NHS treatments to reduce after merger
Report by Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporter, and James Cracknell Waltham Forest residents may no longer be offered three...
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Surgery closure plan angers patients
Report by James Cracknell Patients have hit out at proposals to close their local GP practice. The Forest Road...
The problem with NHS outsourcing
Local service collapse shows NHS outsourcing doesn’t work, argues Norma Dudley from Waltham Forest Save Our NHS (WFSONHS) Jeremy...
Pregnant women ‘devastated’ by service closure
Expectant mothers who planned homebirths left to find alternative midwifery provision, reports James Cracknell Expectant mothers were given just one week’s notice...
New threat to local health services
‘Super managers’ could weaken local accountability, writes Mary Burnett Waltham Forest Save Our NHS is campaigning against changes being...
Give massage a chance
Local massage therapist Tatina Semprini explains why she’s launched a national petition Having been a massage therapist for 16...
Concerns voiced over healthcare plans
Healthwatch Waltham Forest is helping locals get their views heard on NHS services, writes Daniela Muenzel Sustainability and Transformation...
Helping everyone have a say on the future of Whipps Cross
Daniela Muenzel, a community engagement officer from Healthwatch Waltham Forest, is keen for residents to speak out about their...
Doctors call to close clinic
A walk-in clinic in Leyton will close if NHS bosses in the borough get their way. Waltham Forest Clinical...
Demands to improve end of life care
Government statistics show Waltham Forest has highest rate of hospital deaths in the country Better hospice provision and community...