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Praise for our local NHS Hospital from a Southend resident

We receive a variety of feedback from residents on many local NHS health and social services throughout the year. We sought permission to share the contents of a letter we were copied into recently, praising Southend...

7 November 2019

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Flu campaign 2019 - Southend Clinical Commissioning Group

We are supporting Southend CCG with the national flu campaign encouraging those who are eligible to have their free flu vaccination. The attached resources are aimed at people who have, or care for someone with a...

5 November 2019

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NHS Southend CCG 2018/19 Annual Report and associated summaries published

Please find below links to NHS Southend CCG 2018/19 Annual Report and associated summaries which can be found on the CCG’s website.

11 October 2019

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Healthwatch Southend annual report 2018/2019

The last 12 months have been challenging as plans for merging Southend Hospital services with those in Basildon and Chelmsford take shape.

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Healthwatch Southend annual report 2017/2018

Over the past year we have continued to build relationships with local partner organisations.

This is something we will continue to prioritise in the coming year and ensure we can reach people in all localities across the Southend Community.

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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 how volunteering has helped her personally, and in turn, helped others.

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Suspected measles cases in Southend-on-Sea – UPDATE and information line set up

A public information telephone line has been set up by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s public health team, following the news that the council and Public Health England are dealing with one confirmed and a further seven suspected cases of measles.

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Statement and public information: Suspected measles outbreak in Southend-on-Sea

Published Wednesday, 2nd October 2019. The council is working with colleagues at Public Health England (PHE) regarding a suspected measles outbreak in Southend-on-Sea involving eight people. The eight all attend local day services for people.

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Advisory Board minutes September 2019

Our Advisory Board met to discuss local Health and Social care issues...

NHS Long Term Plan

With growing pressure on the NHS - people living longer and more...

Graphic saying 'Speak-up' from our annual report

Healthwatch Southend annual report 2018/2019

The last 12 months have been challenging as plans for merging...

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Advisory Board minutes March 2019

Our Advisory Board met to discuss local Health and Social care issues...