Queen’s Hospital maternity unit comes under fire
A black mother says she no longer wants a second child thanks to her treatment by staff at Queen’s Hospital
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Patients giving up on trying to reach their GPs says health watchdog
Getting through to Waltham Forest GPs on the phone has been a “challenge” since the pandemic began, according to the local
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Havering healthcare watchdog calls for end to “mad rush” for GP appointments
Havering GPs must end the “mad rush” to get an appointment by telephoning at 8am, the borough’s healthcare watchdog has
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Large drop in cancer referrals to Essex hospitals.
Visits to A&E in Essex have started to increase, but are still well down on the figures from a year
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Most adult day centres expected to close due to coronavirus
Most day centres will eventually have to close because of coronavirus – potentially impacting some of the most vulnerable in
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Survey asks Southend residents to help shape independent Healthwatch service
A survey is looking to find out what the people of Southend want from an independent health and social care
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