Health
HARLOW resident Claire Marlow is taking on the London Marathon for a very important cause. Claire is running for Brain Research UK Claire told YH: “I’m running the London Marathon this year for the charity ‘Brain Research UK’. Having worked in a neurological centre for…
LOCAL NHS leaders have “reconfirmed their commitment to improving access to general practice services” for patients in Harlow and Uttlesford with the publication of a report by Healthwatch Essex. NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) commissioned Healthwatch Essex to survey Harlow and…
A REPORT has showcased how unhappy a large number of Harlow residents are with the treatment they get from their GP surgery. Healthwatch Essex was approached by Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System to undertake a series of projects focussing on the lived experiences…
TENS of thousands of junior doctors have launched a three-day strike in a dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) in England formed picket lines outside hospitals across the country in the longest-ever period of industrial action by junior doctors.…
NINE members of St Clare Hospice’s clinical staff team are set to take part in the Hospice’s annual 10K race on Sunday, 2nd April 2023. The popular annual 10K sporting event has been a fixture in local athletics calendars for almost thirty years, and is a…
PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is pleased to share plans to support quicker and more local access to diagnostic tests close to patients’ homes. As part of the Government’s plans for a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) for West Essex, services will be provided at both…
HARLOW Museum to host Neurodiversity Week. Full details below.
FRIENDS and Memories: Dementia Friendly Coffee Morning. Full details below.
FUNDED training available for new starters and existing professionals within the Health & Social Care sector. Adult learning provider, ACL Essex, has been awarded additional funds that extend the delivery of The Nightingale Care Bursary across Essex until the end of 2025. The bursary aims…
STATEMENT BY Princess Alexandra Hospital: We are working hard to minimise disruption to services as far as possible during the upcoming periods of industrial action for junior doctors. The safety of our patients and our people remains our priority, however given the potential impact of…
WHEN Leigh Milner gave birth to her baby boy last month she was expecting “all the pain relief” but ended up with just paracetamol and describes her labour as absolutely unbearable reports The BBC. The BBC journalist delivered her son Theo at the Princess Alexandra…
THE exodus of dentists from the NHS is continuing at a pace, but going unseen in official figures, according to new survey evidence from the British Dental Association. A survey of 1,921 General Dental Practitioners in England [1] shows: Over half of dentists in England…
A NEW virtual hospital service has launched in west Essex for adults over the age of 18 years, giving them more choice around where they can receive care. The service launched in early December 2022 and allows patients with specific conditions to be cared for…
Healthcare plans for a major new development near Harlow are “not acceptable”, according to the NHS.
Healthcare plans for a major new development near Harlow are “not acceptable”, according to the NHS. Existing residents of Hunsdon, Gilston and Eastwick have warned East Herts District Council they fear plans for new health services in the area will put lives at risk. The…
GREATER Anglia customers between Harlow and Stansted can help give sick children in hospital a reason to smile at Easter by donating chocolate treats. Travellers passing through Stansted Mountfitchet, Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Harlow Mill and Harlow Town stations will all be able to drop their…
THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT), in partnership with Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, has introduced a new specialist Admiral Nurse service to support patients living with dementia and their family members. As specialist dementia nurses, Admiral Nurses help families manage complex…
