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West London Wellbeing and Recovery College is open to everyone eighteen and over in Hounslow.
It offers free educational courses and workshops on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and recovery.

Calling Hounslow’s over 60s.
It’s your chance to shine thanks to a series of fun fitness activities tailored just to you.

Are you a local community or voluntary group in Hounslow?
If so, Hounslow's Borough Based Partnership (BBP) would like to hear from you.

This week is National HIV Testing Week and Sexual Health Hounslow (SHH) is calling on people across the borough to test for HIV.

Brentford FC Community Sports Trust have a great community facility and event space that is available for hire.
The site houses the West London NHS Recovery and Wellbeing College and delivers a variety of mental and physical health programmes, education and training courses and community building events.

The London Borough of Hounslow Swimming Club is an inclusive, competitive community swimming club and a registered charity.

Patient access to GP practices has been a long standing concern for residents in Hounslow for a number of years. Issues like long waiting times on the telephone to book appointments, long waits to get an appointment, quality of telephone and online consultations, and problems around the 8am rush, have been persistent challenges.
In collaboration with ICS and Hounslow Primary Care team we identified questions and developed the survey for enhanced patient access.
We visited GP practice waiting areas over an 8-week period (August/September 2023) to talk to patients and complete surveys. Healthwatch volunteers played a vital role in this outreach work.

The Sky Clinic, a one-stop clinic to provide healthcare advice, treatment and support for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women, will open on Friday, 26 January.

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week began on Monday and the NHS is urging everyone to join the fight to eliminate cervical cancer by spreading the word about the HPV vaccine.

The NHS is encouraging anyone struggling with feelings of depression or anxiety, including excessive worry, panic attacks, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, or obsessions and compulsions, to seek help through NHS Talking Therapies services.

Leisure centres across Hounslow are set to become venues for new Memory Cafés, supporting people in the borough who are living with dementia.

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