OUR specialist children’s asthma nurses are raising awareness of the issues that affect asthma in children and young people, as part of this week’s national #AskAboutAsthma campaign (Monday 9 to Sunday 15 September). The theme of this year’s #AskAboutAsthma campaign is “Helping children and young…

A PUBLIC inquiry into failings connected with deaths of patients in Essex’s mental health services is “significantly in excess” of the approximately 2,000 cases already indicated reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The Lampard Inquiry opened at Chelmsford City Council offices on Monday, September 9, with Baroness…

LAST week, Ross and Jess McPherson, directors of The Recruitment Lounge, made a meaningful contribution to Newhall Primary Academy and Nursery by donating two LifeVac Choking Devices. As parents of two young children themselves, Ross and Jess believe that safety should always come first. After…

TODAY is World Suicide Prevention Day, an annual opportunity to remind each other that talking about difficult feelings, including suicidal thoughts, doesn’t have to be scary and doesn’t have to be faced alone. Suicide is a major public health challenge, with more than 700 000…

A DEFIBRILLATOR has been installed at The Shark pub in Harlow. Over £1400 was raised in order to buy the vital life saving equipment. Harlow MP Chris Vince popped into the Hobtoe Road pub. Until recently he was also the local councillor for Little Parndon…

PATIENTS with acquired brain injuries are being supported to fulfil their potential, thanks to a grant from Essex County Council. Colchester-based charity Headway Essex provides advice and practical assistance to adults with an acquired brain injury (ABI), as well as their families and carers. Working…

A HARLOW man is set to undertake a charity walk for Kidney Cancer UK. Alan Hardy will be walking from The Moorhen pub and following the river towpaths down the Stort, the River Lea and through the Olympic Park. He sets off on Saturday morning…

THE PRIME minister has promised an MP for Bury St Edmunds that hospitals with RAAC will be a priority as part of review to new building programme. Labour MP Peter Prinsley, who represents Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (and is also a surgeon) asked the…

HARLOW Council has taken measures to protect its animals at Pets’ Corner due to the bluetongue virus restricted zone and infected area being extended to cover Essex. The popular facility in Harlow Town Park remains open as normal and the virus poses no risk to…

The IT team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) have been shortlisted for a prestigious industry award. The Leading Lights awards programme, now in its 20th year, recognises outstanding achievement in telecommunications technology, services, strategies and innovations.  The team have been shortlisted alongside…

RAINBOW Services to offer Paediatric First Aid Course. Full details below.

FAMILIES who buy a memorial at Parndon Wood Cemetery & Crematorium could help protect the planet by triggering a donation to World Land Trust (WLT), an international conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats. For every memorial purchased between 9…

A NEW approach to treating life-threatening conditions in the body’s main blood vessel is helping Essex patients return home sooner. Marking a first for the East of England, vascular specialists at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) at Basildon Hospital, who treat problems with vessels through…

THE team at Specsavers Harlow has taken a significant step forward in accessibility and inclusivity by completing a six-week introductory course in British Sign Language (BSL). The course, which was completed by 13 members of staff, covered vocabulary basics and key terms specific to Specsavers.…