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Healthwatch Redbridge welcomes decision to retain independent voice for local residents
Healthwatch Redbridge has welcomed the Government’s confirmation that local Healthwatch organisations will not be abolished. Healthwatch Redbridge will continue to be the borough’s independent voice for people who use health and social care services.
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MAMA-Move survey (Muslim and Motherhood Activity)
Researchers at the University of Leeds are running a UK-wide study called MAMA-Move (Muslim and Motherhood Activity), looking at how Muslim women experience physical activity, and how faith, culture and everyday life shape what feels realistic and…
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Parkinson's UK 5K Walk and Run
The Redbridge & Epping Forest Parkinson's UK Group is holding its annual 5K Walk/Run on Sunday 20 September, 11am to 2pm, at Fairlop Waters Country Park. You can walk, jog or run at your own pace, and the event is designed to be as welcoming as…
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Youth-Fest - Tue 18 August 2026
Redbridge Council's annual Youth-Fest returns on Tuesday 18 August at Hainault Youth Centre. Run by the Council's Youth Service, it's a free day built around young people in the borough: a chance to try activities, meet local services and…
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Loxford Park Community Health & Wellbeing Event
We'll be at the Loxford PCN Community Health and Wellbeing Event on Thursday 23 July, 12pm to 4pm, at Loxford Park (Loxford Lane, Ilford, IG1 2PL). Come and say hello. It's a chance to tell us about your experiences of local health and care…
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Our Chair takes the local patient voice to a national audience on the Health on the Line podcast
Our Chair, Gita Malhotra, features on the latest episode of Health on the Line, the national podcast from the NHS Alliance, making the case for why independent, community-rooted patient voice matters, at a moment when the future of Healthwatch is being…
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Help shape the future of osteoporosis care – take part in a national research survey
Researchers at Keele University are carrying out an important study into how osteoporosis affects people's wellbeing – and they need to hear…
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Saint Francis Hospice opens its newly upgraded ward
Saint Francis Hospice has officially opened its newly refurbished ward, with the ribbon cut by Health Secretary Wes Streeting on his third visit to…
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BHRUT Appointment Reminders: Everything You Need to Know About the "New Look"
You may have noticed that your NHS appointment reminders look a little different.
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals…
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals…
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The right to register with a GP: what Healthwatch Redbridge found
Everyone in England has the right to register with a GP, with no need for proof of address, ID or immigration status. Healthwatch Redbridge tested whether that right holds up in practice across all 41 GP practices in the borough. Almost half told a caller they could not register without documents.
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Our Women’s Health Guide is now online
A plain English guide to cervical screening, breast screening and menopause, shaped by what women in Redbridge told us
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