25 March 2025
 Lampton Group is hosting a free event focusing on menopause on Tuesday, 1 April, 7pm - 8pm. It will be held at Hanworth Airpark Leisure Centre and Library and will provide an open, supportive space to get expert advice and connect with others going through the same journey.
Dr Archana Dixit from West Middlesex University Hospital will be hosting a talk along with a specialist menopause nurse. There will be also be a brief talk on nutrition and information regarding healthy eating courses in Hounslow.
There is no booking required, you can join the event on the day.
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Every Friday, local charity Shewise hosts a wellbeing hub for women and girls in Feltham Library. It's a safe and welcoming space for women to learn more about their physical, mental and emotional health.
Throughout the year, a range of different health topics will be explored, such as understanding neurodiversity, managing your wellbeing, healthy eating and more.
View the timetable here.
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 The Council is hosting a special Adult Social Care and Community Hub pop-up event on Thursday, 27 March, from 10am to 3pm, at West Middlesex Hospital.
A range of Council teams and partners will be available to answer your questions about support services in the borough. The Health Outreach Team will also be there providing free health checks and information on local health services.
No booking is required for the event.
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North West London Integrated Care System is forming a resident advisory group to understand the impact of housing issues such as overcrowding, damp, mould, and fuel poverty, on people's health.
Local residents interested in sharing their experiences on these issues and learning about the research in this area are encouraged to sign up for the advisory group.
Four workshops will be held up to December 2025 and participants will be paid £25 per hour. The deadline to sign up is Monday, 31 March.
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 Next Friday (April 4) is Walk to Work Day. Hounslow residents are encouraged to incorporate walking into their commute and earn rewards through BetterPoints.
The app records, rewards, and measures activities such as walking, cycling and wheeling. Users can also earn rewards by engaging in wider healthy lifestyle initiatives, including weight management programmes and stop-smoking support sessions.
Points earned in the app can then be redeemed for shopping vouchers or donated to local and national charities.
 The Council has now published its Annual Public Health Report. It explores the Public Health team and Borough Based Partnership’s work to reduce health inequalities across the borough.
Health inequalities happen when people face worse health outcomes than others due to where they live or their circumstances. Working to eliminate these differences makes Hounslow a healthier and fairer borough for everyone.
 Over the next few months, Learn Hounslow is offering several courses designed to improve health and wellbeing, including aerobics, yoga, gentle yoga, painting and drawing, pilates and cooking school courses.
Whether you want to improve your strength and flexibility, learn yoga techniques to reduce stress or understand more about the principles of healthy cooking, there is a course for you.
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ArchMan music is hosting a fundraiser event for the CW+ charity that works in partnership with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The musical fundraiser will be held on Saturday, 10 May at The Bhavan, 4A Castletown Road London W14 9HE.
Proceeds will be used to fund projects running in partnership with the Council's Public Health team and voluntary sector organisations.
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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:
- Thursday, 27 March – West Middlesex Hospital (foyer) – 9.30am to 3.30pm
- Thursday, 27 March – Area Forum, Cranford Community College – 6.30pm to 7.30pm
- Friday, 28 March – Treaty Centre Shop, Hounslow High Street – 9am to 5pm
- Saturday, 29 March – Sainsbury Chiswick, 31 Essex Pl, W4 5UT – 10am to 4pm
- Tuesday, 1 April – Hounslow Health Event, Alice Way Gurdwara – Times TBC
- Wednesday, 2 April – Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, TW3 3EB – 10am to 4pm
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