Health
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon is in isolation after contracting Covid over the weekend. Conservative MP Mr Halfon was due to return to the House of Commons today (Wednesday) as a back bencher as well as in his capacity as chair fo the education committee. However…
TRAVEL industry groups have called for all remaining Covid restrictions on travellers to be removed in the latest government review reports the BBC. With data last week suggesting one in 25 people in the UK currently had the virus, airlines say passenger testing is having…
WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. It is by no mean perfect but it gives you,…
Diane Deane-Bowers, vice chair of the award-winning Patient Panel at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, on why it is keen to attract new blood… NINE years ago, the Francis Report recommended that every hospital should have a group of patients to represent the voice…
THE maternity team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) have been commended for their care during their reaccreditation as part of Unicef’s Baby Friendly Initiative. The team received the award following a rigorous assessment in December. The initiative supports families with feeding and…
WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. It is by no mean perfect but it gives you,…
CORONAVIRUS was the reason behind an increasingly large number of NHS staff absences at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow on Boxing Day NHS England data shows 323 members of staff at PAH off sick on December 26th (the latest date for which data…
SECONDARY schools pupils in England will be tested for Covid at least once before rejoining classes for the new term, the government has said reports the BBC. Ministers have assured schools that testing kits will be provided as needed and urged pupils to test twice…
WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. It is by no mean perfect but it gives you,…
THE local NHS is urging everyone who hasn’t had their booster – or hasn’t started their COVID vaccinations yet – to make getting the jab their New Year’s resolution. https://www.myhealthessex.co.uk You can even get your jab this bank holiday weekend. Get yourself the best belated…
FACE masks are to be worn in secondary classrooms in England’s schools to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant, the government has announced. The temporary reintroduction of face coverings aims to address concerns about schools remaining open for face-to-face learning this coming term. Meanwhile,…
WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. It is by no mean perfect but it gives you,…
FROM Boxers to Beagles, Greyhounds to Golden Retrievers, all pups are welcome at St Clare Hospice’s 16th annual charity dog walk, taking place on Sunday 27th February. Dozens of dogs of all shapes and sizes are set to take part in the Hospice’s sponsored 5km…
WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise. We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19. It is by no mean perfect but it gives you,…
ESSEX Firefighters have been urged to protect themselves from toxic fire contaminants in response to research that found more than four times higher rates of cancer amongst firefighters who took part, relative to the general public . It is thought that toxic fire contaminants are…
Professor Gino Martini -Harlow Based Professor and former Chief Scientist for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Trustee of Harlow Health Centres Trust (www.HHCT.org.uk) FOLLOWING from my last two blogs – I wanted to update folks with pride on how the Team at the Lister Medical…
