Hospitals should not be hostile
Terry Day, co-chair of Waltham Forest Save Our NHS, speaks out over ‘hostile environment’ policies The government has relentlessly...
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A fond farewell
Theresa Leslie, the site manager of Whipps Cross University Hospital, has retired after four decades working in Leytonstone I’ve...
The birth of the welfare state
Graham Millington looks at child mortality rates 100 years ago In 1917 the Bishop of London gave a speech...
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...
Money raised in man’s memory
Nearly £1,000 has been raised for charity following the sudden death of a Walthamstow man. Robin Allum-Cornforth, 30, died...
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...
Campaign for a better Whipps Cross
A plea from Mary Burnett, of Waltham Forest Save Our NHS Residents of Waltham Forest and staff working at...
A&E department ‘will not close’
James Cracknell reports from a public meeting on the future of Whipps Cross Assurances have been given that Whipps...
Help us save local NHS services
Mary Burnett, a campaigner with Waltham Forest Save Our NHS, comments on plans to reduce GP numbers As local...