Health
FOR the many people due to run the London Marathon at the end of April, the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the race moved back to October. But one prospective runner and his brother have decided to set themselves an alternative challenge. Harry Tennison was due…
THE NUMBER of deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has remained at 189. That is an increase of zero on yesterday’s figure. We have to be very cautious when highlighting encouraging signs but it may be of note that there is…
A FEW weeks ago, we reported on the hilarious Tik-Tok antics of a Harlow couple as they raised money for Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. Daniel and Keighley Ramm decided to fundraise as both their mothers, Nikki and Kim, work for the NHS. On Wednesday,…
A reflection on the extraordinary response of our teams to the demands of coronavirus (COVID-19) From Lance McCarthy, chief executive of The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) AS we continue to work to manage the demands of coronavirus (COVID-19), I am taking this opportunity…
Essex County Council and Public Health England piloting new whole-home testing strategy to bring down COVID-19 related deaths in care homes ESSEX County Council, in partnership with Public Health England (PHE), is piloting a new approach to minimise deaths due to COVID-19 in care homes…
THE NUMBER of deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has reached 189. That is an increase of one on yesterday’s figure. We have to be very cautious when highlighting encouraging signs but it may be of note that there is still…
THE NUMBER of deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital has reached 188. That is an increase of two on yesterday’s figure. We have to be very cautious when highlighting encouraging signs but it may be of note that there is still no…
Patient thanks teams who cared for her while in hospital with coronavirus (COVID-19) A PATIENT who has recently been treated for coronavirus (COVID-19) at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust has shared her story and words of appreciation to the staff who cared for her.…
THE NUMBER of deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital has reached 186. That is an increase of three on yesterday’s figure. We have to be very cautious when highlighting encouraging signs but it may be of note that there is still no…
NEW technology is being used by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) to help keep patients with mental health needs safe. Digital Care Assistants are being used in two acute adult inpatient wards in Colchester to monitor patients’ vital signs 24 hours a day.…
A SERIOUS coronavirus-related syndrome may be emerging in the UK, according to an “urgent alert” issued to doctors, following a rise in cases in the last two to three weeks, HSJ has learned. An alert to GPs and seen by HSJ says that in the…
THE NUMBER of deaths reported to NHS England by Princess Alexandra Hospital has remained at 183. That is an increase of zero on yesterday’s figure. We have to be very cautious when highlighting encouraging signs but it may be of note that there is still…
Patient thanks the teams who cared for her while in hospital with coronavirus (COVID-19) A PATIENT who has recently been treated for coronavirus (COVID-19) at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust has shared her story and words of appreciation to the staff who cared for…
A FATHER-of-two from Harlow diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer has joined with legal experts to launch an appeal to his former workmates to come forward and help him discover how he developed the illness. Terry Coombes was told at the end of October last year that…
WITH care workers ill or self isolating, TV star, Joe Pasquale contacted Helping Hands to see if he could help with volunteering to deliver the much-needed equipment to ten branches around the London area. Mr Pasquale said: “I’ve been doing this for a couple of…
WHEN it comes to the daily statistics coming out of Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) it has been hard to be optimistic. Any optimism has to be respectful of the 183 people who have lost their lives and the grieving families and friends they have left…
