Tottenham Hotspur team treat young patients to festive surprise at local hospital PLAYERS from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club treated young patients to a festive surprise at The Princess Alexandra Hospital today (Thursday, 19 December). Moussa Sissoko, Michel Vorm, Juan Foyth and Oliver Skipp visited the…

AN Essex organisation is joining the campaign to address the urgent need for more lifesaving organ donors from black, Asian, mixed race and minority ethnic backgrounds. Action on Blood has successfully bid for funding to carry out a project to break down myths and increase…

CASES of dementia in the health region that covers Harlow have risen by over 100%. In April 2014, there were 1387 cases in the area covered by the West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). By March 2019, this figure had risen to 2783. An increase…

THE wonderful contributions of the team of volunteers at The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAHT) were celebrated at a special Christmas lunch on Monday, 9 December. More than 70 volunteers were treated to a festive meal at the hospital restaurant, where they were joined by teams…

COMPANY kindly donates teddy bears to bring a smile to children’s faces at local hospital this Christmas A company has kindly donated more than 100 teddy bears to bring a smile to children’s faces at The Princess Alexandra Hospital this Christmas. LocknCharge, a global mobile…

HARLOW’S Men’s Shed project has been very successful in being a focal point for men who are taking on the challenge of mental health. It has been so successful that the Harlow Town Park project is looking to expand. They have set up fundraising page.…

118 people in Essex are facing Christmas on the waiting list for an organ transplant. They join more than 6,000 people across the UK, including over 180 children, awaiting a life-saving gift*. Families in Essex are being urged to share their organ donation decision this…

Hospital marks the start of the festive season with unveiling of Christmas tree PATIENTS and people gathered to mark the start of the festive season with the unveiling of a Christmas tree outside the Princess Alexandra Hospital on Monday, 2 December. The tree, which is…

JOBS up for grabs at recruitment fair organised by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Employment opportunities with Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust will be up for grabs at a recruitment fair in Harlow next week. Permanent and temporary vacancies for Allied Health Professionals…

By Local Democracy Reporter TEN years after the death of Jade Goody from cervical cancer thousands of women are missing smear tests. New NHS figures show that of the 383,900 women who should have had the screening done as of 2018/19 – a quarter of…

HARLOW Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate, Laura McAlpine has echoed criticism of Boris Johnson’s pledge of 50,000 nurses which has been labelled “deceitful” by the Royal College of Nursing. The prime minister made the announcement as he unveiled the Conservative election manifesto on Sunday. The party…

Hospital joins respected cohort of organisations offering prestigious examination THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been selected to join a respected cohort of organisations offering a prestigious examination for trainee doctors. A dedicated team from across the hospital delivered the Royal Colleges of…

“We feel that volunteering together means we are fighting against heart disease as a family.” THE British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on the public to lend an elfing hand this Christmas by giving the gift of time to its stores in the East of…

TWO patients were presented with medals to mark more than 50 years of safely and successfully self-managing their diabetes at a special event at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT). Sarah Goodliffe, of Waltham Abbey in Essex, who has lived with diabetes for 60…