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.

University College London Hospitals (UCLH) are looking for 10 people to help them “test run” parts of an important new research study into the early detection of cancer.

GPs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) are urging people to plan for Ramadan - to stay healthy and fast safely.

Residents and workers in north and east London are being urged to visit the re-launched website www.smallc.org.uk– to learn more about the signs and symptoms of the most common cancers and help turn the Big C into a ‘small c’.

Do you have lived experience of mental ill health as a patient, carer, support worker or service provider?

The Waltham Forest Bipolar Support Group belongs to the national network of local groups run by Bipolar UK.

The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

Work by Healthwatch Redbridge has helped to inform a new national report on peoples’ experience of care homes.

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.

During January-March 2017 NHS England led a review of the Standard to assess impact and check that it is ‘fit for purpose’.

Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the UK, affecting both men and women, in particular among young people aged between 15 - 24 years old.

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