Health

Where to get urgent medical treatment 

There are many ways to get urgent medical advice and treatment in Barking and Dagenham if you or a family member are unwell. Remember that the first port of call might not always be A&E. Click here for the information on where to get urgent help:

Urgent care - NHS North East London (icb.nhs.uk)

NHS Services

The NHS website is the front door to the NHS. It is the country's biggest health website and gives all the information you need to make choices about your health.

You can find information about hospitals, GPs and dentists, and urgent care. As well as basic contact details, you can also find feedback from other people about what they think about these services.

It’s not just limited to NHS information. You can also find information about other services in your area (often provided by charities) that can help you with conditions from Alzheimer's through to weight loss.

• NHS: Find services near you

My Health London

My Health London is an award-winning information website for health services in London. We believe that information about health services should be available to all Londoners and the fastest and most convenient way to do this is by making it available online.

Transparency of information is about the public sector being honest about the data it provides and making it accessible. Patients can access information and make comparisons to decide which service is right for them.

• My Health London

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust

(BHRUT) BHRUT is the major provider of hospital services for the residents of Havering, at Queen's Hospital, Romford and King George Hospital, Chadwell Heath.

The Trust operates two Emergency Departments, one at each hospital, and also offers a full range of local hospital services.

In addition, the Trust is proud to boast a regional neuroscience centre, renowned as a centre of excellence; a cancer centre; and a Hyper Acute Stroke Unit at Queen’s Hospital to provide specialist care. Clinics are served across outer north east London and some services are also provided by Barking Hospital.

To provide the very best care to patients, the Trust also works closely with health and social care partners so that together, as one healthcare system, they work as efficiently and effectively as possible for the communities they serve.

• BHR Hospitals