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Doctors vote to go ahead with this week’s five-day strike in England

THIS week's five-day doctor strike in England will go ahead after British Medical Association members voted to continue with a planned walkout despite a...

Land Sheriffs’ team delivers 500th life-saving intervention

SECURITY experts, Land Sheriffs, have reached a major milestone, having made over 500 potentially life-saving interventions across the UK rail network. Land Sheriffs provide manned...

National Survey shows some improvement in maternity care experiences, but further work is needed to ensure safe high-quality care for all

FINDINGS from a CQC survey of more than 16,750 women who used NHS maternity services in 2025 reveal several areas where people are reporting...

Lolly announces charity partnership with Kids Inspire for 2025/26

LOLLY, the hospitality software house, is proud to announce a 12-month charity partnership with Kids Inspire, an Essex-based charity that supports children, young people...

Ambulance service for Thurrock declares highest alert level

THE East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) has moved to REAP (Resource Escalation Action Plan) Level 4, the highest escalation level, in response to...

Charity funding for training equipment to improve care for premature babies

A FAMILY has raised over £33,000 to help care for critically ill babies at Basildon Hospital. Richard and Lydia Hobden’s donation – in memory of...

Early flu surge piles demand on emergency debates already under extreme pressure

AN early flu surge is starting to add to pressure on Emergency Departments in England, leaving frontline staff fighting an uphill battle to provide...

‘Life being stressful is not an illness’ – GPs on mental health over-diagnosis

HUNDREDS of GPs across England have told the BBC they think mental health problems are being over-diagnosed reports the BBC. One commonly-held view by family...

Essex Police apologises after death of ‘hate crime’ victim

A 51-year-old victim of an alleged hate crime was failed by Essex Police prior to her death, the county’s coroner has said reports the...

Tackling medicine waste – only order what you need

DID you know that 1 in 10 medicines given out aren’t needed or used? In Hertfordshire and west Essex, £7.5 million is wasted every...

Local NHS donates nearly 200 digital devices to help local school children get online 

CHILDREN and families across Essex will benefit from nearly 200 NHS devices being given a new lease of life, helping more young people get...

Alzheimer’s Prevention charity pioneers research on nutrition biomarkers to detect dementia risk from age 18

THE Food for the Brain Foundation’s Cognitive Function Test will now be used to assess blood biomarkers being developed in the ‘READ OUT’ trial,...

Suicide impacts more than one in four people in East England, new figures show

OVER one in four people surveyed (28%) in East England say they or a family member have been affected by suicide, according to a new...

Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades begins in UK

A MAJOR prostate cancer screening trial, external aimed at finding the best way to detect the disease has been launched in the UK reports...

South East Airline Manager features in national portrait campaign speaking up for women and girls

AN Airline Manager from Essex, has been photographed as part of a national portrait series highlighting the men who are speaking up to help...

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