AS THE Prime Minister and his Cabinet announce apparently random easings of the Lockdown in England, usually leaving the public in ever greater confusion, London’s doctors have expressed their concern about whether they could cope with a second wave of ...
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Al Noor Mosque launches Gascoigne Estate Foodbank
Emdad Rahman A TEAM OF volunteers on the renowned Gascoigne Estate in Barking has launched a new community foodbank to support local people. The Al Noor Cultural & Educational Trust Foodbank is based on the estate, which sits in one ...
Read More »Healthcare or Warfare?
THE Stop the War Coalition is holding a virtual meeting on Saturday, 16th May to explore the issue of government expenditure on keeping people healthy and, on the other hand, killing them. The military never seem to go short of ...
Read More »Nicola, cancer… and Corona
NICOLA QUINN, a well known figure in the Tower Hamlets Labour Party, is being treated for breast cancer. That would be challenging at any time – but during the Coronavirus pandemic, treatment becomes more complicated. Nicola is sharing her story ...
Read More »Tune in to show support for Waltham Forest NHS workers
WE ALL appreciate what our health and care workers are going through – as the weekly “clap for the NHS” at 8pm on Thursdays shows. They are not just doing their jobs but going above and beyond as they care ...
Read More »Why are blood donor appointments off?
REGULAR BLOOD DONORS should not be worried if their appointment is cancelled over the next few weeks. The news comes from the NHS Blood & Transplant Service (NHSBT). Some regular donors in London have been told that their next regular ...
Read More »From clapping to campaigning for a fairer NHS
HEALTH WORKERS across the UK have thanked people for the “Clap for the NHS” show of appreciation last night, 26th March. And now the medics’ campaign Medact has issued a list of actions which the public can do to help ...
Read More »Four Corona cases in Tower Hamlets
FOUR residents of Tower Hamlets have been diagnosed as having the Corona virus, also known as Covid-19. At the start of the week, only one case had been reported: the 300% increase was revealed today, Tuesday, 10th March. One infected ...
Read More »Go beyond sticking plaster solutions!
URGENT ACTION NEEDED! Will you help the medics at Medact pressure the Government to tackle inequality and the resulting ill health, most prevalent among the poor? There’s been a string of news in recent weeks showing that inequality is growing ...
Read More »Will new Whipps Cross Hospital cut beds?
HOSPITAL PATIENTS in Waltham Forest have long felt the poor relation in the Barts NHS Trust family – with a hospital that is well overdue for refurbishment. Now a Whipps Cross Hospital is to be delivered. Boris Johnson promised, before ...
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