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The State of Care is the CQC's annual assessment of health care and social care in England. The report looks at the trends, shares examples of good and outstanding care, and highlights where care needs to improve.

NHS health checks, offered to adults between the ages of 40 and 74, will, for the first time, include questions about menopause in a bid to make advice more readily available for women.

As north east London’s only fully accessible festival and one of a small number of festivals of its kind across the country, the Disability Festival is a unique opportunity to speak with disabled Londoners about their experiences.

Healthwatch Redbridge want to understand local people's experiences of care of the elderly wards and their journeys following hospital discharge.

Government hopes patients with a deadly illness will be diagnosed sooner thanks to a new patient safety initiative called Jess's Rule.

During winter people are more exposed to viruses, more susceptible to health conditions and need more care from their support networks due to the colder weather.

Healthwatch Redbridge has relocated. Find out where we have moved to and how to contact us.

Martha’s Rule gives patients, families, and staff the power to call for an urgent second opinion if someone’s condition is worsening.

New system of league tables being rolled out across England as government introduces rankings of NHS trusts.

A national petition is calling on the Government to protect independent services so we can continue to listen to people, speak up and hold health and social care services to account.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) a trust-level rating of Good, following inspections of leadership and three core services between October 2024 and March 2025.

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