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Those eligible for the COVID-19 spring booster vaccine are:

People aged 75 and older
Residents in care homes for older people
Those aged 5 and over who have weakened immune systems.
If you are eligible for a spring booster, you will be contacted by the NHS by letter, text message or via the NHS App. Appointments can be booked via the National Booking System or NHS App, with first appointments available from Monday 17 April.

The last date you will be able to book a spring booster will be 29 June, with the last spring vaccinations on offer the following day, 30 June.

To book for yourself or a family member, go to www.nhs.uk/CovidVaccination , visit the NHS App, or call 119 for free.

On the 3rd of March Healthwatch Walsalls, First Friday Focus meeting was around bereavement services. Download a summary of that meeting.

Your monthly catch-up on health and social care experiences, topics, and themes, and useful information.

Your monthly catch-up on health and social care experiences, topics, and themes, and useful information.

Diabetes UK, the UK’s leading national charity for people living with and affected by diabetes, has teamed up with Healthcare Professionals to provide advice in English, Urdu and Sylheti, to support you in making the right decision about whether or not to fast in this holy month.

Our advice is culturally tailored, acknowledging the difficult decision that thousands of Muslims have to make about whether they should fast, and the impact of this if they are living with a long term condition such as diabetes.

Also included is advice on small changes that you can make to your food throughout Ramadan and beyond, to help you and your family have a healthier Ramadan.

If so, please share your views using the link to survey: https://forms.office.com/e/DzzJDzWJET

Free & Confidential NHS tests: Cholesterol, Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, BMI, Lifestyle Advice

Friday 12th May 10.00am - 3.00pm at The Crossing at St. Pauls, Darwall Street, Walsall.

A copy of our public meeting/ minutes.

On the 3rd of February Healthwatch Walsall saw the return of our First Friday Focus. Members of the public joined us to discuss their experiences of Health and Social Care services in Walsall and tell us what they think.

Your monthly catch-up on health and social care experiences, topics, and themes, and useful information.

Between 20 September 2022 and 10 November 2022, carried out an unannounced inspection of three of the acute services provided by this trust as part of our continual checks on the safety and quality of healthcare services. We also inspected the well-led key question for the trust overall.

To see our mention go to page 19 about half way down the page.

Over the past year, fuel and energy prices have soared taking huge bites out of our pockets, on top of increased rents and food prices. The financial squeeze has been felt by everyone in the UK.

Everywhere you look, you’re reminded of the cost of living crisis. The news, social media, and your personal bank balance offer stark reminders of the current reality.

People are reducing car journeys and taking up cycling, there are those cutting out yearly holidays and in the most challenging of circumstances, people have to choose between heating the house and food items.

Link to ReHab recovery website: https://www.rehab-recovery.co.uk/resources/cost-of-living-effect-on-nations-mental-health/