THE Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year. It draws on inspection activity, findings from CQC’s national NHS patient survey programme and statutory reports, bespoke research…

THE Grieving Friends Support Network. A community support group for people who have lost loved ones. Full details below.

THE sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales from June next year, the government has confirmed. Ministers in England said the move, first announced in January by the previous government but not enacted before the general election, is intended to prevent…

RESIDENTS are invited to the next Harlow Disability Forum which will be held on Tuesday 5 November from 4pm to 5.30pm on the ground floor of the Civic Centre (CM20 1WG). The forum will have presentations and information to help residents and their families living…

AMID rising concern about the globally increasing risk of Legionella, leading Legionella rapid testing expert Hydrosense is reminding Brits that – despite a common notion that Legionnaires’ disease is only a summertime worry – it can, in fact, occur in any season. Legionnaires’ disease is…

ESSEX County Council is looking to spend almost £5m to help alcoholics recover from their addiction reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The Psychosocial Alcohol Intervention and Recovery Service (PAIRS) has been delivered in Essex since 2019. The aim of the service is to provide community…

THE difference in educational development between children eligible for free school meals who are using the benefit and those who are not has grown further apart in Essex over the last two years reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Essex County Council says it is working…

A CONFERENCE celebrating the power of partnerships heard inspiring stories of how patients and families are working with health professionals across Essex to improve healthcare services. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust’s (EPUT) Co-production Conference celebrated the valuable contribution that people with lived and living…

TRIBUTES have been paid to a little girl from Harlow, who has passed away after a short illness. Six-year-old Ruby Trussler, passed away last week at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. Her family and friends are grieving deeply. Her fellow pupils at William Martin Infant’s School…

ESSEX County Council is being “forced” to place children “with extreme needs” in unregulated care homes, after rising costs and a lack of care providers, a meeting of the authority was told reports the Locall Democracy Reporter. County councillors discussed the issue at a meeting on…

THE Patient Panel at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) are meeting with the local community to seek their views on the services and care provided at The Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow; St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping; and Herts and Essex Hospital, Bishop’s Stortford. The…

THE Father, a multi award winning play by Florian Zeller, takes an honest and unsentimental look at the life of Andre, a man who’s reality is slowly disintegrating around him.  Now 80, Andre was once a tap dancer, and lives in his flat in Paris,…

GETTING a good night’s sleep is important for patient recovery and so in an effort to keep noise levels as low as possible on wards overnight (between 10pm and 7am) The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has today (14 October) launched its new silent…

A BREAST Cancer charity netball tournament is set to be held on Friday October 18th at Herts and Essex Leisure Centre from 6-9pm. Each player will be paying an entry fee which will be collected as donations to the charity but the organisers are looking…