Drug consumption rooms key to tackling substance misuse in Hackney, say Greens
Cllrs Alastair Binnie-Lubbock and Zoë Garbett say drug use should no longer be categorised as anti-social behaviour
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Homerton Hospital caterers to protest again over ‘second-class’ treatment in Covid payment row
Staff employed by Denmark-based company ISS have not received the bonus in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic
‘Absolute privilege’: East London health boss Lorraine Sunduza awarded OBE
Sunduza, chief executive of the East London NHS Foundation Trust, recognised for her work in mental and community health
Three Hackney councillors dramatically quit Labour to form independent group
Cllrs Claudia Turbet-Delof, Penny Wrout and Fliss Premru say they can ‘no longer in good conscience continue campaigning for Labour’
Fifteen per cent of mental health patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E in January
The delays were partly down to a jump in the number of people who remain in hospital despite being ready for discharge
Thirty-two patients lost embryos in Homerton fertility centre incidents
The centre had its licence suspended in March after ‘three separate incidents’ in the preceding year
‘What a relief’: East London’s first ever menopause café to open in Hoxton
The discussion group will meet on the first Wednesday of every month at the WaterHouse Restaurant
Homerton Fertility Centre’s licence suspended after incidents of frozen embryos ‘not surviving or being undetectable’
Healthcare officials faced a grilling from concerned councillors at a scrutiny meeting this week
‘One-stop shop’ of health services for young people to launch in Hackney
The two-year pilot project is hoping to address increasing demand
‘Excellent leader’: Homerton Healthcare announces new chief executive
Bas Sadiq replaces outgoing boss Louise Ashley after serving as her deputy for 10 months
‘Heading in the wrong direction’: Alarm over Hackney’s low measles vaccination rate
Health experts issue warning after confirmed cases in nearby boroughs
‘Sole motive is profit’: Concerns raised over potential sale of seven East London GP practices to venture capitalists
NHS bosses vow to carry out review of ‘whole structure’ of prospective buyer’s company
Rough sleepers and single homeless crisis: ‘We are on a cliff edge’ – councillors warned
Services stretched as demand increases
Thousands of Hackney parents ‘missing out’ on unclaimed food vouchers, warns charity boss
An estimated 55 per cent of eligible local families have not applied to the Healthy Start scheme
Hackney artist’s schizophrenia drug could have caused heart problems, inquest into her death hears
Sophie O’Neill, 37, died at Homerton Hospital in 2019 after suffering from a relapse
‘Little happy space’: Free activities at Hackney GP surgeries prove a hit with patients and volunteers
Together Better scheme set to expand – much to the ‘delight’ of the council’s health chief