Helping our members keep active, involved and healthy
The decision to go cashless has been taken at Fusion head office level and they are rolling out this policy across all centres across the country. On Monday 2 March, it was Enfield’s turn.
Continue reading “Fusion goes cashless”Fancy going for a walk with some friendly people and having a chat and coffee afterwards? Well some Fusion Leisure Centres will be offering all this for free from March.
Continue reading “Walking to fitness”Fusion have updated their Over 50’s timetable for Enfield. See our Fusion page for the revised timetable and for details.
The proposed health care centre at North Middlesex University Hospital would benefit both Enfield residents and NHS staff.
The proposed health care centre at North Middlesex University Hospital would benefit both Enfield residents and NHS staff.The Forum is calling on local MPs to back plans for a new multi-purpose integrated health care centre at North Middlesex University Hospital that would reduce pressure on the A & E department there and help improve services to residents in the east of the borough.
Continue reading “Health centre at North Midd?”The biggest shake-up in the NHS is underway with the creation next April of a single mega-CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) covering Enfield, Barnet, Islington, Camden and Haringey.
Continue reading “Unhealthy merger for patients”Southgate Beaumont Care Home
Leon Smith, recently retired CEO of Hammersley Nightingale, and Alise Kirtley will talk about the issues of care in old age including housing options, legal and financial issues, dementia and more.
Jo Churchill MP, the new Minister for Public Health (replacing Seema Kennedy, who has moved to the Home Office), found Enfield’s abysmal public health funding allocation at the top of her agenda when she took over the post.
Continue reading “Fairer Funding”Aditya Chakrabortty, the Senior Economics Commentator with the Guardian newspaper talked about his researches and the book he is writing about Edmonton. The Chakrabortty family live in the borough, and he was born and brought up in Edmonton. He took comments and reminiscences from members. He can be contacted via his e-mail address published in the Guardian (both print and on-line).
For older people, keeping warm in winter is not just about comfort – it is about staying healthy. So the Forum has teamed up with HEET to help cut fuel bills