1. Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

    Advice and Information -

    Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.

  2. Access to Ealing Pharmacy Services Report Q3 2020

    Report -

    This Report for Healthwatch covers pharmacies in six London boroughs for the period October - December 2020. The Patient Experience Data Collection Programme comprises of ongoing in-person/telephone data collection and the Digital Feedback Centre which gather patient experiences all of which will be presented as they are received and considered as valid community opinion.

  3. COVID-19 Seasonal Booster Vaccines

    Advice and Information -

    One of the booster doses available of the COVID-19 vaccine is a seasonal booster (autumn booster). This is eligible for those who are most vulnerable.

  4. All GPs to receive direct access to cancer tests

    News -

    The UK Health Security Agency conducted surveys of parents and young people asking for their views on vaccines and the diseases they protect against.

  5. London Borough of Ealing Health and Care Residents Forum To be held in person

    News -

    The London Borough of Ealing will be hosting a community forum on August 8th to discuss its Health & Wellbeing Strategy and Community Pharmacists.


  6. NWL NHS Launches We Are General Practice Campaign

    Advice and Information -

    The campaign aims to spread public awareness of the different roles within a GP practice's scope that can best help patients. From the GP themself, to a physio therapist, to a clinical pharmacist, getting a person to the best possible help can look different than just seeing the GP.

  7. Covid and flu winter jabs to be brought forward in England

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    Vaccines to protect at-risk people against Covid and flu this winter will be rolled out a month earlier than planned in England, because of the emergence of a new Covid variant.

  8. NWL NHS Reminds Residents to Take Yearly Jabs

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    It’s that time of year to get your Covid-19 and flu vaccinations. The national booking system is now open for those eligible and walk-in vaccination sites have opened up across North West London.

  9. Someone I love has died - where can I find support

    Advice and Information -

    Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.

  10. What to expect when waiting for care

    Advice and Information -

    Waiting for planned medical care or surgery can be a frustrating time. That’s why it’s so important that while you wait, you get regular, clear and accessible updates so that you can plan your next steps.

  11. What is Long Covid and what help is available?

    Advice and Information -

    Confused about Long Covid? Find out the common symptoms and how to get support.

  12. COVID-19 Vaccine - Attitudes and Experiences

    Report -

    Over the course of four months the local Healthwatch organisations for Ealing (HWE), Hammersmith & Fulham (HWH&F), and Hounslow (HWH) engaged with local residents and health and social care professionals through a series of webinars and telephone interviews to find out about their attitudes and experiences regarding the COVID-19 vaccines.

  13. Who can still get free Covid tests across the UK and can I buy LFTs?

    News -

    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.

  14. The experiences of Housebound individuals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    News -

    Healthwatch Ealing launched the Housebound Research Project from August to October 2021 with the support of the Ealing Council.

  15. NHS to roll out variant busting booster jab from September ahead of winter

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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.

  16. NHS invites more than four million people for Autumn booster as care homes set to get first jabs

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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.

  17. Spring COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Launches Today

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    From 22 April until 30 June 2024, the seasonal COVID-19 booster will be available, free, for those who are at greatest risk of becoming seriously ill from the virus.