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Content originally from GOV.UK Flu and COVID-19 can be unpleasant for most people, but if you're pregnant, it's particularly important to get vaccinated to protect both you and your baby. We recommend that all pregnant women get flu and COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks as part of the winter vaccination campaign, no matter what … Continue reading How flu and COVID vaccinations help protect you and your baby

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This independent report describes a turbulent health and social care system, including with increasing costs, falling budgets, patients and service users suffering from inflation, huge pressures on services, safety concerns about mental health services, and recruitment and retention of staff one of the biggest challenges.

Please note: this is reporting early trials which will need to continue.

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22 October 2023:  SWF GPs merged whilst NHS England groans. Strike talks being held? On 16 October, Greenwood and Wyncroft Practices merged operationally. Both separate IT systems were connected, allowing staff to use one system for both surgeries. Both sites continue to operate exactly the same for patients. The advantages are shared working across the … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System Welcome With Halloween now only weeks away and Christmas decorations appearing back on supermarket shelves, your local NHS is preparing for winter. As we said in our August newsletter, we’re expecting high pressure on healthcare through the colder months of the year, so we’re making … Continue reading Working with our people and communities

Sunday 15 October 2023:  SWF sees GPs merge whilst NHS England creaks. On Monday 16 October, Greenwood and Wyncroft Practices merge operationally. Both separate IT systems will be connected, allowing staff to use one system for both surgeries. Both sites will continue to operate in exactly the same way. The advantages will be shared working … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

Content originally from UK Research and Innovation Three projects designed to build our understanding of viruses and how the immune system reacts to different challenges will share £25m in new funding from UKRI. New projects to kickstart future vaccine development awarded £25m

Over the summer we asked Mid & South Essex Integrated Care Board this question: In the context of your planning for the 2023-24 Winter Pressures, what does Mid & South Essex ICB, ICP and ICS require from central government and NHS England, and when, to enable you to put in place the necessary measures to … Continue reading Question for the May ICB Board