November Blog: Life or Death THIS is very, very tricky but very, very important. It’s life and death. At the end of November, the Assisted Dying bill will have its second reading in Parliament. (The definition of assisted dying is a terminally-ill person receiving lethal…

HARLOW MP Chris Vince has question the Secretary of State for Health Care, Wes Streeting on the state of dental care in the town Chris Vince said: Does the Secretary of State agree that access to primary care is hugely important to supporting accident and…

EMERGENCY doctors have sounded the alarm over an approaching winter crisis that they say is already putting patients in overstretched A&E departments at risk reports The Guardian. Nearly all medics (94%) fear patients are coming to harm because of the conditions in A&E departments around…

AROUND 3,500 lives are saved from lung cancer in the East of England every year, according to new analysis from Cancer Research UK. That’s around 10 people every day. Researchers found, since the 1970s, around 65,700 deaths have been avoided from the disease in the…

FAILING hospitals will be revealed in league tables and NHS managers sacked if they do not turn things around, the health secretary will tell health leaders at a conference in Liverpool repots the BBC. Wes Streeting is promising a “no-holds-barred, sweeping review” of NHS performance…

THE worst areas in Essex for childhood obesity have been named, as the county looks to another country for tips on how to tackle the issue. Essex is looking to learn lessons from Amsterdam to reduce obesity problems – including in young children – of…

Dear Editor I WRITE with regards to the Bill, recently introduced in the House of Commons, by Kim Leadbeater MP. This Bill is intended to legalise “assisted dying” (a euphemism for assisted suicide) for those who are terminally ill. There will be a range of…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has announced the winner of its DAISY Awards® programme for September 2024. The programme enables patients, families and colleagues to honour a nurse or midwife who has made a difference to their care. The aim is to shine the…

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is continuing to report that it is operating at a “reduced capacity” as it tries to embed a new electronic patient record system. The system called Alex Health went live last weekend (Nov 2nd-3rd). The new system was described by PAH…

AS the colder weather sets in, our social spaces change into warm places. Warm places Warm places started in 2022 to provide a free, safe, warm and comfortable space for those who need it throughout winter. Their success continued to offer a welcoming space throughout…

ESSEX Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) is looking for volunteers to speak to patients about their experiences of using our services so we can improve the care we deliver. is working with patients and their families to drive the transformation of our mental and…

POLICE will no longer be able to hold people who are being detained for mental health reasons in police cells, under government plans for England and Wales reports the BBC. Officers can currently use cells as a “place of safety” for up to 24 hours…

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital bosses have announced that they have suspended sending out appointments by text message until the end of November. A spokesperson said: “Due to the implementation of Alex Health, we have paused our patient SMS text appointment reminders until the end of November…

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has been introducing its new electronic patient record system (Alex Health) at the weekend. YH has already run a number of stories on this subject. They have been telling users that appointments may be cancelled and or rearranged. We have certainly…