Patients to benefit from £1m refurbishment of Tower Hamlets GP practice
More than 9,000 patients in Tower Hamlets are benefiting from a newly-refurbished health centre in the Isle of Dogs, thanks to £1million funding from the local council. Tower Hamlets Mayor, John Biggs and senior officials from NHS North East London Clinical Commissioning Group (NEL CCG) officially opened the new-look Island Medical Centre in Roserton Street, and were given a tour to see first-hand the improved, expanded facilities. Following a temporary move to Docklands Medical Centre to allow for construction work, the practice redesigned its layout to bring into use an old caretaker flat – a previously-unused part of the building…
LGBTQI+ Mental Health Support
Rainbow Mind offers mental health support for LGBTQI+ residents living in City & Hackney.
Let’s chat about vaccines – webinar series
Dr Tehseen Khan answers questions about the Covid & flu vaccines surrounding pregnancy, children 12+ and more.
Tower Hamlets healthcare developments set to help tackle climate change
Three new healthcare developments in Tower Hamlets are helping tackle climate change and cut carbon emissions, thanks to an initiative to boost the UK’s biodiversity. NHS North East London Clinical Commissioning Group (NEL CCG) has teamed up with Creating Tomorrow’s Forests to offset the environmental impact of the three primary care developments: Wood Wharf in Docklands, Goodman’s Fields in Aldgate and Aberfeldy Village in Poplar. This will be done through carbon sequestration (the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide to prevent it entering earth’s atmosphere) with a tree planting programme. Taking this approach will also support NHS Net…
Public views sought on proposed health and wellbeing hub in Havering
People are being invited to have their say on proposals for a new integrated health and wellbeing hub in Havering from today (22 November) as part of 12 weeks’ public engagement.
Covid-19 vaccine online question and answer session
Join local GPs and health experts on 25 November for a session for anyone living in east London, including Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering or the City of London.
National recognition at the HSJ awards for north east London
The Health Service Journal Awards took place last night (18 November) at Evolution London in Battersea Park
Southgate Road Medical Centre/ Whiston Road Branch Closure – Patient Engagement Sessions
Southgate Road Medical Centre/ Whiston Road Branch Closure – Patient Engagement Sessions (14th Dec)
Doctors issue ‘get your booster call’ as Prime Minister visits north east London
Boris Johnson visited Woodgrange Medical Practice in Forest Gate on Monday (15 November) where he met patients and staff delivering Covid-19 vaccinations.
Two new GP sites under development in Hackney
Two new GP locations are currently under transformation in Hackney.
New GP practice premises bring benefits for 11,000 patients in Tower Hamlets
Patients at City Square Medical Group have access to a wider range of services on one site, after GPs and their teams moved into new purpose-built premises.
