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Healthwatch Redbridge (HWR) conducted an Enter & View visit to Whipps Cross Phlebotomy Department in response to the proposal to review Phlebotomy Services to be carried out by Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group

The blood testing departments at Queen's and King George Hospitals will be closed next week to protect patients' safety while some biomedical scientists go out on strike in a row over new shift patterns.

We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need.

‘Despite the fact that it’s not NHS policy, many GP practices were asking for proof of address’: new film reinforces people’s right to register with a GP.

RAMFEL works with a range of vulnerable migrants that have different entitlements to healthcare along with varying needs. The rules are complicated to understand and can be very confusing.

Whipps Cross Hospital is hosting a public meeting to present updates on its redevelopment programme, to answer questions and to hear the views of local people.

Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.

Earlier in the year, the General Medical Council (GMC) ran a consultation on changes to their revalidation requirements for patient feedback.

Help make sure that your practice meets people’s accessibility requirements using this checklist from Healthwatch Slough.

Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

GPs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge have praised the strength of the partnership between local health and social care organisations after financial directions imposed on the boroughs’ NHS commissioners had been lifted.

"For the past three months we have been examining what Queen’s Hospital in Romford and King George Hospital in Ilford will look like in the future as part of developing a new clinical strategy."