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Mid & South Essex
Healthwatch Essex Information Service helps people across the county understand and access health and social care services.
Below is a summary of the top ten topics raised by callers from January – March 2025 in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System. For more details, please get in touch with the Information Service: call 0300 500 1895, text 07712395398 or email [email protected].

‘I would like some advice for a person who is in desperate need for some support, he has had multiple strokes and is basically homeless and in need of a social worker to support his needs, ideally he could do with either supported living or going into a care home as he is unable to look after himself properly.’
Mid and South Essex Caller
‘My mother is an inpatient at the hospital, and this is the second day running that she has not been given her prescribed medication, including for Bipolar Disorder. This is hugely concerning.’
Mid and South Essex Caller
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