AS a way to mark national Grief Awareness Week, St Clare Hospice will be holding a free Living with Grief Talk at Harlow Town Library on Thursday 8th December, 2pm – 4pm. “Grief is a natural reaction to loss. There is no right or wrong way to grieve,…

AT least £5m is to be made available to Essex County Council to increase care capacity and enable more people to be discharged from hospital this winter. It comes amid the most recent figures showing that more than 300 people had to wait over 12 hours…

MACMILLAN Cancer Support is looking for members of the local community to join its Macmillan Buddy scheme.  The charity is looking for community volunteers in Essex to provide face-to-face and telephone support to people in the local are who are living with cancer. There is…

A PATIENT at Princess Alexandra Hospital has testified to senior management regarding her treatment at the Harlow hospital. Treatment that hospital bosses have described as “shocking” and say they were “shaken” hearing about it. Anne Weersing (AW) spoke at a recent public meeting of the…

  THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is reaching out to the local community to ask for their invaluable support. The voluntary services team at PAHT is looking for health and beauty professionals to provide FREE services that will help to enhance patient experiences…

PLANS by the government to construct and renovate 40 hospitals in England could be delayed because of new analysis suggesting the health and social care department’s capital spending budget faces a real-terms cut of £700m next year, according to the Liberal Democrats. With some hospitals said to…

A HARLOW Conservative councillor has called for Fat Boot Camps for her colleagues to be set up in the town centre. Netteswell councillor, Colleen Morrison (Cons) made the suggestion at a meeting of the Harlow Council Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday night. The agenda item in…

A NEW facility to support patients with cancer at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is set to open next spring. The new Aseptic Unit, which will be used to make chemotherapy medication for patients with cancer, is being built at the rear of…

GREATER Anglia has installed life-saving heart resuscitators at more of its stations in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Fifteen Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) have been installed at Alresford, Braintree, Braintree Freeport, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge North, Chappel & Wakes Colne, Cheshunt, Diss, Needham Market, Sawbridgeworth,…

NURSES across the UK have voted to strike over pay with action expected to start by the end of the year reports the BBC. The walkout will involve Royal College of Nursing members in more than half of hospitals and community teams, but emergency care…

Photo courtesy of Frank O’Hare A DETAILED report lays bare the poor physical and mental state of many people in Harlow. The report is a Health and Well-Being Strategy and details the state of Harlow residents physical health, mental health, educational attainment and income to…

A HARLOW father and his friends are doing “Movember” in order to help raise funds for his son who is battling cancer. Mike Gosnell said: “As some of you may know my three-year-old son Quinn has been recently diagnosed with cancer. “This has turned our…

ON Sunday 20th November, Mind in West Essex will be hosting their first festive 5km fun run in Harlow Town Park. This event is open to all abilities so you can choose to walk, jog or run along the Mental Elf route.  Mind in West…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has introduced a new enhanced stop smoking service to support pregnant women, birthing people, and their families. The service has been developed in partnership with the Hertfordshire and West Essex Local Maternity and Neonatal System and has also been…