Health
INTRODUCTION WE began the year, with three separate reports every day. By early January, there was 1327 cases of Covid-19 in a single day. By early March, as there were encouraging signs, we condensed it into one daily report. The report covers UK figures; Princess…
OVER the last few years, we have written many many stories on the plans for a new hospital for Harlow. You have to be careful with your language on these matters. We say for Harlow and not in Harlow as it may not be in…
A NEW hospital in Harlow is set to be among the first in the country that does not have gas boilers. It means that the hospital will not rely on gas boilers for heating and hot water and instead on more renewable sources of power.…
HARLOW parents have expressed their anger and concern after “anti-vaxxers” picketed a local school. On Friday afternoon, Mark Hall Academy students who travelled home by walking through the underpass at London Road at First Avenue were approached by two women who were handing out leaflets.…
HARLOW residents who had been told that they would not require an appointment to get a Cocid-19 vaccine are being turned away from both vaccination centres in the town. YH readers had read the press release issued by the health bosses on Friday that stated:…
DEMENTIA care at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust has been selected as one of Harlow Council’s chosen charities of the year. The official announcement was made at the Full Council meeting yesterday (Thursday 20 May). The council will support The Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Charity…
IT WAS another bumper week for vaccinations in Harlow. There were 808 first vaccinations and 3,425 second doses issued. That is a total of 4,233 for the week. That means a total of 69,261 vaccinations have been issued There are now two lists: 1st vaccinations…
TODAY parkrun UK has announced that it has been forced to delay the planned reopening of 5k events in England on Saturday 5 June. Although more than 250 events (including Harlow) do have landowner permission to return, this falls far short of the critical mass…
COVID vaccinations now available with no appointment needed for eligible people in Hertfordshire and west Essex In order to make it even easier for eligible people to get protected against COVID-19, a number of walk-in vaccination sessions have opened up for people across Hertfordshire and…
HARLOW Council has given permission for the very popular parkrun to resume. Parkrun is a 5km (3.1 mile) run that took place every Saturday morning around the town park. Harlow’s run, like every other run n the country stopped in March 2020 due to the…
HARLOW has recorded just five cases of Covid-19. We did say we were just going to provide a weekly report but we do think this is a significant statistic. When you consider that on January 9th, we had 1329 cases. Harlow was third out of…
HEALTH bosses have set minds at ease and told YH that the vaccination centre at the Harlow Leisurezone will remain open. Harlow MP Robert Halfon had expressed his concerns that the centre “may close”. His concerns were so great that he contacted the Minister in…
A NUMBER of objections have been made to the proposed plans for an evangelical church to move into the Harlow Leisurezone. Last month, YH revealed that a planning application had been submitted for the Christian Revival Church (CRC) to move into the space presently occupied…
THERE were more than one million admission to NHS hospitals in 2019/20 where obesity was a factor, according to new figures1 published by NHS Digital today. The Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet; England, 2021 is an annual compendium of data on obesity, including hospital…
A BIOMEDICAL scientist at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) has been highly commended at the finals of a prominent national awards ceremony. Cherie Beckett (pictured), who works in the microbiology department at PAHT, was highly commended in the ‘Rising Star’ category of the…
THIS weekend, the whole of the UKs fostering community came together to recognise the work of foster carers during the Covid19 pandemic and to thank them, and to remember those from the fostering community who sadly lost their lives. In the past year, and amidst…
