An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

Some items have been Updated and along with a few new items come first. What did you think about the English Resident Doctors strike which took place straight after the long Easter weekend? Did they have your support? Measles outbreak of highly contagious disease, in north London. Most cases are in schools and nurseries; some … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

An update from SWF Health & Social Care

Very informative Recording of our 23 March Virtual Public Meeting “Will SWF get better health services from 1st April’s NHS changes?” is on our website’s Activities. Chief Officers told us how NHS Essex, our Hospitals and our Mental Health Trust are changing and improving.   Our local Hospitals’ Trust goes into an “intensive recovery programme” in April after the Health Secretary said “failure has been tolerated for too long”. Our Monday virtual meeting heard the new Chief Executive … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care

An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

New and updated items come first: Norovirus remains high. Week 9 23 February – 1 March; this will be our last weekly report for 2025-26 about respiratory illnesses: Flu activity decreased and is circulating at baseline levels. COVID-19 activity decreased and is circulating at baseline levels    respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity decreased and is … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group