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Content originally from GOV.UK Vaccines save lives. They prevent around three million deaths worldwide every year and the World Health Organization states that after clean water, vaccination has the greatest impact on health globally. In the UK, we are incredibly fortunate to be able to offer our children the best protection against serious and life-threatening … Continue reading Protecting your children through vaccination

Learn how to safely intervene and address unacceptable behaviour. As part of Essex County Council’s (ECC) commitment to making the county safer for residents, a new initiative launch that aims to address sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour towards women and girls. ECC’s Safety Advisory Group’s (SAG) latest ‘Bystander Intervention’ initiative aims to provide residents with … Continue reading What would you do if you saw someone being harassed?

Spring Covid booster vaccinations will be given to everyone over 75, care-home residents and the most vulnerable people.  Older adults in care homes are getting jabs given by NHS teams visiting them. Other eligible people have started getting their NHS invitations by App, text and letter. Booking at vaccination centres is open. Greenwood and Kingsway GP … Continue reading Covid Spring Booster Vaccinations

Content originally from Mid & South Essex Integrated Care Partnership The Integrated Care Partnership is keen to have regular conversations, workshops and seminars, bringing together partners with community members, to explore what is working well in health and care in Mid and South Essex, the challenges we face, and how we can best work together … Continue reading Invitation to Mid & South Essex Integrated Care Partnership Spring Conversation Workshop

On Sunday 16 April 2023: OH DEAR! MORE STRIKES TO COME. THINGS GETTING WORSE AGAIN. WE’RE DOING A LOCAL SURVEY.   “Living with Covid” is now the policy. That’s because Covid is now regarded as ‘another respiratory illness’, like flu. Whilst reasonable and necessary is now the right time to cut back on regular infection … Continue reading An Update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

We are surveying the health and welfare services for SWF and the Dengie independently and academically, so this is your chance to tell us what you think and want for them. We will use the results to lobby for what is needed. There are a series of four short online questionnaires, links to which can … Continue reading HAVE YOUR SAY IN THE HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES FOR SWF AND THE DENGIE

The King’s Fund; April 2023 The story of decline• Multi-year funding increases above the long-term average and a series of reforms resulted in major improvements in NHS performance between 2000 and 2010.• Performance has declined since 2010 as a result of much lower funding increases, limited funds for capital investment, and neglect of workforce planning.• Although NHS performance … Continue reading The Rise & Decline of the NHS in England 2000-20

On Easter Sunday 9 April 2023: SO WHERE ARE WE NOW? CONFUSED? WITH QUESTIONS? ANY ANSWERS? WE’RE DOING A LOCAL SURVEY.   “Living with Covid” is now the policy. That’s because Covid is now regarded as ‘another respiratory illness’, like flu. Whilst reasonable and necessary is now the right time to cut back on regular … Continue reading An Update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System The full newsletter can be found here, but we would like to draw your attention to: The new Fall Proof guide; as guidance for those for whom preventing falls is relevant either themselves or for those cared for; The Readers’ Panel, where we want SWF … Continue reading NHS Mid and South Essex April engagement newsletter

Question we posed to Mid & South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) meeting held in public on 16 March 2023: “ As hopefully we approach the end of the worst of this time’s winter pressures, what has the ICB learnt from this experience, what would it have done differently, what lessons has it learnt and will … Continue reading Question to NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board meeting and their answer