News and reports

The NHS will be 65 years old on 5th July. In that time, our health system has undergone profound change, with the recent Health and Social Care Act introducing the most wide-ranging reforms since the NHS was founded in 1948.

While rates of tuberculosis have been dropping across much of the world over recent years, in the UK, the disease has actually been on the rise.

Healthwatch England analysis shows around a quarter of the £43.5 million made available by the Department of Health to fund local Healthwatch has failed to materialise in local Healthwatch accounts.

In April 2013, the council will produce its Local Account of adult social care services for 2012 – 13.

Feeling unwell? Need advice? Make the right choice

Would you like to kick off 2014 by helping local people? Is your New Year resolution to do more for others?

For weekly statistics on Barts Health A&E waiting times.

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Each winter, the NHS faces extra pressures. Hospitals become busier as cold weather, flu and other winter bugs lead to falls, chest infections or heart problems.

Joining the Healthwatch Newham Team is Charlie (Charlotte) Ladyman, appointed as Manager.

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published expert analysis on the way people experience health and adult social care in England.