Rose Vouchers for people on low incomes now accepted by all Ridley Road traders
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‘Charging overseas patients for maternity care could risk lives’, warns health committee chair
Cllr Ben Hayhurst says it remains unclear if the practice ‘costs more to administer than it brings in’
Town Hall pilots Personal Alarm Watch to help residents live independently
Pilot part of assistive technology test for people using health and care services
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‘Stop the spread’: Doctors issue new warning to parents amid ongoing measles outbreak
More than 350 cases recorded in Hackney and Haringey in the past eight months as local GP urges people to ‘think of the benefits’
A&E waits at the Homerton hit worst level in over a year as cold weather bites
Despite missing the four-hour target, the hospital remains one of the country’s top performers
Mental health assessment rooms set for overhaul amid fears over ‘safety and dignity’
Accessibility, privacy and staffing issues cited at Homerton Hospital as mental health boss says: ‘We need to do something soon’
Warnings over Brexit impact on food supply spark Town Hall review
‘Setting up food resilience teams is something practical local authorities can do,’ says City University of London
Moving scenes as Town Hall passes motion to tackle rare cancers
‘All too often rare or less common cancers come as an afterthought. That can’t be the case anymore’
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’
Frontline care workers to be trained to help tackle health and wellbeing concerns
NHS staff, council workers and volunteers will be asked to opportunistically engage people in conversations about their health
Deputy Mayor scolds William Patten parents over pollution ‘publicity stunts’
Campaigners hit back at Cllr Feryal Demirci’s ‘ill-informed and personal attack on constituents’
Calls for SEND cuts ‘moratorium’ as Hackney Council signs letter urging funding boost
Parents and carers says special needs cuts should be stopped ‘now’
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Deputy Mayor loses SEND brief in cabinet reshuffle, as Chris Kennedy joins the fray
New cabinet member will be ‘leading’ on SEND as council makes £5 million of cuts
Hackney agrees £4 million deal to combine ‘stop smoking’ services
Health chief McShane says the deal will make service accountable