
60 Years Ago Today…..
2024 marks the start of our celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of Hospital Radio in North East London (South Essex). Warley Hospital Radio On 14th
2024 marks the start of our celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of Hospital Radio in North East London (South Essex). Warley Hospital Radio On 14th
Get your name – or company name – on our radios distributed to the wards! Bedrock Radio, the Hospital Radio station broadcasting to the
People living in East London can access a new Mental Health Crisis support line by calling NHS 111 and selecting option 2, to get through to a local service and support.
Residents are being urged to take the “poo test” to detect early signs of bowel cancer.
The call comes after a local resident contacted Councillor Ray Morgon, to say how taking the simple 30-second test helped doctors diagnose his bowel cancer.
A new strategy to tackle the harm caused by cigarettes and vaping has been approved by Havering Council’s Cabinet. The five-year plan aims to reduce smoking in order to create a smoke-free society by 2030.
Transport For London announced From 21:00 on Monday 23 June until September 2025, there will be a full closure of Gallows Corner junction, of both the roundabout and flyover to All vehicle traffic, with only emergency vehicles, black cabs and TfL buses able to use the junction, along with walking and cycling routes maintained across the junction.
No general traffic will be able to make journeys through Gallows Corner in any direction.
Women in north east London are being offered quicker access to specialist care and treatment for a range of health issues as new services are rolled out by the NHS in City & Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Barking Havering, Redbridge & Waltham Forest.
Havering Council is delighted to announce that the highly anticipated Mawneys and Mowbrays Supported housing Schemes have welcomed their first residents. The Mowbrays site, renamed Laws Park House, provides a vital opportunity for six adults with varying levels of learning disabilities to live well in their local community, keeping them close to existing support networks, avoiding out of borough placements whilst being supported to live as independently as possible.
Following Barking & Dagenham council’s petition to TfL to begin work to make Dagenham East station step-free, local organisations are making their voices heard too.
Work to modernise and expand several GP surgeries in North East London has been given the green light, with £3.3Million funding from the Department of Health and Social Care. Projects will include refurbishing and reconfiguring existing spaces to create new consultation and treatment rooms, making better use of space so patients can be seen faster.
A council sting operation over the Easter half-term has exposed four local businesses selling either alcohol or vapes to underage children. They will now face licence reviews and/or prosecutions, depending on their records.
Knowing the best place to go for NHS care this Easter weekend can help you find the treatment you need more quickly, doctors in north
Bedrock Radio is a Community and Hospital Radio station serving people living across East London, South Essex and surrounding areas.
We are a charity run radio station with the objective of; Providing relief of sickness, poor health and old age, and advancement of health through the promotion of the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle, and having good personal mental and physical health for the public benefit, by providing a local broadcasting service for the health community.
Our Hospital Radio services cover all sites run by; BHR Hospitals, NELFT NHS Trusts and Barts Health Trust’s, Whipps Cross Hosptial.