HERTFORDSHIRE is set to join the ‘Central East’ cluster of NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) this spring, as part of cost-cutting measures to reduce spending by 50% reports the Local Democracy Reporter. NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are statutory bodies in England that plan and…

ACL Essex is supporting its communities with mental health courses to help boost wellbeing.  The learning provider is promoting free mental health courses, available to residents across Essex, to combat winter blues. Blue Monday (19 January) is meant to be the most depressing day of…

MUSIC and dancing were central to the surprise birthday party the dedicated team at a Waltham Abbey care home threw for glamourous resident, Phyllis Walker, as she turned 100.  The team at Ashbrook Court Care Home, on Sewardstone Road went above and beyond to make Phyllis…

AN impressive 400 took part in the Harlow parkrun on Saturday morning. Runners from Aberdeen to Plymouth made their way around the two-and-a-half laps around the picturesque park. We believe this is the fifth time that 400 and over have taken part in the 5k…

GREATER Anglia will be supporting Samaritans Brew Monday campaign next week, with a series of events at railway stations across the network to encourage people to stay connected and look out for one another. Greater Anglia is helping to highlight that there is no such…

STONEGATE Group today announces a two-year partnership with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) to bring suicide prevention into the heart of Britain’s pubs, bars and venues. The partnership reflects Stonegate’s mission to bring people together through its passion for great pubs, bars and venues and…

THE NHS is urging older adults not to miss out on their winter protection. Flu jabs for over 65s, RSV vaccines for those aged 75 to 79 if they’ve not had it before and COVID-19 vaccines for those anyone aged 75+ are still available, offering…

TWO new Mental Health Urgent Care Units (MHUCUs) are being created in Essex, marking a significant milestone in improving care for people in crisis. Developed and operated by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT), the units will be based at Princess Alexandra Hospital in…

ALL Proceeds made will be donated to Cancer Research UKRazed Roof are pleased to welcome ourcommunity to join us at this exciting opportunity to contribute to discussionsand ideas for our project ‘Health Aware’.  Your involvement will inform our creative work as we devise our next production:…

     THE Traitors star Leanne Quigley is urging people to kick start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Essex. The charity’s much-loved events will be taking place across the UK from May to July as communities go ‘all…

BIG Give, Global’s Make Some Noise, and NCVO announce the opening of applications for the Small Charity Week 2026 match funding campaign, the second nationwide match funding campaign dedicated exclusively to small charities. Following the success of the inaugural 2025 campaign, Small Charity Week will…

THE Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) is delighted to invite local Black-owned businesses, community leaders, and residents to a free community listening event on 24 January 2026, 1-5pm at Passmores Academy, Harlow (CM18 6JH) – to hear directly from Black women, people, and families who have…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has announced the winners of its DAISY Awards® programme for October and November 2025. The programme enables patients, families, and colleagues to honour a nurse or midwife who has made a difference to their care and have gone the…

Experiences of Community Pharmacies in West Essex Share your views here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/healthwatchessex-community-pharmacies/ We want to explore how people are using their local community pharmacies and how they think services could be improved. As part of this project, we have launched a new survey to encourage people…