Get ready for a new health and social care website for our area
The organisations responsible for ensuring that the 1.6 million people in Hertfordshire and west Essex have the high quality health and care services they need is launching a new website for the area.
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Prioritise self care to stay well this winter
With seasonal illnesses still making the rounds, seasonal illnesses on the rise, we want to remind you have to manage minor health conditions from home, and where to find support if you need it.
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Pharmacies now offering more support to patients
Patients can now be assessed and treated by their community pharmacy for seven minor illnesses and conditions as part of Pharmacy First.
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Cervical Cancer Prevention Week: Early diagnosis saves lives
Cervical cancer claims the lives of 700 women a year in the UK. But it does not have to be this way.
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Health views of young people showcased in new videos
Members of the ICB‘s Youth Council have produced a series of videos to help others understand their health needs.
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Health advice, hot meals and haircuts on offer to support people experiencing homelessness
Hertfordshire County Council, the NHS and local charities and community groups have come together to bring vital health services, advice and support to people experiencing homelessness in one place.
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Local NHS preparing for strike action over Christmas and the new year
The doctors’ union the British Medical Association has announced that junior doctors will go on strike over the festive period and into the new year, after pay negotiations failed to reach agreement.
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Getting to the heart of the 999 hub
ICB Chair, Paul Burstow, recently visited the East of England Ambulance Service’s (EEAST) busy control centre in Chelmsford.
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Not too late to protect yourself from COVID-19 and flu this winter
With the weather turning colder this weekend, the local NHS is reminding people that it’s not too late to have a COVID-19 and flu vaccination to protect yourself.
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GP-led autism support scheme for Hertfordshire families wins national award
A life-changing east-Hertfordshire initiative that helps young people with autistic traits and their families to get the help they need has won a national award.
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Take steps this Self Care Week to help you stay well
Join us this Self Care Week (13-19 November) to help you stay well this winter and beyond.