Health
THIS year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is nature and how connecting with the natural world can support good mental health. The week, which is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, is in its 21st year and runs until 16 May. Across the country,…
SECOND vaccine doses could be brought forward and local restrictions introduced to help tackle the Indian variant in the worst-affected areas, the government has said reports the BBC. It said “economic and social” restrictions could be reimposed in parts of England if necessary. Public Health…
AROUND a million text messages are being sent to 38 and 39-year-olds in England, inviting them to book an appointment for a Covid vaccine reports the BBC. Booking will open from 07:00 on Thursday on the NHS website. Pregnant women will be directed to centres offering…
AS part of the ongoing testing rollout in Essex, all businesses with under 50 employees are now being encouraged to have their staff, who are not showing Covid-19 symptoms, regularly tested to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and potential workplace outbreaks. Companies with 1-49 employees,…
ANYONE over 40 can walk into a number of vaccination centres across Hertfordshire and west Essex this week without an appointment – making it even easier to start to get protected against COVID-19. For the first time in the local vaccination programme, drop-in sessions are…
A FEW weeks ago, whilst in Sumners, we bumped into three good ladies out for a walk. It looked like a practice walk and it was indeed. Michele Talbot (pic right) told us a little bit more. Michele said: “The MoonWalk is a yearly event…
MORELIFE, a local provider of healthy lifestyle and weight management services, is inviting West and South Essex employees to join two free wellbeing webinars as part of Mental Health Awareness Week (10th – 16th May). Delivered by MoreLife’s expert Weight Management Practitioner Matthew Buckley, the…
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…
IT WAS another super Saturday as hundreds flocked to Lister House for their vaccinations. YH editor, Michael Casey went up to the surgery on Abercrombie Way for his second jab. When he arrived, at just after 10am, the queue snaked around the block. With the…
PATIENTS who have been diagnosed with a fracture will soon be seen in a new, modern facility at The Princess Alexandra Hospital. The Fracture Clinic, previously based at Herts and Essex Hospital, Bishop’s Stortford, has been relocated to The Princess Alexandra Hospital as part of…
MOST adults under the age of 40 will be given an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine due to a link with rare blood clots reports the BBC. The UK’s medicines safety regulator says there have been 242 clotting cases and 49 deaths, with 28.5 million…
Yoga on Prescription is a programme which supports NHS patients to gain self-care skills by learning yoga breathing, relaxation and mindfulness techniques. For NHS patients: • with stress, anxiety or mild to moderate depression • at risk of Type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease • suffering from…
MORE than two million youngsters missed out on the chance to go swimming due to the coronavirus pandemic – resulting in almost a quarter of a million children being unable to swim the length of a standard swimming pool. New data released by Swim England…
INTRODUCTION WE began the year, with three separate reports every day. By early January, there was 1327 cases 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 Alexandra Hospital…
A TRAINEE biomedical scientist from The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Harlow has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Donna Morris is one of three finalists to be shortlisted for the Advancing Healthcare Awards in the category of the NHS Employers Award for…
CHILDREN as young as 12 are set to be offered the coronavirus jab as part of NHS plans to vaccinate children before school starts in September. The rollout is reportedly being planned for when the school term begins in the Autumn, according to the Sunday…
