NHS USERS in Tower Hamlets have a new Public Governor representing them on the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT). Rofikul Islam was elected by registered members of the Trust and is one of three Governors who represent Tower Hamlets. ...
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Don’t pass the smoking habit on to your kids
IT IS OFFICIAL: children whose parents or carers smoke are more likely to take up smoking themselves, as teenagers or even in later life. That’s another good reason to start the New Year by stopping smoking. Non-smokers will often describe ...
Read More »Medact plans campaigns on climate and health
ACTIVIST MEDICS are appealing for funds to help them continue work on the effects of climate change on human health. The campaigners are looking to raise £10,000 to continue their work after a disappointing COP26. Medact’s roots are in the ...
Read More »Redbridge Town Hall tops Xmas vaccine table
OVER 200,000 anti-Covid vaccinations were undertaken across the UK over the Christmas break – with Redbridge Town Hall dishing out the highest number of vaccinations of any site in the country. In London, 54,307 vaccinations – including 3,478 first doses ...
Read More »London vaccines at record level – don’t be left out
IT’S THREE CHEERS for London’s NHS as it announces that a record number of anti-Covid vaccinations have been carried out in the last week. The service has delivered 650 booster/third dose vaccines in a week. The number of booster/third doses ...
Read More »This virtual winter wonderland helps sick children
CAN’T GET THE KINDS off “Minecraft”? Wish the family could do something together over Christmas? Are you yearning to explore a Winter Wonderland – but stay safe at the same time? This could be your answer. Great Ormond Street Hospital ...
Read More »Watch Live: Boris on Omicron Covid in UK
BREAKING NEWS: Watch Prime Minister Boris Johnson hold press conference as two cases of new Covid variant Omicron found in Brentwood (Essex) and Nottingham. https://fb.watch/9y7PdC49Qp/ ●Read more stories about the Coronavirus/COVID-19: Coronavirus COVID-19
Read More »RunThrough Lea Valley Velo Park Series
JOIN RUNTHROUGH AT THE LEE VALLEY VELOPARK ON SATURDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2021 AND RUN A MILE, 5K, 10K, 10 MILE OR HALF MARATHON! The Lee Valley VeloPark’s one mile floodlit road circuit is the perfect course to test yourself over ...
Read More »Dabirul Choudhury becomes world’s oldest Dementia Friend
Hamza Mikael Sprightly 101 year old Dabirul Islam Choudhury OBE has become the world’s oldest Dementia Friend. The East Londoner from Bow takes over the mantle from the late Battle of Cable Street veteran Max Levitas, who was 100 when he ...
Read More »East London at rock bottom on fracture prevention
WE HAVE LONG known that people living in East London suffer from bad health – not least because of poverty and discrimination in our area. Now we have learned about another challenge we face. The Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) has ...
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