Outstanding CQC rated End of Life Care team to present at board meeting Join the board meeting at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and watch their outstanding CQC rated End of Life Care Team present their achievements over the last 18 months. Everyone…

CAPREON, the real estate business of the Noé Group, has completed a major office space letting at the Kao Business Park, Harlow to The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. Capreon signed the deal at the end of 2019. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

NEW figures published today by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) show that last year (2019/20) 1,580 people in the UK donated their organs after they died. In Essex, 42 people gave the gift of life, by donating their organs after death. The national deceased organ…

THERE not been any deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow for two months. The last death was recorded on May 25th, 2020. There were no recorded deaths in English hospitals on July 25th. These figures do (sadly) get adjusted but the deaths for the…

LEE WOOD is a young man who has recently taken up running. He is loving it and was putting in some impressive times (sub-18 for 5k). However during lockdown he picked up an injury. Lee got in contact with SV Sports Therapy, who are based…

BEING obese or overweight puts you at greater risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, experts say after examining existing studies. The review of evidence by Public Health England found excess weight put people at greater risk of needing hospital admission or intensive care.…

A NEW medical director has been appointed at the NHS trust which runs Bishop’s Stortford’s hospital. Dr Fay Gilder joins Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) from Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUHFT). She will take up her post at the Harlow general hospital…

Public invited to virtual Board and AGM on Thursday 30 July, 2020 NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is inviting members of the public to its next Board and AGM meetings which takes place Thursday 30 July, 2020. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the…

FULL guidance on wearing face coverings in shops in England has been released, less than 12 hours before the new rules come into force reports the BBC. Coverings will be mandatory in enclosed public spaces including supermarkets, indoor shopping centres, transport hubs, banks and post…

Dear Sir/Madam WE’VE  all felt the strain of lockdown these past few months, which means that looking after our physical and mental health is extremely important. At the British Heart Foundation (BHF), we see it as our responsibility to help people to keep their hearts…

A HARLOW photographer undertook a special photoshoot as his way of saying thank you to the NHS during Covid-19. John Brough runs AP Photography and went down to Kingsmoor ward to take the photographs. One staff member, Steve Walker said: “I’d like to thank John…

Government warned that millions with arthritis left behind as NHS begins recovery plans NATIONAL charity Versus Arthritis warned of the urgent need to prioritise NHS recovery plans to support millions of people with arthritis who have borne the brunt of disruption to treatment and surgery…

HARLOW Coronavirus People Before Profit heard from Clare from Harlow about the impact being shielded had on herself and her wider family. Whilst Clare’s experience is not unique, they have heard from many people in the clinically extremely vulnerable group who have felt guilty about…

MIND in West Essex’s new Mental Health Support Team (aka Trailblazer) is seeking to engage with minority communities particularly BAME, LGBTQ+, religious groups, traveller community and any other under-represented groups in the field of mental health. A spokesperson said: “We would like your input on…