Health
A NEW way of screening ambulance calls is to be introduced across England in an effort to improve response times. NHS England is asking ambulance crews to review which emergency calls other than those classed as immediately life threatening can be treated elsewhere. Click below…
A FAMILY, whose relative was cared for at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT), has purchased camp beds to help families of patients who are nearing the end of their lives to stay with their loved ones in their final days. The family, from…
RUNNER Andrew Dickinson and his family have thanked the police officers and paramedics who saved Andrew’s life after he suffered a cardiac arrest while out jogging in Harlow. Andrew’s heart stopped beating and only the rapid intervention of paramedics Mark McHugh, Sarah Pym and Jo…
THE maternity team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has received the prestigious gold award as part of UNICEF’s Baby Friendly Initiative. The initiative is based on a set of evidence-based standards which are designed to support families with feeding and developing close,…
A&E waiting times have deteriorated so much this winter that at some hospitals in England more than half of patients have had to wait more than four hours reports the BBC. BBC analysis of data for December and January shows Hull University Hospitals, Wye Valley…
THIS January, Essex Working Well, as part of the NHS, issued a challenge to organisations across the county for groups of colleagues to get together and walk as much as possible in their Big Team Challenge. From 16th to 30th January, 142 teams from all…
A MEMBER of staff at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has told GB News of her concerns over immigration. The Camilla Tominey programme on Sunday morning came live from The Master Barista in The Water Gardens. As part of their People’s Panel, three Harlow residents (Keith,…
DRUG and alcohol treatment, tackling obesity and health visiting are among the vital frontline services at risk of being cut back or closing altogether, unless government urgently sets out public health funding for the next year, councils say today. The Local Government Association, which represents…
AS of this week, eggs laid and then sold through the British egg industry Lion Code label can no longer be labelled as free-range or free-range organic which means consumers will only see ‘barn’ or ‘caged eggs’ on their supermarket shelves. However, whether free-range, organic…
A HARLOW woman has made a plea to try and get her mother repatriated after falling ill in Turkey. Lucy Groves said the following on a GoFundMe page. “I really hate to do this and anyone that knows me knows I don’t like to ask…
A WARD in Harlow’s hospital reported as little as 43 per cent of the planned number of staff at the end of last year reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Senior nurses at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, said staffing challenges had arisen as a result of vacancies…
PAH bosses have given an update on use of air and gas in maternity department at the Harlow hospital. Take a look at the video below of Giuseppe Labriola, director of midwifery, gynaecology and assistant chief nurse, sharing the latest update relating to gas and…
By Dr Deb Ghosh AS Dry January ends, Dr Ghosh discusses the long term benefits of taking a break from alcohol. The aim is to improve both your physical and mental health by taking a break from drinking alcohol. Benefits can include: Short-term benefits: · Increased…
PLANS to open more so-called virtual wards for patients in England are to be announced by the government reports the BBC. The measures will enable some, particularly the frail elderly, to be monitored at home by doctors using video and other technology. There will also…
THE LEADER and deputy leader of the Labour Party visited Harlow on Friday morning and made a pledge regarding Princess Alexandra Hospital. Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner spent the morning speaking to hospital staff and then went across to speak to staff at the…
TEAMS at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) are focusing on how to #MakeMovementCount by encouraging patients to get up, get dressed and get moving. Staying in hospital, and the reduced physical movement caused by sitting in bed for prolonged periods of time, can…
