Health
PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital’s Epping breast unit offers mobile breast screening for women in Great Dunmow Great Dunmow women can conveniently have a breast screening mammogram near to their home thanks to a mobile unit set up in the Rowena Davey Centre, Chequers Lane, Great Dunmow.…
Hospital nurse recruitment open day CALLING current or aspiring nurses – an event at The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust on Saturday 27 April (2019) could give you the opportunity you have been waiting for. The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust (PAHT) in Harlow are hosting a…
Support available for patients when leaving hospital WHAT will happen when you are ready to leave hospital? What support is available when you get home? These and other questions face anyone who becomes a patient, whether referred as an inpatient, or, more importantly if admitted…
Local Health services this Easter WITH the four-day Easter holiday fast approaching, local doctors have issued advice to help you to stay well and make sure you have enough medicines to see you through the holiday period. If you rely on regular prescription medication, check…
Join The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow town to beat bowel cancer THE Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust are taking to the streets to beat bowel cancer, and they are keen for everyone to join them in the fight. April is bowel cancer awareness month…
PRINCESS Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has made an urgent plea for people to return great pumps as soon as possible. PAH usually has a stock of 20 to 25 pumps but they are now down to just two. If you have one could you…
LAURA McAlpine, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate is calling for the Chief Executive of Princess Alexandra Hospital to reconsider plans to outsource the Domestic Services and Estates staff resource at the hospital. Laura said: “The staff themselves (some of whom have been working within the NHS for…
LACEY-Rose Saamanthy, from Harlow was offered a job in a cafe at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford after a successful interview reports the BBC. But after two months without any news she eventually received a letter telling her she could no longer have a job over…
Support hospital chaplain’s mega challenge in Harvey Centre – 18 April A HOSPITAL chaplain is taking on a mega challenge in aid of his hospital – and is hoping people will come and support his mammoth effort at the Harvey Centre, Harlow, on Thursday 18…
A HARLOW-based provider of domiciliary care is marking World Health Day on April 7th, and says the World Health Organisation-run event is the perfect opportunity for people to think about healthcare at home for those closest to them. We aim to provide high-quality, affordable care…
Staff at The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust report improvements and support in their work STAFF at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) feel supported and valued by their managers and able to access development opportunities, a national staff survey shows. Results for the latest…
HARLOW mum, Gemma Davis has bowel cancer. To be technical, she has Stage 3 T4N1b Bowel cancer. It was diagnosed Oct 26th 2018. https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/diagnosis/staging-and-grading/ For Gemma it came as a real shock. There was nothing out of the ordinary in her diet and like many…
APRIL is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a fantastic annual opportunity to raise awareness of bowel cancer and funds to support their work. Young, old, female or male – it affects us all. This Bowel Cancer Awareness Month they are shining a light on the varied…
Donation recognises Harlow hospital baby unit’s dedicated care THE wonderful work of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow has been widely recognised with donations from many grateful families, as well as local businesses who support the unit’s marvellous work.…
