PLANS to overhaul the disability benefits system are due to be unveiled by the government later reports the BBC. It says the benefits bill is rising at an “unsustainable rate” and needs to be overhauled to ensure help gets to the people who need it…

HEADLINES recently have been dominated by the government’s plans to crackdown on ‘sick note culture’. Ian Beckett, Essex Ambassador for Kintsugi Hope, the mental health and wellbeing charity says he was concerned and alarmed at the message this was sending. Ian reports that Patrick Regan…

YOU DID IT!! You completed the race that you worked so hard for over the months, through grit and tears – Well done you! So what now? Book yourself in for a post marathon sports massage around a week after the marathon for your legs…

VACCINATIONS to protect those most at risk of serious illness from COVID-19 are now available, and eligible people are being urged to come forward and boost their protection against the virus.More than 100 pharmacies in our area are offering COVID-19 vaccinations this spring, alongside GP…

A PLANNING application for a two storey training building at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has been submitted to the planning department at Harlow Council. The two-storey training facility is required by the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust fortraining clinical and non-clinical teams to support the…

NOMINATIONS are now open for elections to the Council of Governors at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT). EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to more than 3.2 million people, and governors play an important role in shaping how those…

EARTH Day takes place on Sunday 22nd of April. This day serves as a reminder of the urgent need for collective action to address pressing environmental challenges, such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, and many more. Embracing small changes in people’s everyday life and day-to-day…

NHS Couch to 5K, the groundbreaking free fitness app from BBC Sport and the Department of Health and Social Care, has surpassed seven million downloads reports the BBC. Launched in 2016, the app offers a progressive nine-week, three-times a week running programme. It is designed…

FROM 6 April 2024, the government brought in a new ‘Carer’s Leave Act’ that offers employees the entitlement to unpaid leave to give or arrange care for a ‘dependant’ who has: a physical or mental illness or injury that means they’re expected to need care for more…

THE blood transfusion team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been recognised as 9th nationally for patient safety.  The NHS Blood and Transplant informatics team have compiled data from national comparative audits to determine this achievement; which has been made possible thanks…

THERE is just a week to go before the 44th running of the London Marathon. We have been keeping up with a number of Harlow runners. We have asked them how training has been getting on? Alan Honan: Places2Be Alan is training hard. His last…

FOLLOWING December’s inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of the Church Langley Medical Centre (CLMC), when they were rated as “Inadequate”, there were a number of recommendations. One of them was: The relaunch of the Patient Participation Group (PPG). When the inspection report came…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is pleased to share that it has reached a significant milestone in submitting the planning application for the Community Diagnostic Centre at St Margaret’s Hospital, Epping.  PAHT submitted its application to Epping Forest District Council which is now…

HARLOW Cycling Club’s Chair, Sjaak van der Poel, spent Saturday afternoon with a team made up of club members to help the Cycle Recycle project which is one of the many projects run by Roots to Wellbeing CIC.   Vincent, Craig and Jeff washed bikes,…