NEW hospitals in should not distract from other NHS needs in Hertfordshire and Essex, a health leader has warned reports the Local Democracy Reporter. In May, the Government set out its £20billion plan for new hospital projects, with promises to rebuild units in Watford and…

ESSEX authorities are working together to increase the amount of food recycled at the kerbside. New interventions to increase food recycling at the kerbside will be shortly introduced across the county. Around 26% of food waste in Essex currently ends up in the general rubbish…

AS we mark Armed Forces Week (19-24 June), the local NHS is reminding members of the Armed Forces community of the NHS services designed and available to meet their needs.  One of the newest services is Op COMMUNITY, a support helpline where the Armed Forces…

QUINN Gosnell is quite simply one of a kind. The four-year-old has a rare form of kidney cancer but everyone who meets him is bowled over by the strength and warmth of his character. His condition was only diagnosed last year after the family returned…

THE patient-centred anticoagulation service at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. The team has been recognised in the category of the ‘Improving Medicines Safety Award’ at this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2023. The HSJ Patient Safety…

JULIE Marson, MP for Hertford and Stortford, welcomes a new hybrid theatre for vascular services in Hertfordshire. Over £10 million in funding from the Department of Health and Social Care and Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board will create a new hybrid theatre at…

THE Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found some improvements following an inspection of the emergency department (ED) in March at The Princess Alexandra Hospital, run by The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. This inspection sees the rating for the ED move up from inadequate to…

OVER 500,000 water bottles have now been refilled for free on the Greater Anglia network, helping save plastic waste from polluting landfill and oceans. Greater Anglia has invested £65,000 in installing water refill points at 22 of its stations to give Greater Anglia passengers access…

Clean Air Day 2023 ESSEX County Council has launched a six-week consultation on a new Essex Electric Vehicle Charge Point Strategy. Residents and businesses are invited to take part from today, 15 June. The launch of the consultation coincides with Clean Air Day, the UK’s…

ONE in 15 people in the UK have diabetes, according to charity Diabetes UK. That includes one million people who have Type 2 – but have not yet been diagnosed. This week is Diabetes Week (12 to 18 June), which is organised by Diabetes UK.…

BONDING Before Birth is the theme of this year’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (12 to 18 June), which is organised by the Parent-Infant Foundation. Sensitive, nurturing relationships between parents and their babies are fundamental to emotional attachment and infant mental health. Early relationships shape…

POLICE Officers investigating two deaths which are believed to be drug-related are issuing safety advice to drug users after identifying a harmful synthetic opioid at the scene. Today (Tuesday 13 June) a man and a woman, both in their 40s, were sadly found deceased at…

KIDS Inspire, the specialist trauma recovery and mental health charity, is now welcoming referrals into their new trauma service. With a community of around 2000 Ukrainian guests in Essex, this specialist service will support families impacted by the war in Ukraine to recover from their…

LAST week, we sat down with the chief executive of Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust (PAHT) Lance McCarthy and the chair of PAHT, Hattie Llewelyn-Davies. Our thirteen minute interview centred on one subject, the plans for a new hospital. Plans that took a massive step forward…