Events

Interested in seeing what decisions get made by Southend's Health and Wellbeing Board? Their meetings are open to the public, why not come along and see how it works.

Full information about the meetings including papers can be found on Southend Borough Council's website HERE

Do you want to find out more about planned changes to our local health care services, including the redesigning of care in our local hospitals?  A meeting will take place on Tuesday 14th March 2017 - for more information please see the attached leaflet.  Alternatively, send an email to angela.wongkeet@nhs.net or telephone 01268 464594. Due to LIMITED PLACES book early to avoid disappointment.

Our Advisory Board Meetings are open to the public, our next one is Monday 13 March at 9.30.

They're held at the Balmoral Community Centre, Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff, SS0 7AU.

Agenda for the next meeting can be found HERE

Minutes from last meeting HERE

If you wish to have your say about NHS Castle Point and Rochford CCG and NHS Southend CCG updating the Service Restriction Policies (SRP) on the following three treatments;  Gynaecomastia (Enlargement Of The Male Breast Tissue), Spine Injections and Implantation of Toric Lenses for Corneal Astigmatism during Cataract Surgery please attend this drop in at Leigh Primary Care Centre.  For more details click HERE http://southendccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/consultations/changes-to-the-service-restriction-policy

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council invites the public to celebrate International Women’s Day. During the “Be Bold for Change” themed day at the Civic Centre, visitors can take part in workshops for prospective female leaders courtesy of Emma Nicholls of Your Red Dress and the Council’s Women Action Learning Group will be sharing information with attendees.

A number of awareness and information stalls, including OUTreach – the Council’s LGBT staff forum -  and Unison will be on hand to give advice and information plus find out about Southend Soroptomists, Running Sisters, Health Walks, Active Women, blood pressure checks and a discussion about women’s heart health.  Please look HERE for more details https://www.southend.gov.uk/news/article/1068/be_bold_for_change_on_international_women_s_day

Please join us on 2 March to find out what sort of volunteering opportunities we have, there's a real mixture and we'd love to share them with you.

As part of the new governance arrangements between Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust and Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a Joint Working Board (JWB) has been established.

The JWB is made up of a committee of each of the three Trusts to which responsibilities have been delegated by each Trust Board.  The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 1 March 2017 at Southend Hospital.  Full details and papers for this meeting can be downloaded at HERE

The Boardroom where the meeting will be held is in the Education Centre at Southend Hospital

This meeting is for the Clinical Commisioning Group to discuss issues relating to Primary Care such as current services or potential future services to be commissioned, and making descisions regarding things like GP requests for boundary changes or book closures. The public are welcome to come along to the meeting to listen to what's being discussed and we would encourage anyone interested in how decisions are made about local services to join us at Harcourt House.

A fun-packed activity day with entertaining workshops around the theme of your favourite children's books, £1.50 per child. Healthwatch Southend will have a table with leaflets and information there. Call 01702 445700 for more info or to book places.

This meeting welcomes representatives from the Patient Participation Groups at each surgery in Southend. We discuss health and social care services locally and have speakers talking about all manner of things such as the hospital and the Complex Care Team.

If you are interested in getting more involved or coming along then please speak to the Practice Manager at your surgery to ask about joining their Patient Participation Group. Agenda for the next meeting is HERE

Join SEPT at their Mental Health Forum to give your feedback or ask
questions about your experiences of their services in South East
Essex.

More info HERE

The meeting is chaired by the Associate Director of Community
Mental Health Services, and is a great opportunity to have your
say and get to know more about what is going on in your services.

Please call 0800 085 7935 or email pals@sept.nhs.uk if you
would like to attend.

This meeting is for the Clinical Commisioning Group to discuss issues relating to Primary Care such as current services or potential future services to be commissioned, and making descisions regarding things like GP requests for boundary changes or book closures. The public are welcome to come along to the meeting to listen to what's being discussed and we would encourage anyone interested in how decisions are made about local services to join us at Harcourt House.