dentists, opticians or pharmacy services.
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Our annual report of 2022-23 summarises our patient experience findings, enter and view findings and our plans for the upcoming year 2023-24. -
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NWL NHS will be holding a Resident's Forum on July 11th from 6-7:30 PM online. -
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As we celebrate 75 years of our NHS and look to a future where everyone can get the care they need, we celebrate some of the people who took the time to share their experiences with us and helped make care better for everyone. -
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The London Borough of Ealing will be hosting a community forum on August 8th to discuss its Health & Wellbeing Strategy and Community Pharmacists.
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NHS services will be under a huge amount of pressure leading up to, and during these strikes. Hospitals will do everything they can to keep disruption to a minimum and will prioritise patients who need urgent and emergency care. -
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Please note: A Consultants' strike is taking place from 7am on Thursday 24 August, until 7am on Saturday 26 August. Some health services might be affected. Contact us or NHS for support. -
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Almost a million more people (900,000) will become eligible for a shingles vaccination from September, the NHS announced last week.
Anyone who is severely immunosuppressed and over 50 will be able to get two doses of the Shingrix vaccine - currently the vaccine is only available to those over 70. -
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NW London residents are invited to join this online event and respond to the proposed new model of care for community-based specialist care for adults in NW London. -
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#AskAboutAsthma is back for 2023. Now in its seventh year, the campaign encourages simple changes to children and young people’s care that will make a big difference to how they experience their asthma. The 2023 #AskAboutAsthma campaign will run from 11 – 17 September.