A LEADING Harlow councillor has expressed his concerns over plans to merge two GP surgeries in Harlow. As YH reported last week, health bosses have written to patients at Barbara Castle surgery in Sumners and Addison House off Fourth Avenue making them aware of the…

Nominations now open for the Who Will Care? Awards 2020 THE Who Will Care? Awards make a much-anticipated return in May and nominations are now open. The 2020 awards are to be held on Wednesday 13 May at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford and will…

Quality of care at Princess Alexandra Hospital rated by staff NATIONAL NHS staff survey results show that staff at The Princess Alexandra NHS Hospital Trust rate the quality of care provided to their patients as being above average compared with hospitals across the country. Responses…

THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust invited junior doctors from across the region to attend a special training event last week. Foundation doctors – qualified doctors in their first or second year of training – had the opportunity to learn more about pathology at The…

Women to be invited to attend breast screening service at Herts and Essex Hospital WOMEN in the Hertfordshire area who are eligible for breast screening will be invited to attend an appointment at a mobile unit based at the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s…

CHILDREN have been taught how to recognise when they are struggling with poor mental health. Time to Talk Day was an opportunity for Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, to tackle the subject with its students. Workshops were held during the week to help students…

Events to be held across Essex during Eating Disorders Awareness Week SPECIALISTS from Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) are holding a series of events to raise awareness of eating disorders and the treatment available. Staff from the Trust’s eating disorder team will host…

TWO GP surgeries in Harlow are set to merge. Addison House Surgery off Fourth Avenue and Barbara Castle Surgery in the Sumners will “operate as one surgery” from April 1st 2020. Patients have received a letter from the health authority, the West Essex Clinical Commissioning…

A LOCAL club has raised £500 to benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. Every year, the Matching Green Classic and Sports Car Club donates profits from its annual car show to a charitable cause. This year, they…

Passmores Academy achieves anti-bullying award 7 years in a row IN recognition of its commitment to tackle and prevent bullying in school, Passmores has achieved the BIG Award (Bullying Intervention Group) for the SEVENTH consecutive year. This is a national award for excellence in bullying…

HEALTH officials are urging people to have both parts of the MMR vaccine after cases of mumps in England reached their highest level in a decade reports the BBC. Outbreaks in universities and colleges raised the number of cases of the painful viral illness to…

ON Saturday 8th February, The Harvey Centre, Harlow acknowledged Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week with the chance for the little ones to enjoy FREE yoga taster sessions with local company, ‘Yes Yoga’, on the Ground Floor of the Centre. Youngsters aged 3-13 years had the…

Bank donates more than £1,400 to develop tranquil garden at hospital ward A BANK has kindly donated more than £1,400 to continue to develop a tranquil garden for patients, people and visitors at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow. The garden, based at Gibberd Ward…

LAST week, West Essex Mind held a Time to Talk session at their Bush Fair office in Harlow. YH went down and spoke to one of the supervisors for the Trailblazer programme, Marrisa Dear about the project. Whilst we were down there, we also spoke…