CHADWELL ST MARY teenager, Bridie Philpott passed away at the weekend after losing her long fight against degenerative disorder, Battens disease. The tragic story of how first her brother John contracted the disease which strikes at the immune system followed by his sister struck the heart of many in the borough.
Members of the public are warmly invited to attend. Car parking is available on the fifth and sixth floors of the multi storey car park at the back of Phoenix Place and visitors should then report to reception.
Shadow portfolio holder, cllr Amanda Arnold said: "The Dilnot review has provided a number of opportunities for improvement, not least eradicating the problem of those with lower incomes and cheaper homes spending everything to pay for their care, which has always been seen as the most unfair element of the current system.
NHS South Essex Cluster (a cluster arrangement between NHS South East and NHS South West Essex primary care trusts) is pleased to announce the official appointment of seven Non-Executive Directors to their new joint Board.
People who needed assistance in eating or drinking did not always have a care management plan in place to inform staff of how much help they needed. Some people had not been weighed for lengthy periods and records relating to people’s weight were sometimes inconsistent. This meant that people could not always be assured that their nutritional needs were being met.
Hospitals were cutting services because they are under great and growing financial pressure from a £20bn savings drive (dubbed "the Nicholson challenge" after NHS chief executive David Nicholson), primary care trusts (PCTs) holding back money to pay for the NHS restructuring ordered by health secretary Andrew Lansley, and a reduction in the PCTs' "tariff" payments to hospitals for treating patients, he added.
Health Village from Lloydspharmacy is the UK’s first retail health centre that offers a wide range of healthcare products and services under one roof. As well as traditional pharmacy services and health and beauty products, Health Village from Lloydspharmacy includes independent living aids from Betterlife, physiotherapy and sports injury clinics from Connect Physical Health, chiropody services from Shuropody, opticians Vision Express, audiology services from Hidden Hearing and clinical skincare treatments from Sk:N. The Thurrock store also includes a private dentist – DentistryForYou, and an exclusive day spa which stocks the Organic Pharmacy range.
Remember that Thurrock Health Centre and St Luke’s Health Centre in Southend are open 8am to 8pm 365 days a year for walk-in appointments and you do not have to be registered. You can see a GP or nurse if you have a minor injury or illness. Thurrock Health Centre, 55 - 57 High Street, Grays, RM17 6NP, 01375 898700. St Luke's Health Centre, located behind Cumberlege Intermediate Care Centre, Pantile Avenue, Southend on Sea, SS2 4BD, 01702 611505.
A WEST THURROCK mum is asking Thurrock residents to dig deep as she tries to raise £45,000 for a key operation for her son George. Vikki Balding's aim is to raise the money which will enable her to take George to St Louis' childrens hospital in Missouri for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Surgery.
A SENIOR Thurrock councillor has warned Thurrock Council that they are "deeply concerned" at the standards in a number of Thurrock care homes. Cllr Ben Maney had asked him for an update on the latest Care Quality Commission inspection findings on Bluebell Court Care Home in Grays.
This is where the service becomes involved at the point where young people first commit an offence and there is an opportunity to divert them away from court and the criminal justice system. The Triage scheme has been fundamental in reducing the number of young people who go on to commit further offences and the numbers speak for themselves – out of 105 young people to have committed a first offence since January, only 9 committed a further offence.
YOURTHURROCK often sees Gary and Dave around the borough. Sometimes sitting in the cafe in the Thameside and at other places around the borough. Every Wednesday morning they can be found at Belhus Village Hall where service users and carers and befrienders gather together for what is described as the "highlight of the week."
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued a formal warning to the owners of Grays Court care home saying they must make improvements to standards of care or face further action.
"The department is seeking to collect data around social participation through the 2011-12 Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework indicator, which focuses on enhancing the quality of life for people with care and support needs.
A HORSE was put down after it ran onto the Ferry Road in Tilbury last week.
The tragedy occurred last Tuesday lunchtime near to the junction at Brennan Road. According to reports, the horse had drifted onto the road from a nearby field.
