Health
THE doctors’ union the British Medical Association has announced that junior doctors across the country will go on for a further five days, after national pay negotiations failed to reach agreement. Local NHS leaders across Hertfordshire and west Essex are appealing for the public’s support…
LAST week, Harlow’s Member of Parliament, Robert Halfon, visited Essex Recovery Foundations’ cafe in the Harlow Playhouse to meet with the professionals and volunteers at the charity, and the members who benefit from the support available. Speaking to Your Harlow, Mr Halfon, said: “I was really pleased…
BEREAVED parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy in England can now receive a certificate in recognition of their loss reports the BBC. Ministers say they have listened to bereaved parents who have gone through the painful experience of miscarriage. Campaigners said…
DISREPAIR in NHS buildings led to thousands of potentially-harmful incidents last year including critically-ill patients being moved when rainfall came through the ceiling. Sewage leaks, floods and failing equipment also featured in incident records obtained by the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act. Health…
PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital is preparing for another strike by junior doctors from Saturday. The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed that the medics will take continuous industrial action from 7am on February 24 to 11.59pm on Wednesday, February 28. Patients are being warned that there…
SIMON Cross is a lived experience ambassador and trained peer support worker, who has worked with staff at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in a number of ways to improve care for patients. Ahead of Mental Health Nurses’ Day (21 February), he explains why peer support and…
FROM 1 April 2024 Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) will be the ‘Lead Provider’ for the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) across Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE). This is an exciting opportunity for the Hertfordshire and West Essex system. HCT already runs the DESP for…
HARLOW patients with severe tooth pain now have improved access to urgent dental appointments thanks to a service being piloted by Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). The appointments, which are available every day of the year, are being offered to local patients…
THE Essex County FA are backing the charitable work of the Alzheimer’s Society by encouraging grassroots football to support their loved ones by looking out for common signs of dementia and taking the first steps in seeking a diagnosis. A recent ‘Support the Supporters’ campaign…
THE parliamentary candidate for Harlow at the next General Election has questioned the news that Harlow patients are being give new health facilities 25 miles away. Chris Vince said: “Although we welcome any new health care facility the question has to be asked about how…
NEW operating theatres and shorter waiting times are on the horizon for patients from Hertfordshire and west Essex, with work in full swing for a new regional health facility. Demolition started today (Monday) to make way for three new operating theatres and a surgical procedure…
ST Clare Hospice has launched a new weekly gardening group for people with dementia to enjoy the many therapeutic benefits that can be gained from connecting with nature. The dementia-friendly sessions aim to support people to live well with the degenerative condition, giving them the…
TENDINOPATHY rehabilitation works slightly differently to that of a muscle or joint, it is all down to managing and optimising the ‘load’. In order to maintain a healthy and pain-free tendon we have to: 1. Reduce pain 2. Improve and build strength 3. Increase power…
MORE than one in two (52%) people aged 18 and over in the East of England say their sex life has at some point been affected by illness, injury, a health condition or disability. And just under half (46%) say health problems have affected their relationship.…
AN inspirational Harlow slimmer who has maintained her 4st 1.5lbs weight loss for 2 years and 7 months has reached the semi-finals of a national competition which celebrates long term weight management. Emma Benson runs a Slimming World group in Harlow and uses her own…
PARKRUN has stopped showing its fastest finishers after a row over trans-athletes holding female records. The organisers have emailed local organisers informing them that statistics such as course records, most first-place finishes, and age grade records will no longer be published. Historic data outlining the…
