THE MATERNITY Voices Partnership for West Essex (including Harlow) have produced a short film highlighting their work with Princess Alexandra Hospital. In the film the two chairs, Chloe and Verity affirm their commitment to improving the maternity services for “women, birthing people and families”. In…

Dear Editor, IN the last 24 hours the media has been flooded with headlines like “Little evidence that chemical imbalance causes depression” following a review, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, concluded there was “no clear evidence” that low serotonin levels are responsible for depression.…

Dear Editor, A NEW analysis of NHS pay commissioned by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) published yesterday (19 July) highlights real terms pay cuts for nurses and paramedics of £1,100 and £1,500 respectively for this year. These figures include the latest government imposed pay increase.…

THE NUMBER of patients with Covid-19 in Princess Alexandra Hospital has risen very sharply. Latest data provided on July 20th show that there were 100 patients in hospital. The figure is fluctuating quite a lot. YH understands that no-one is on a ventilator. Figures for…

PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital (PAH) have made an appeal to Harlow residents as they have revealed they are experiencing high demand for their services. They have not made any reference to the weather, but temperatures in Harlow were already at 34 degrees (96 degrees) at lunchtime.…

EVERYONE aged 50 and over will be offered a Covid booster vaccine this autumn to top up their immunity and cut their risk of becoming severely ill reports the BBC. Younger people at high risk from Covid, as well as health and social care staff,…

A HARLOW woman is set to have her head shaved for a very important charity. Susan Clarke, a health care assistant at Princess Alexandra Hospital is doing it for Evalina Children’s Hospital. Susan said: “I’m doing this for Evalina as they helped my niece when…

THE East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been rated requires improvement by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), following an inspection undertaken in April and May. The inspection formed part of a wider review into urgent and emergency care pathways across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. …

LOCAL charity, St Clare Hospice have recently revealed an ambitious new strategy, which sets out plans for delivering outstanding hospice care for the next 20 years to the communities of West Essex and the East Herts borders. As part of this, the Hospice is searching…

A SPECIAL blue plaque to mark the contribution of the Alberni String Quartet to culture in Harlow and across the world was unveiled at St Johns Arc in Old Harlow on Friday. The plaque was unveiled by the vice-chair of Harlow Council, councillor Sue Livings.…

SCHOOL-based mindfulness training does not appear to boost wellbeing or improve the mental health of teenagers, according to research that found many pupils were bored by the course and did not practise it at home reports The Guardian. At a time when concern is mounting…

NEARLY three million adults in England have still not come forward for a Covid vaccine, data reveals.Experts say the figure includes some people who could get extremely sick if they were to catch the virus reports the BBC. Most elderly and vulnerable people have already…

A TEAM who are committed to enhancing cancer care have been shortlisted for the final of The Royal College of Nursing Awards 2022.  The One Step at a Time team, which includes colleagues from The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, The Patient Panel at The…

MANY people will recognise Nagmeh Teymourain Yates as the break out star of Emma Willis documentary series in the Maternity Department of Princess Alexandra Hospital. After we had interviewed Nagmeh about her career as a midwife, during which she delivered over 5,500 babies, we then…