1. Safer sleep for baby, sounder sleep for you

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    It's Safer Sleep Week, 11th-17th March and here the Lullaby Trust highlight the key ways to keep your baby safe as they sleep.

  2. It’s never too late to quit smoking

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    The 13th of March this year marks the 40th anniversary of No Smoking Day. Since then, more and more people have been quitting smoking, and we are closer to building a smokefree generation.

  3. Do you smoke, vape, chew tobacco or use shisha & want to stop for Ramadan?

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    Are you thinking about making a healthy change during Ramadan? If you smoke, vape, chew tobacco, or use shisha, and want to stop, Via Redbridge can help.

  4. NHS 111 Mental Health Crisis Response Service Launching April 2024

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    ELFT, along with North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) and partners across NEL, are working together to ensure that service users experiencing mental health crises can access support via NHS 111, a freephone number that provides urgent health advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to people of all ages.

  5. Community Treatment Team - a service to support patients at home

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    The community treatment team (CTT) works with adults in the community with an acute physical need who could potentially be treated at home, rather than attend accident and emergency (A&E).

  6. NHS Prescription charge increases announced

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    Charges for prescriptions and prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) will increase by 2.59% (rounded to the nearest 5 pence) from 1 May 2024.

  7. Less than half of women would act on ‘red-flag’ cancer symptoms

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    Under half of women would act on ‘red-flag symptoms’ a bleed after the menopause or between periods (45 and 44% respectively). Abnormal vaginal bleeding is a ‘red-flag’ symptom of three of the five gynaecological cancers: womb, cervical and vaginal, which together affect around 13,150 women and people with gynae organs each and every year in the UK.

  8. Diabetes and Hb1Ac - The Blood Test for Glucose Control

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    For National Diabetes Week, join the Diabetes UK, South East Coast and London team for an online event for people living with and affected by diabetes, plus healthcare professionals.

  9. Healthwatch Redbridge Women's Health Project

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    We want to hear from you about your experiences of cervical screening.

  10. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.