ADULTS over the age of 50 will be able to get their free flu vaccine from 1 December in the next phase of this year’s expanded flu vaccination programme, the government has confirmed. Individuals aged 50 to 64 will be able to get a vaccine…

A HEALTH board meeting has revealed that a number of operations have been cancelled at Princess Alexandra Hospital. The matter was discussed at a meeting of the Essex Health and Well Being Board on Wednesday November 18th. Chair Councillor John Spence asked if “the temporary…

Funding available for local health and wellbeing projects THE Public Health Community Grant Fund offers funding of up to £3000 for health and wellbeing projects. The grant is open to community, voluntary and private sector organisations that provide services to the residents of Harlow. The…

THE rate of Covid infection rates in Harlow continue to increase. Harlow is placed 251st out of 315 local authorities in England with a rate of 144.7 out of 100,000 The highest rate is Kingston upon Hull with 760 out of 100,000. The lowest rate…

THERE has been another two deaths due to Covid-19 at Princess Alexandra Hospital. Deaths occurred on November 11th, 12th (three), 13th, 14th and 16th (two). That brings a total of thirteen for November. This takes the number of deaths to 219. YH understands that there…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is delighted to announce that it has received a prestigious international accolade in recognition of its work to improve the outcomes for patients with sepsis. Today, (Monday, 16 November), the organisers of the UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence, a…

THE HEAD of an award-winning organisation that offers employment opportunities and day care to young adults with additional needs has written to the producers of the soap opera Emmerdale over a controversial story line. Michelle Tohill runs ASL (Aspire Support Learning). They have been highly…

THERE has been another six deaths due to Covid-19 at Princess Alexandra Hospital. Deaths occurred on November 11th, 12th (three), 13th and 14th. That brings a total of eleven for November. This takes the number of deaths to 217. YH understands that there are 36…

Financial support for youth work impacted by COVID ORGANISATIONS who are struggling to deliver planned work to reduce crime and safeguard young people because of the impact of COVID, have until November 19  to apply for support through the Violence and Vulnerability Unit Community Grants…

EMERGENCY laws to “stamp out dangerous” anti-vaccine content online should be introduced, Labour has said. The party is calling for financial and criminal penalties for social media firms that do not remove false scare stories about vaccines reports the BBC. It follows news of progress…

STEWARDS Academy has informed parents, guardians and pupils that due to a Covid-19 outbreak, Year 8 pupils have been asked to work from home next week. Dear Parents and Carers, During the past week, we have communicated regularly with you regarding the various challenges that…

NIGEL Powell from Harlow was given one year to live by his GP but after losing six and a half stone, he has managed to turn his life around and is encouraging others to join a weight management programme during the Covid-19 crisis. Nigel, who…

England MSOAs – 13-Nov Report – New Positives 02-Nov to 08-Nov WE try and select different statistics in relation to Harlow and Covid-19. All stories relating to Covid-19 can be found on our dedicated Covid-19 channel. The areas you see below are geographical areas divided…

Covid-19: Latest statistics for Harlow Data for the most recent two weeks is shown below or you can view the data on cases by district in Essex (csv, 3.26KB). This data was extracted on 10 November 2020. This will be updated weekly on a Thursday afternoon.…