It’s time to get your Harlow workforce active!
BUSINESSES and organisations throughout Essex are supporting staff to live healthier and more active lifestyles as part of the Active Essex Foundation’s 30:30 Essex challenge.
Letter to Editor: What is happening at Lister House?
MAY I suggest you investigate the difficulty of getting appointments at Lister House Surgery, despite it being a new purpose built building aimed at providing advanced services to Great Parndon residents.
Harlow hospital patients helped by clothes gift from Asda
THE dedicated discharge team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital, who help patients get ready to go home, were delighted to receive a generous gift of clothing from Asda.
Ashlyns Care Home celebrate National Cupcake Day
IT was National Cupcake Day for the Alzheimer’s society this week to raise money, and so they sold cupcakes that were made by the staff and residents. Running alongside that they had their own ‘Ashlyn Cupcake Bake Off’ with cupcakes that were made by the staff and residents here at Ashlyn. This competition was judged […]
Harlow Hospital staff shine spotlight on oral health during national smile month
DENTAL health professionals encourage daily teeth brushing, but what if you are urgently admitted to hospital and don’t have a toothbrush?
Radiology at Princess Alexandra Hospital praised for topping targets
THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been placed among the top six trusts nationwide in a review of radiology reporting standards in NHS organisations.
Free Health and Wellbeing event for Harlow businesses
Free Health and Wellbeing event for Harlow businesses. Full details on poster.
Number of homeless in Harlow at lowest since 2010
HOMELESSNESS in Harlow has reached its lowest since 2010, with a reduction of 54 per cent between January 2018 and January 2019, according to figures released by Harlow charity, Streets2Homes.
Find out about our nutrition work, say Harlow hospital’s dieticians
WHAT does it feel like if you have difficulty swallowing food and drink safely and have to be fed through a tube?
Harlow care firm celebrates three years in business and sets sights on expansion
A HARLOW-based provider of domiciliary care to elderly people and others who are potentially vulnerable has notched up three years of looking after clients in their own homes.
Join garden fete to celebrate hospital unit’s first anniversary
A YEAR since its official VIP opening, a specialist unit at Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is proud to show off its fantastic, developing sensory garden – and is celebrating by inviting everyone to its first summer fete.
Hertfordshire and West Essex STP announce new leaders
THE Hertfordshire and West Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership has appointed a job-share partnership of senior health and social care leaders to work with the independent Chair, Paul Burstow, to navigate the next steps towards an integrated health and care system for the area’s 1.5 million residents.
Grateful dad to run marathon for Princess Alexandra Hospital’s neonatal unit
A GRATEFUL parent whose baby son stayed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow will be fundraising for the unit when he runs the Edinburgh Marathon next Sunday, 26 May.
Locals talk life and death as part of community art project
A community art project, led by local charity St Clare Hospice, stimulated thoughtful conversations in Harlow’s town centre on Tuesday 14th May, in celebration of national Dying Matters Awareness Week.
PAH staff to host Clinical Trials Day at Harvey Centre
HUNDREDS of patients have benefited from taking part in clinical trials at Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust. One of those is Valerie Fitzjohn, who joined a clinical research study after suffering with psoriatic arthritis for years. The condition was so bad that by the time she was in her 60s she was unable to get dressed, […]
Bowel cancer on the rise for under-50s
BOWEL cancers are on the rise among under-50s in the UK, according to studies, prompting calls to lower the screening age reports The Guardian. Research showed incidences of bowel cancers in adults under 50 had increased substantially over the latest available 10-year period, while the levels for other age groups either dropped or remained the […]
PAH open nominations for Our Amazing People Awards
The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust is now accepting nominations for their annual Our Amazing People Awards.
THE Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust is now accepting nominations for their annual Our Amazing People Awards.
Dementia Action Week: Come for a walk in Harlow Town Park
Dementia Action Week: Come for a walk in Harlow Town Park. Full details on poster.
Caring nurses and midwives celebrated at The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust
THE caring and committed nurses and midwives at Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust in Harlow are proud followers of the outstanding tradition of nursing through the centuries and on Friday there was an opportunity to celebrate this dedicated profession.
Ovarian Cancer: How many Harlow women are dying because of poor detection rates?
THE HEALTH service covering Harlow has one of the poorest detection rates for ovarian cancer in the country.
Hundreds take part in Race for Life in Harlow
HUNDREDS of Harlow residents took part in Race for Life in the centre of the town today (Sunday).
Mental Health Awareness Week: Harlow Playhouse invite you to The Cloud
HERE are general details regarding a series of workshops and installations taking place in a special installation in the Harvey Centre next week.
Health: PAH supports world asthma day with advice on better management
A TOTAL of 263 patients – slightly more than the previous year – were diagnosed with asthma at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in the year to March, of whom 61 were children.
Harlow-based homecare organisation rated “Outstanding” after inspection
A HARLOW-based homecare organisation has been rated “Outstanding” after an inspection.