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Vaccination is a high priority action for the NHS, to protect people from serious illness and to support NHS and adult social care resilience.

In 2023 Healthwatch Ealing launched a new project looking to better understand thoughts of feelings of young people in NWL regarding vaccines. By talking directly to young people and their parents Healthwatch hoped to gain an understanding of how the pandemic impacted their views on immunisations.

The Ealing Health and Wellbeing Board have a statutory duty to publish a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment every three years, under the NHS (Pharmaceutical Services and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013.

The information presented within this report reflects the individual patient experience of health and social care services, untainted and without agenda to ensure that the genuine observations and commentaries of the community are captured. Healthwatch Ealing presents this as factual information to be considered and utilised to improve service provision and highlight areas of good practice.

Our Enter and View visits are arranged to find out how health and social care services are being run, and make recommendations where there are areas for improvement.

An annual assessment from NHS England has recognised that NHS North West London is performing well against national objectives set for all integrated care boards (ICBs).

The information presented within this report reflects the individual patient experience of health and social care services, untainted and without agenda to ensure that the genuine observations and commentaries of the community are captured. Healthwatch Ealing presents this as factual information to be considered and utilised to improve service provision and highlight areas of good practice.

Our annual report of 2023-24 summarises our patient experience findings, enter and view findings and our plans for the upcoming year 2024-25.

Measles doesn’t just cause your child discomfort, it also puts them at risk of serious health complications if the infection spreads to the brain or lungs, but this is preventable.

NHS North West London Integrated Care System (ICB) intends to review its In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) policy in its entirety in late 2025.

The information presented within this report reflects the individual patient experience of health and social care services, untainted and without agenda to ensure that the genuine observations and commentaries of the community are captured. Healthwatch Ealing presents this as factual information to be considered and utilised to improve service provision and highlight areas of good practice.

From 22 April until 30 June 2024, the seasonal COVID-19 booster will be available, free, for those who are at greatest risk of becoming seriously ill from the virus.