Hackney GPs ‘denying access to patients’ by insisting on proof of ID, local health watchdog finds
Healthwatch Hackney says nearly two thirds of practices go against NHS policy by requesting proof of ID or address from prospective patients
City & Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group
Letter: ‘Remove all barriers to NHS care for overseas workers and migrants’
Keep Our NHS Public, Hackney Migrant Centre, unions and others call on local politicians and health bosses to help end ‘hefty’ surcharges
Local health merger could mean loss of ‘accountability and money’, councillors warn
Hackney Mayor ‘extremely annoyed’ over lack of engagement over reforms since general election
Borough’s health services prepare for post-summer ‘asthma spike’ in children
Homerton Hospital nurse is raising awareness about increased risks to youngsters when they go back to school in September
Vacancies at NHS City & Hackney CCG
The local NHS group is on the lookout for a lay member and an associate lay member to ‘champion citizens’ views’ on healthcare
New five-year health strategy aims to ‘break down barriers in society’ for learning disabled people
Plan sent back for further costing as Integrated Learning Disabilities Service faces £4.2m overspend
Measles ‘still circulating’ in Hackney as parents urged to catch up on vaccinations
Schools, nurseries and children’s centres receive warning letters from Public Health England
Veteran Hackney campaigner urges residents to have their say on new ‘health neighbourhoods’
Shirley Murgraff says residents’ input is ‘vital for the success of these changes’
‘Major concern’: Homerton Hospital facing ‘unexpected’ multimillion-pound overspend
Surprise increase in day cases and non-GP referrals sparks fears over upcoming budget
Eight new GP-centred ‘Neighbourhoods’ to provide health and social care
‘This is a long-term way of engaging with communities differently,’ says care commissioning group director