Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

The NHS in west and north London is asking residents how they’d like to be involved in decisions about local health and care services.

Smoking causes 75,000 deaths a year, making it the biggest cause of preventable illness and death. In 2022 16.3% of adults in Hounslow were recorded as smoking. Today, smoking remains the main cause of preventable illness and premature death in our borough.

Today, a new one-off Meningococcal B (Men B) vaccination programme was introduced across the UK and is being offered for a limited time throughout the summer period, giving eligible young people time to complete both doses ahead of the 2026/27 academic year and before cases typically rise in the autumn.