ONE OF the bosses at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) has urged Harlow residents to support the emergency departments this Christmas. From Chief Operating Officer, Stephanie Lawton AS we approach the festive period, we are continuing to experience an extremely high demand for our services across…

A SPECIALIST provider of sports education for primary schools is delivering free Christmas clubs for children in West Essex through the government-funded Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. SportsCool, which offers a diverse range of activities, is organising the holiday clubs in Brentwood, Harlow and…

HEALTH services across Hertfordshire and west Essex are currently experiencing major pressures. Accident and Emergency departments at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Lister Hospital in Stevenage and Watford General, the ambulance service, our GP practices and community health services are all being stretched by the…

AN ambitious 10 year plan to tackle the root causes of ill health in Hertfordshire and west Essex was agreed last week. In a public meeting at County Hall in Hertford, the board of the new Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Partnership agreed the…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has collaborated with Spread a Smile, a charity that aims to bring joy and laughter to unwell children who are visiting and staying in hospital. The Spread a Smile team consists of professional entertainers, musicians, magicians, poets, face-painters,…

UNDER-fire Lister House surgery has been visited by Harlow MP Robert Halfon. The MP visited the surgery based on Abercrombie way on Friday morning. A few months ago, the brand new multi-million pound facility was rated “inadequate” by government inspectors, the Care Quality Commission (CQC)…

THE local community are invited to celebrate the festive season with The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) at the annual Christmas Carol Service. The service will be held at St Paul’s Church, Harlow, on Tuesday, 20 December, from 5.30pm-6.30pm. It will include readings by…

YOUNG patients at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) in Harlow received a special festive surprise today (13 December) when Clément Lenglet and Japhet Tanganga from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) visited to deliver early Christmas presents.    The children received a selection of gifts,…

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital is experiencing a high demand for their emergency services. Please consider alternative services if you do not have a life-threatening illness or injury. Their teams are here to help you, so please treat them with respect and kindness.

WINTER is always a busy time for the NHS, so to ensure you can get help from the right health service as quickly as possible, local NHS services would like you to know the key things to remember. The NHS website is the best place…

GPs and pharmacists say they are struggling to get hold of antibiotics for infections including strep A, as the government continues to insist there are no shortages reports The Guardian. It comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the number of children under…

THE number of people smoking in the UK dropped to its lowest level on record last year but more people were using e-cigarettes, new figures have revealed. Data from the Office for National Statistics found around 13.3% of people aged 18 or over smoked cigarettes…

PUPILS at schools with cases of streptococcus A could get preventative antibiotics after nine children died from infections linked to the bacteria reports the BBC. Schools minister Nick Gibb said the use of antibiotics “is an option” and the issue had been raised in the…

HARLOW Council wants to radically overhaul its approach and strengthen its partnership work with local health organisations with the aim of helping residents to lead long, healthy, independent, happy and safe lives. Last Thursday, the council’s Cabinet agreed a new Health and Wellbeing Strategy which…