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Is your child`s educational journey supported? An overview of Education, Health and Care Plans.
Posted by AgnePilkauskiene on 01/02/2023 in BlogsIs your child`s educational journey supported? An overview of Education, Health and Care Plans. Education, Health and Care Pathway is a legal document which describes a child or young person’s aged up to 25 special educational needs, the support they need, and the results they would like to achieve. Special...
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World Mental Health Day 2022
Posted by AgnePilkauskiene on 21/09/2022 in BlogsWorld Mental Health Day has been celebrated around the world every 10 th October since 1992. The World Federation for Mental Health first initiated it as part of an annual consciousness raising program bringing to light the effect of poor mental wellbeing on people’s lives around the globe. Since 1994,...
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Having a baby can be a time a great sadness, do not delay looking for support
Posted by AgnePilkauskiene on 31/08/2022 in Blogs1 in every 10 women develop postnatal depression within a year of giving birth, according to NHS website [i] . With symptoms lasting for months and starting any time within the first year, it can have a devastating impact on you, your baby, and your family. It is worth noting...
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Blog: Tackling loneliness is everyone’s responsibility; not just the lonely person’s.
Posted by HWBDAdmin on 05/05/2022 in Blogs‘Look, if you need to chat, just call.’ ‘I’m here any time. Honestly, all you need to do is pick up the phone.’ ‘I’m literally three doors down the road. You’re welcome any time. Just pop over – really, it’s no trouble at all.’ How many times have we said...
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Blog - Prescription Charges for Over 60s – ‘A Bitter Pill to Swallow?’
Posted by HWBDAdmin on 09/02/2022 in BlogsOn 2nd September 2021 - around the time, government departments look at their mid-year review budgets and in advance of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget Statement – a little known public consultation to align the upper age for NHS prescription charge exemptions from 60 to 66 ended. The proposals for the...
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BLOG - To Jab or Not to Jab? What Would You Do?
Posted by HWBDAdmin on 30/11/2021 in BlogsIn the midst of the COVID 19 Pandemic, vaccination was hailed as the light at the end of the tunnel. However, even though the UK is one of the top countries in the world for the number of vaccinations given to the population , there is still a mistrust and...
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Blog - Protecting Children from Obesity - It just doesn't Add up!
Posted by HWBDAdmin on 16/08/2021 in BlogsBarking and Dagenham has an increasingly worrying problem with childhood Obesity. It is not a new problem, but one that continues to pose a serious public health risk for the borough. This Blog looks at the impact the advertising industry has on influencing children and parents, againist the backdrop of...
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Blog - Can general practice learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?
Posted by HWBDAdmin on 18/06/2021 in BlogsOver the last 2 years, concerns raised by local residents about GP services has been the number one reason why they contacted Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham - accounting for a third of all the reasons why we are contacted by the public. Before the COVID pandemic, services at general practices...
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Blog - Access to Healthcare: Lifting the Lid on Language Barriers
Posted by HWBDAdmin on 19/04/2021 in BlogsHow often do you hear someone say, “I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it” As a phrase, it’s used as an “off the cuff” analogy for a barrier to get over or find a way around on a journey to achieving an aim. How could you relate that...
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Blog - Local Relationships at the Heart of the Vaccination Rollout
Posted by HWBDAdmin on 27/02/2021 in BlogsAs I type this, according to the government, more than 20 million people in the UK have had their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. I had my vaccination a couple of weeks ago, and some of my family have had theirs over the last month or so. It feels...
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