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Questions were posed by SWF Health & Social Care Group to East of England Ambulance Service at their Board meeting held on 8 September. Their answers are below each question. Further questions were asked at their meeting today, and answers will be published once received. Q: What does the Trust understand to be the difference … Continue reading EEAST Board meeting Q&A

Recently the Government guidance for booking booster vaccinations changed. People aged 50 and over, and aged 16 and over with a health condition putting you at risk, can now BOOK an appointment for a booster dose if it’s at least 152 days (5 months) since your 2nd dose. BUT you’ll only be offered an appointment from … Continue reading Booster vaccinations booking

For UKHSA, our changing climate is one of the most challenging health security threats we face and understanding and mitigating its impact on our health is a key priority.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) in its 2020 Adult inpatient survey as regulator of our hospitals finds the discharge of patients remains seriously unsatisfactory. See https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/surveys/adult-inpatient-survey-2020 . This report has a huge amount of details about the performance of our three Mid & South Essex acute hospitals and we will ask their Board about how this will … Continue reading Hospital Discharges remain unsatisfactory says CQC

Content originally from NHS From Monday 1 November 2021 if you live in England you can get a Covid vaccine from a walk-in site without an appointment. You can use a walk-in site to get: a 1st dose if you or your child are aged 12 or overa 2nd dose if you’re eligible and it’s been 8 … Continue reading Walk-in for Covid vaccinations

On Sunday 31 October: DANGER! Complete relaxations are in force, BUT FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? Latest data: In SWF we had 130 Covid cases in the week ended (w/e) 23 October, up 48%+ from 88 in the previous week (p/w). That’s the highest since 8 January. We also have a lot of other bad colds, … Continue reading An Update from Us 31.10.2021

Essex County Council’s plan for levelling up our county: 2021-25.

On Sunday 24 October: DANGER! Complete relaxations are in force, BUT FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? Latest data: In SWF we had 111 Covid cases in the week ended (w/e) 18 October, up 100%+ from 55 in the previous week (p/w). That’s the highest since 10 January. We also have a lot of other bad colds, … Continue reading An Update from Us 21.10.2021

Content originally from GOV.UK The Cold Weather Plan for England (CWP) outlines actions and advice for reducing preventable cold weather-related deaths and ill-health. This blog explores how the plan meets the challenge posed by cold weather by planning for and responding to cold temperatures. The challenge of cold weather and winter Every year as temperatures drop over … Continue reading Responding to the challenge of cold weather and winter

The comprehensive assessment of health care and social care in England by CQC.