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On Easter Sunday 4 April: KEEP PROCEEDING WITH CAUTION PLEASE! Roadmap Step1b relaxations including Rule of 6/2 households outdoors in place! Hopefully we’ll get more good news and Step 2 relaxations from 12 April announced tomorrow – more then. SWF Health & Social Care Group continues to work collaboratively with the Town’s GPs & Pharmacists. … Continue reading An Update from Us 04.04.21

Content originally from GOV.UK Following suspensions by some countries of the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca over suspected blood clots, the MHRA confirms that the benefits of the vaccine in preventing COVID-19 far outweigh the risks. People should still go and get their COVID-19 vaccine when asked to do so. Today the UK regulator, following a rigorous … Continue reading UK regulator confirms that people should continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca

On 28 March: PROCEED WITH CAUTION PLEASE! Roadmap Step1b relaxations including Rule of 6 outdoors start on Monday 29 March! SWF Health & Social Care Group continues to work collaboratively with the Town’s GPs & Pharmacists. Since March 2020 we’ve delivered over 6150 tasks. We mustn’t let our guard down; we must maintain our discipline … Continue reading An update from Us 28.03.2021

Content originally from GOV.UK Public Health England has released provisional estimates of life expectancy at birth for 2020 to show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in England and its regions. Despite their name, these estimates of life expectancy at birth are not in fact projections or predictions of how long babies born in 2020 can actually … Continue reading Life expectancy in England in 2020

Content originally from GOV.UK Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus particle isolated from a UK case of the disease Covid-19. Every day, rapid testing is helping us find cases of COVID-19 that we wouldn’t otherwise know about, breaking chains of transmission and potentially saving lives. We know that rapid tests are effective … Continue reading COVID-19: Reintroducing confirmatory PCR testing

Content originally from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust We are moving some of our blood-testing (phlebotomy) services in mid Essex, allowing patients to be seen closer to home in a convenient town centre location. The current phlebotomy clinic at Christchurch in Chelmsford is closing, with services moving to the Chelmsford Central Health Hub … Continue reading Blood testing services in Chelmsford move to town centre location

Content originally from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust COVID-19: Restoring our routine and planned services The second wave of the pandemic has had a significant impact on planned care waiting lists. However, we are now seeing a reduction in COVID admissions which allows us to reset our services and reduce the backlog. We have … Continue reading An update from our hospitals

Greenwoods, Kingsway and Brickfields GP Surgeries (When closed, please call 111 ) 31st March – Closed from 12noon for staff training Good Friday – Closed Saturday – Closed Easter Sunday – Closed Easter Monday – ClosedVillage Pharmacy  Good Friday – Closed Saturday – 9-1 Easter Sunday – Closed Easter Monday – Closed  Govani Chemist  Good Friday – 9:30 - 12Saturday – 9-5Easter Sunday – 10-12 Easter Monday – 10-12  Rowlands Pharmacy   Good Friday … Continue reading Easter Opening Times for GP’s, Pharmacies and Dentists

Earlier this month the Government announced £100 million of new funding to help support people in achieving a healthier weight. Find out what the funding will be used for and how PHE is supporting local authorities and service providers.

On 21 March: Some think it’s all over; OH NO IT ISN’T! Essex remains in Lockdown3 for COVID-19.  SWF Health & Social Care Group continues to work collaboratively with the Town’s GPs & Pharmacists. Since March 2020 we’ve delivered 6100 tasks. Downing Street’s Briefing on 26 February was unequivocal. Don’t let our guard down. Maintain … Continue reading An update from Us 21.03.2021