Health
ESSEX Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) is the first Trust in the east of England to receive funding to offer a bespoke Multiply financial wellbeing programme to people receiving inpatient mental healthcare. Two peer support workers from our Inpatient Peer Support Team have been…
THOUSANDS of furious residents have slammed plans to close an Essex hospital and transfer services to other sites across the county, a health board meeting has been told reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Residents told health bosses that proposals to close St Peter’s Hospital in…
ESSEX County Council hosted a special event for foster carers from across the county. Over 100 foster carers gathered for a day of celebrations at the Channels Estate in Chelmsford. Awards were presented across six inspiring categories, including: providing emergency placements for young people in…
A DEDICATED support organisation, Blossome, has received two years of funding via the Unpaid Carers Fund totalling £60,000 from Essex County Council to deliver ‘Cultivating Self-compassion’, a free self-compassion programme to help people who are caring for a friend or loved one in addiction. …
THE national charity Driving Mobility and its Herts Ability Driving Assessment Centre in Harlow, have hosted a popular Open Day dedicated to helping drivers with disabilities. Jointly organised by Herts Ability, East Anglian DriveAbility and South East DriveAbility, the event offered the opportunity for public…
THE Spearman sisters, from Chelmsford, Emma (47) Lauren (40) and Stephanie (35) are united in their fight against cancer after Stephanie was diagnosed with stage 4 incurable bowel cancer at just 34 years-old. The young mum had initially thought her symptoms were down to general…
NEW research shows that 43% of parents are worried the summer holidays will put them into financial difficulty warns The Salvation Army. In the East of England, 38% of parents expressed this concern. 13% of parents reported being very worried they would not be able…
A MATERNITY support worker at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been awarded the Chief Midwifery Officer Award under the ‘working together for patients’ category. Orla Piggott, maternity support worker, was surprised with a special awards presentation on Tuesday 2 July, with Wendy Matthews OBE, chief…
ALEXANDRA HOUSE has thanked Liz and all the staff at Daniel Robinson and Sons for their kind donation of a beautiful hamper for their Hawaii Summer Fete. Alexandra House is part of the Runwood Homes Senior Living group and is based at Hamstel Road in…
OPEN Road has moved to Harlow Town Centre. It is now on the top floor of the Harvey Centre. Full details are below. For more information, go to https://www.openroad.org.uk
MORE than 5.6 million people in the UK are living with diabetes, including one million people who have type 2, but have not yet been diagnosed, according to charity Diabetes UK. There are two main types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2, and but…
Dear Editor, ALCOHOL Awareness Week is a campaign from Alcohol Change UK and this year runs from 1st July until 7th July. It serves as a reminder of the potential harm caused by drinking alcohol to excess and as an opportunity to learn more about…
A HARLOW doctor who was on drugs while seeing patients has been suspended reports the BBC. Nathan Sandles, who worked as a GP at Church Langley Medical Centre in Harlow, was found acting “drowsy, sleepy and disorientated” while on shift. He prescribed medication for himself…
THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has announced the winner of its DAISY Awards® programme for May 2024. This is a programme which enables patients, families and colleagues to honour a nurse or midwife who has made a difference to their care. The aim is…
Fatality on the railway – a driver’s perspective Trigger warning: this page contains references to incidents of suicide and the aftermath which some individuals may find distressing. Support is available from (among others): Samaritans 116 123 (freephone)[email protected] MIND Support line: 0300 102 1234 MANY people in…
LABOUR has exposed the Conservatives rotten record on dentistry in Hertfordshire and West Essex as 141,963 fewer check-ups and 47,321 fewer fillings were performed than targeted last year. The shocking state of dentistry in Harlow comes as Labour has launched its Dentistry Rescue Plan today.…
