Health
A HARLOW care home has been rated as “requires improvement” following a recent inspection. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) concluded Alexandra House based next to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow ‘requires improvement’ due to slight issues with the service safety and how well-led it is.…
RESIDENTS of Harlow who woke up this morning with a temperature or any of the other symptoms associated with Covid will not have been able to book a test. The online test booking system displayed a message saying. “This service is currently very busy.More tests…
ASPIRING artists, school children, retired people and creative folk are being given a chance to have their artwork engraved on new memorials around the country. Designs are being invited to appear on the stone centre-piece obelisks of new Covid-19 memorial gardens. Permanent memorials will be…
MORE alcoholics than ever before have admitted themselves into a rehab in Essex during the four month peak of the coronavirus crisis. Figures from the UK Addiction Treatment Group have revealed how between April 1 and August 1 of this year, a staggering 80 per…
ON FRIDAY evenings, down at the Town Park, a free Bootcamp session takes place. Just turn up at The Greyhound car park at 5.30 and join in. The sessions see the coming together of two organisations. Systems of Strength run by Ben Aldridge and ItsOkNotToBeOk…
High praise for Essex homecare teams SIX branches of Manorcourt Homecare based in Essex have received high praise from the public, achieving near perfect scores following impartial feedback posted on to the independent reviews website homecare.co.uk The site provides rankings for home care providers across…
THE Prime Minister has today, Wednesday 9 September, announced new rules on how people can socialise amidst rising cases of coronavirus across the country.The new rules mean that from Monday, the number of people allowed to meet socially, both indoors and outdoors, is now a…
THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is inviting members of the public to join its virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM is an opportunity to reflect on the past year, highlight key milestones, challenges and successes and look at ambitious future plans. A…
SOCIAL gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday – with some exemptions – amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases reports the BBC. A new legal limit will ban larger groups meeting anywhere socially indoors or outdoors, No 10…
DURING Organ Donation Week, September 7 to 13, NHS Blood and Transplant are urging people to talk to their families about organ donation to increase the number of people whose lives can be saved or transformed by an organ transplant. Last year, 108 people in…
A NEW project commissioned by the Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ) looks set to result in 83 GP surgeries across West Essex and East Hertfordshire in England being upgraded to support broadband or fibre optic Ethernet connections with speeds of up to 1Gbps (Gigabit per second).…
ESSEX County Council’s Director of Public Health is reminding residents of the importance of social distancing and urging those with symptoms to stop the spread by self- isolating and booking a test. Over the past two weeks around 225 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed.…
WEST Essex and East Herts charity, St Clare Hospice, has jointly won the prestigious Charity Times’ Corporate Community Local Involvement award for its partnership with Weston Homes, recognising the strength of its partnership with the local company. The awards, which recognise, celebrate and promote best practice…
THE Labour party and charities have called on ministers to take urgent action to help care homes in England receive more visitors, amid widespread warnings that isolation because of coronavirus is causing many residents to deteriorate rapidly reports The Guardian. The shadow social care minister,…
THINK you know your Ronaldo from your Ronaldinho, who won the first ever Premier League, and who missed that fateful penalty at Euro 96? Join England legends David Seaman and Glenn Hoddle, alongside Radio 1’s Chris Stark, as they celebrate the return of the football season by hosting the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF quiz on Thursday 10th September at 7pm. The leading heart…
NEXT Thursday, September 10th, is World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and it’s an opportunity for people, across the globe, to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention. In Harlow, Mind in West Essex are leading the…
