Posts Tagged ‘health’
Plans for crumbling St Leonard’s Hospital could involve parts of Grade-II listed building being sold for housing
Controversial Whipps Cross sell-off being looked at as a ‘template’
Read MoreMedics to prioritise 17,000 unvaccinated and vulnerable people in City and Hackney
Health workers concerned about the number of people not coming forward for a second dose
Read More‘Missing cohort’: Health inequality playing out through long Covid cases, data suggests
A number of ethnicities are underrepresented in long Covid statistics
Read MoreNew health alliance sparks ‘grave concern’ over Homerton Hospital’s independence
Councillors say any change in governance would be met with an ‘awful lot of resistance’
Read MoreHackney GPs ‘denying access to patients’ by insisting on proof of ID, local health watchdog finds
Healthwatch Hackney says nearly two thirds of practices go against NHS policy by requesting proof of ID or address from prospective patients
Read MoreTargeted testing announced in Dalston and Shoreditch after Indian variant discovered
Residents over the age of 16 in the affected areas asked to take PCR test even if they are symptom-free
Read MoreContentious pathology lab merger should make ‘no difference’ to patients, says Homerton Hospital
Local health watchdog remains concerned that reorganisation ‘may result in poorer service’
Read MoreTown Hall set to merge wellbeing services for everyone under the age of 25
Move ‘could deliver efficiency savings alongside improvements’, according to council report
Read MoreCovid vaccines are safe – Hackney’s public health boss reassures residents
Dr Sandra Husbands encourages residents to get the vaccine when offered it
Read MoreLocal students ‘go above and beyond’ to bolster their college’s Covid testing scheme
Health and social care learners at New City College have grabbed the chance to put their training into practice
Read MoreRemote medical services could ‘disenfranchise’ patients, councillors warn
Members of health scrutiny committee fear older people, disabled people and those with no internet access may be ‘forgotten about’
Read MoreCaptain Tom cash to help fund wellbeing programme for Homerton Hospital staff
The efforts of the late NHS hero will see relaxation rooms and snack trolleys become permanent fixtures
Read MoreLocal health watchdog to form ‘People’s Plan’ for St Leonard’s Hospital
Healthwatch Hackney wants residents and staff involved in site’s future, which has been up in the air since the 1980s
Read MoreVIDEO: Campaigner and former Hackney councillor urges people to get the Covid vaccine
Read on for details of an online event giving local Black communities a chance to ask health and community leaders about the vaccine
Read MoreA third of Hackney residents may have had coronavirus, data suggests
Watchdog gives clearest picture yet of Covid’s spread across the borough, as Homerton Hospital is stretched to the limit
Read MoreLeading councillor raises ‘significant reservations’ over upcoming health reforms
Cllr Ben Hayhurst fears new regional approach will see NHS decisions being made with ‘no understanding of the different groups in our community’
Read MoreTwo new GP surgeries planned for Hackney on council-owned land
Mayor and health chief welcome early proposals that could result in extra healthcare capacity in Stoke Newington and Lower Clapton
Read MoreIntroduction of local contact-tracing programme sees success rates increase
Deputy public health director warns borough ‘not out of the woods’ with ‘worrying signs’ of rise in cases among over-60s
Read MoreHealth scrutiny chair seeks answers on ‘real reform’ to NHS 111 service
Cllr Ben Hayhurst questions why what used to be a ‘Rolls Royce’ of a service is now the subject of reports of misdiagnoses and other failings
Read MoreHackney GP surgery to host free virtual retreat to help people ‘struggling during lockdown’
Richmond Road Medical Centre in Dalston will offer online yoga, meditation and fitness classes for three weeks from 24 November
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