Local News from Havering, Barking, Dagenham & Redbridge
GPs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge are encouraging people to book their free cervical screening appointment – with a message that catching cancer early could save your life. The call comes at the start of this year’s Cervical Screening Awareness Week (10-16 June), which highlights the importance of attending screenings, also known as …
Local GPs Back National Cervical Screening Campaign. Read More »
GPs in Havering, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham are celebrating the vital work of the borough’s carers – and backing a national call to ensure they are looked after themselves. Caring is often one of the most difficult tasks to undertake. Although it can be very rewarding, caring without the right support or information is very …
People in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge are being asked for their views on a proposal to move Moorfields Eye Hospital from its century-old site at City Road to a new facility at St Pancras Hospital. The consultation runs until Monday 16th September 2019. Whereby the public are invited to have their say on …
Vews Sought On Proposed Moorfields Eye Hospital Move. Read More »
NHS Barking and Dagenham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) saw off competition from across the UK to win the Diabetes Initiative of the Year accolade at the annual HSJ Value Awards. The award is a recognition of the groundbreaking work undertaken to improve diabetes care in Barking and Dagenham by tackling inequalities which can limit access …
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GPs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge are encouraging anyone who has negative thoughts about their body to seek help, to ensure their symptoms can be treated before they escalate. Nearly one in three adults say they have felt so stressed by body image or their appearance that they felt overwhelmed or unable to …
If Your Body Image Is Causing You Stress Then Seek Help. Read More »
From spring 2020, all adults in England will be considered as having agreed to donate their own organs when they die unless they record a decision not to donate or are in one of the excluded groups. NHS Blood and Transplant launches the year-long national campaign, ‘Pass it on’, to increase awareness and understanding of …
Pass It On – Law Around Organ Donation Is Changing. Read More »
GPs across Havering, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenahm, are backing a campaign to highlight the importance of bowel cancer screening – stressing that early diagnosis is crucial to saving lives. Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK but nearly everyone diagnosed with it at the earliest stage survives it. Despite this, …
Early diagnosis of bowel cancer saves lives, say local GPs Read More »
GPs in Havering, Redbridge, Barking & Dagenham are encouraging people to reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, as part of a national campaign. Diabetes Prevention Week runs from 1 April and raises awareness of the disease, the causes and groups that might be at particular risk. Every two minutes someone finds out that …
People in Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham are being supported to lead healthier lives, thanks to closer connections between the NHS, local council and charitable and voluntary sector. Under the borough’s social prescribing service, GPs are able to refer patients for non-medical support alongside existing treatments to improve their health and wellbeing. This ensures they are …
A local campaign has started to turn the entire London Borough of Havering purple in memory of murdered teenager Jodie Chesney. Havering Sixth Form College, Wingletye Lane, Hornchurch, is planning a day to remember Jodie, with the college campus inviting everyone to wear something purple on Friday 8th March in solidarity and support of Jodie’s …