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17th September 2026
High-street pharmacies to launch seven-minute cholesterol checks
Around 100 NHS pharmacies in England will begin offering life-saving cholesterol check-ups this autumn, as part of an NHS drive to reduce heart disease and stroke deaths by a quarter...
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17th September 2026
Live Well BD Healthy Weight Offer Launch Event
Families across Barking and Dagenham are invited to the launch of Live Well BD, the borough’s new Universal Healthy Weight Offer, on Saturday 19th September 2026, from 12pm to 4pm....
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17th September 2026
Parents urged to vaccinate children at the right time to protect them
Latest data shows signs that vaccine uptake by the time children start primary school is stabilising....
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