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Oct 26, 2022

Ambulance Handover Unit at Southend University Hospital

Southend University Hospital will host an Ambulance Handover Unit from next week with space for up to 12 patients. EEAST and Mid and...

Read the latest about the development of a Health & Wellbeing Hub for Shoebury.

Oct 16, 2022

News

Read the latest about the development of a Health & Wellbeing Hub for Shoebury.

The NHS is working with local partners to develop a space for GPs and other services which will benefit the health and wellbeing of local...

Aug 11, 2022

News

Southend Borough Council news - Health clinics resume walk-in service for children

Parents and carers can once again take advantage of walk-in health clinics for children at Family Centres across Southend from September....

Aug 10, 2022

News

Deaf and hard of hearing people urged to give feedback on care by CQC (Care Quality Commission)

Local people are being encouraged to share their thoughts on the standards of care they receive at GPs, dentists, hospitals and care...

New Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System launched to meet local health and care needs

Jul 20, 2022

Advice & information

New Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System launched to meet local health and care needs

On 1 July 2022, the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System was launched. This replaces the five Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)...

Jul 18, 2022

News

Mid and South Essex Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership seeking volunteers from ethnic minority

The Mid and South Essex Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership are looking for volunteers from ethnic minority groups to help make...

Jun 19, 2022

Advice & information

999 British Sign Language is now live!

From 17 June 2022, people needing urgent emergency support across the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) will be able to...

The NHS in Southend has launched Lung Health Checks

May 9, 2022

News

The NHS in Southend has launched Lung Health Checks

The NHS in Southend has launched Lung Health Checks to help diagnose lung cancer earlier and save more lives. The Targeted Lung Health...

Non-emergency Patient Transport Service for Mid and South Essex

Apr 13, 2022

News

Non-emergency Patient Transport Service for Mid and South Essex

In October '21 the five NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in mid and south Essex announced the provider of a new seamless patient...

Mar 25, 2022

News

Mid & South Essex Foundation Trust News, Children to get more joined-up services

Children and their families will benefit from more joined-up healthcare now that community services at The Lighthouse Children’s...

Healthwatch at the Haven Community Hub ACSOS (Age Concern Southend) Open Day

Feb 24, 2022

News

Healthwatch at the Haven Community Hub ACSOS (Age Concern Southend) Open Day

The Open Day at the Hub was a great opportunity for HWS to network with other services who attended and who provide a wide range of...

Southend District Pensioners invitation...

Feb 18, 2022

News

Southend District Pensioners invitation...

Healthwatch Southend were invited to the Southend District Pensioners Club at the Balmoral Centre Southend on Wednesday 16th February...

A new provider for services at the Lighthouse Child Development Centre in Southend

Dec 2, 2021

News

A new provider for services at the Lighthouse Child Development Centre in Southend

Mid and South Essex Health & Care Partnership share news regarding a new provider for services at the Lighthouse Child Development Centre...

Nov 8, 2021

News

New campaign launched by Mid and South Essex Health & Care Partnership

New campaign launched to explain why GP practices are still working differently. We have produced a new suite of materials to help...

Joint area SEND revisit in Southend-on-Sea.

Jun 28, 2021

News

Joint area SEND revisit in Southend-on-Sea.

There has been a revisit by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission looking at SEND services in Southend and that their conclusions have...

SEND the Right Message - new charity in Southend

Mar 2, 2021

Advice & information

SEND the Right Message - new charity in Southend

We are pleased to introduce a new charity called SEND the Right Message. They are an organisation that provides support for SEND (Special...

Oct 18, 2020

News

Charlene's COVID-19 commentary

Charlene has continued to volunteer with Healthwatch Southend all through the COVID pandemic . Her time and contribution are invaluable....

Sep 3, 2020

News

THANK-YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS !

We wanted to thank our volunteers for their time, help and commitment which they continued to provide even during lock-down. We held a...

Volunteering at Healthwatch Southend: Trudi's thoughts

Jan 2, 2020

News

Volunteering at Healthwatch Southend: Trudi's thoughts

We rely on a number of volunteers to help us make a difference to health and social care services in Southend. Trudi gives an overview of...