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NELFT in collab with ELFT (East London NHS Foundation Trust) and partners across Northeast London (NEL) has introduced a ground breaking initiative to enhance mental health support: the NHS 111 option 2 for mental health crises, ensuring round-the-clock access to assistance.

We want to improve the experiences of women using sexual health and reproductive health services - take part in our new project to have your say.

We are pleased to publish our report that focuses on perceptions and access to social care within South Asian communities in Barking and Dagenham.

Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham representatives carried out an unannounced Enter and View visit to a George Brooker House Care Home on the 31st of January.

Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham are pleased to publish our report exploring the social prescribing service in  Barking and Dagenham, with a focus on mental health support.

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month this month`s blog was written by a guest, who was diagnosed with Asperger`s at the age of 30.

Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham are pleased to publish our report, EHCP Pathways: The Perspective of Parents and Carers in Barking and Dagenham.

Our board meeting minutes for March 2024 are available to download, and summarised below.

Targeted Lung Health Checks are a free lung test available to everyone who has ever smoked and is between the ages of 55 and 74.

The government has published a plan to recover England’s dentistry, driven by an urgent need for reform. We are aware of the dental challenges you face in the borough and this post will show how this may overcome those barriers.

To give patients who use catheters access to care and guidance to assist them deal with any problems they may be having, a new advice line has been established.