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Young Hackney author turns her mental health battles into ‘guide …

WEBA young author from Hackney is set to publish a book about her struggles with mental health that she hopes can “guide others” facing similar circumstances. Yolanda Lear, 25, is close to finishing The Journey To An Undefeated Mind, and is raising money to help her get it onto shelves next month. The book contains insights, ideas, and a

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Hackney’s diagnosed depression rates highest of any London …

WEBHackney has the highest rates of diagnosed depression of any London borough, with 9.6 per cent of the population diagnosed in 2017-18. While the reasons for the figures remain too complex to identify entirely, both the Town Hall and independent charity Mind theorise that the borough’s mental health services are better at diagnosing …

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New health alliance sparks ‘grave concern’ over Homerton …

WEBThe creation of a supersized health conglomerate has “raised antennae” at the Town Hall over a potential loss of independence for Homerton Hospital. Barts Health and Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals (BHRUT) NHS Trusts announced back in May that, while they would remain separate statutory bodies, they …

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Hackney health chief opens up about mental health impact of …

WEBCllr Chris Kennedy. A leading councillor has spoken out about the impact of the pandemic on his mental health and called for “acknowledgement” across the board of the grief brought about by the disaster. Cllr Chris Kennedy, who became cabinet member for health about a month before the first lockdown, used a recent meeting to highlight …

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‘Bold’ new mental health strategy promises better access for …

WEBA new four-year mental health strategy for east London has been launched, with a key aim to improve access for vulnerable people such as rough sleepers and drug addicts. The plan is the first joint strategy covering City and Hackney, developed by the area’s clinical commissioning group (CCG) in partnership with Hackney Council and the City of

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‘No-one wanted to leave!’: Hackney’s Dementia Festival makes …

WEBBen Driscoll, Peabody’s area manager for older people’s services said: “It shows that people with dementia can have as good a time as anyone else.”. He said one carer brought her uncle to the party and he had hardly left his flat for the last year. “It’s confidence-building,” said Driscoll. He said the Alzheimer’s Society with

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Pro-Palestinian protesters camped outside Town Hall vow to stay …

WEBPro-Palestinian protestors who been camping outside Hackney Town Hall for the past fortnight say they will stay put until the council meet their demands. ‘Divest Israeli Arms, Break with Haifa and Twin with Palestine’ reads a banner strung between trees in the square outside the borough’s

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Hackney GPs ‘denying access to patients’ by insisting on proof of …

WEBHackney GPs have received a stern warning after a local health watchdog found that a majority of the borough’s practices have been denying patients access to healthcare if they do not produce proof of address or ID when registering.

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Anti-LTN campaigner stages silent protest after being told her …

WEBBattaglino said two other residents have also been told their questions about the impact of pollution would be considered at another meeting. One of them said they were prescribed a second inhaler since LTNs were introduced and wanted to know “what measures local health practitioners, and more generally the NHS, have been taking to …

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Hackney among worst boroughs in London for health inequality, …

WEBMen and women in Hackney spend more years in illness than the majority of Londoners, according to new figures which lay bare the extent of health inequality in the capital. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan this week announced a consultation on his new strategy, ‘Better Health for all Londoners’, and published a map drawn up using …

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Dr Penny Bevan – Hackney Citizen

WEBGlyphosate used by council ‘probably carcinogenic’ to humans, report finds. By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 26 March 2015 at 09:40. Director of Public Health Dr Penny Bevan says council will ‘continue to follow government guidance’. Read More.

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Muslim Tory minister Baroness Warsi visits Hackney Jewish …

WEBGovernment minister Baroness Warsi visited Hackney yesterday (Wednesday 20 July) at the invitation of Cllr Linda Kelly to listen to the concerns of the borough’s Jewish communities.

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‘Very real risk’: Health chiefs urge parents to get their children

WEBChildren are to be vaccinated against polio in a bid to stop it spreading – as health bosses warned that “nobody wants this illness for their child”.

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