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Read the winter 2024 newsletter from Healthwatch Southend and learn about our plans for 2025 and how to contact us over the festive period.

Norovirus cases are on the rise. Norovirus is a stomach bug that causes diarrhoea and vomiting. It usually lasts about 2 days.

Healthwatch Southend prepared a report looking at people's experiences of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) in Southend.

NHS Mid and South Essex has shared the following advice on where to go to seek help when you need it.

NHS Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust is gradually introducing a new digital platform for its patients called Patients Know Best (PKB).

Healthwatch England has published new research into people's understanding of NHS dentistry and what they want from the service

Southend SEND Independent Forum (SSIF) is a group made up of parents and carers of young people with SEND.

The CMDU is a seven-day service that supports non-hospitalised patients who are at a high risk of developing complications from COVID-19.

If you are invited to have a vaccination by the NHS this winter, make sure you take the opportunity.

In a bid to help Southend residents get ready for winter, NHS Mid and South Essex has organised a community vaccination bus

The MSEICB has now announced a six-month delay to the decision on the use of community inpatient beds. Read the latest here.

Are you the parent or carer of someone with a learning disability, or autism? Have you had experience of the specialist healthcare...

The NHS in Mid and South Essex has shared some helpful advice to keep you and your loved ones healthy this winter.

We attended the Feel Good Festival on Saturday 14 September, hosted by Everyone Health Southend. We gathered lots of valuable feedback.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that GPs will take collective action starting from 1 August 2024. 

Are you or someone close to you living with a terminal illness? Take part in East of England survey to share your experience.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is looking to run virtual workshops with voluntary and community sector colleagues

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In September, a group of our volunteers and staff visited Southend Hospital, where we made some recommendations to the Trust to ensure it...

Alongside other events, we've hosted six library sessions across Southend and helped out at Southend City Council’s slipper swap.