11 March 2025
 Wednesday, 12 March is National No Smoking Day. Healthy Hounslow offers a free 12-week stop smoking programme, providing free nicotine replacement therapy and 1-2-1 personal behavioural support from trained professionals.
You can also earn up to £50 in BetterPoints on your journey to being smoke-free when you sign up for support with Healthy Hounslow.
 The Wellbeing and Recovery College is a training and resource centre that offers free educational courses and workshops focusing on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and recovery.
There are a wide range of courses on offer, from one-off workshops to 10-session programmes, designed to give people a better understanding of mental health issues and to develop their life skills.
The college also provides useful resources and helpful tips for you to try at home to support and maintain good health and wellbeing.
 The next special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) surgery will take place on Thursday, 13 March, from 11.30am to 1.30pm at Hounslow House.
These monthly surgeries are the cornerstone of the Local Offer Live events, where families across the borough can find advice and guidance.
For further support in navigating SEND services in Hounslow, visit the Local Offer website through the button below. Developed in collaboration with the Hounslow community, including over 300 young people, parents, carers, and professionals, the site serves as a vital resource for anyone supporting children with SEND.
 Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK with 1 in 8 men getting it in their lifetime. The risk increases to 1 in 4 for black men and is also higher for men over the age of 50.
Most men with early prostate cancer may not experience any signs or symptoms, so it is important to check your risk and speak to your GP if you are at a higher risk. The earlier the cancer is detected, the easier it will be to treat.
 The Council's Public Health team recently launched the Healthier Schools Hounslow newsletter. It aims to provide information to school staff members on free health initiatives that are running across the borough for schools and their pupils, training for staff and events for parents.
To subscribe to the newsletter, click the button below, enter your email address and select School Health Professionals under Public Health.
Alternatively, you can email Georgina Fahy at to be added to the mailing list.
 In the UK, over 7,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year. Symptoms include persistent bloating, feeling full quickly or a loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and urinary changes.
It is important to know that these could be due to other more common and less serious conditions. But if you regularly experience these symptoms and they are new to you, it's important that you contact your GP to get checked out.
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Norovirus cases are continuing to rise across the country. Common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, high temperature, abdominal pain and aching limbs.
If you catch it, please follow these steps to avoid spreading it to others:
- Stay home for 48 hours after symptoms clear
- Wash hands with soap and warm water
- Don't prepare food for others
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 Every three years Hounslow's Health and Wellbeing Board is required to produce a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) to identify gaps in current services and improvements that could be made in service provision.
A draft PNA has been produced, taking into account the responses from the survey earlier this year. A consultation on the draft document is now underway. Residents are encouraged to review this and comment on whether it reflects Hounslow's pharmaceutical needs through the link below.
Your comments will inform the final Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, which will be published by Wednesday, 1 October 2025.
 The Council Tax Support Scheme offers financial assistance to Hounslow carers, and residents on low-incomes or benefits, to help them pay their Council Tax bill.
The Council now aims to make the scheme fairer ensuring families, larger households and carers receive vital support. Under the proposed scheme, those in receipt of carers’ allowance will be entitled to the highest level of support.
The changes will come into effect on Tuesday, 1 April 2025. Residents affected by the changes will receive a letter with a new Council Tax bill in March.
 Hounslow's Health Outreach Team (HOT) will be out offering free blood pressure checks, BMI weight checks, balance checks for residents aged 60 plus, and advice on health concerns, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, stop smoking services, mental health services plus much more.
The HOT team will be at the following locations over the next week:
- Wednesday, 12 March – Treaty Centre Shop, Hounslow High Street – 9am to 5pm
- Thursday, 13 March – Treaty Centre Shop, Hounslow High Street – 9am to 5pm
- Friday, 14 March – Treaty Centre Shop, Hounslow High Street – 9am to 5pm
- Tuesday, 18 March – Treaty Centre Shop, Hounslow High Street – 9am to 5pm
- Wednesday, 19 March – Feltham Community Development Association – 10am to 12pm
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