Paul Lancaster, General Manager at Lakeside says; “We are always proud to support the charitable work of our retailers and are delighted that both Marks and Spencer and HSBC were able to raise considerable amounts of money to support the great work that Macmillan does.”
St Luke's Hospice is hosting an evening cruise on the oldest paddlesteamer in the world, the Waverley this Sunday. The ship departs from London Cruise Terminal at 4.45pm and returns at 10pm.
An ambulance trust aiming to secure NHS foundation trust status is seeking help from the public and patients to help develop new services. The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) has begun a consultation that will last until the end of the year.
It was not a 100th, even a 90th, but Deputy Mayor Cllr Eddie Hardiman and cabinet member for Adult Social Care, Cllr Tony Fish, were at the Corringham home to join the celebrations for Collins House’s own 40th anniversary.
"We now have no choice other than to tackle this head on. We need to decisively reduce our spending and, regrettably, this will have a direct impact on some of our patients, staff and partners. We are planning to temporarily suspend IVF services for some patient groups for the remainder of the financial year.
In 2000, she applied for membership of the General Dental Council using the degree she claimed to have got in India. The court head she had worked for nine years at six NHS trusts carrying out a wide range of duties, including minor surgery.
Police say they are not treating the death as suspicious. It is believed the man may have overdosed on drugs. A post-mortem examination, will be held to determine what killed the man, who was said to be 29 and from Orsett.
The home was also the subject of a number of damning reports by the government watchdogs CSCI and CQC. Each report gave the home just "One Star" or "adequate" and made a number of severe criticisms of the home which catered for people with severe learning difficulties.
HEALTH IS in good hands in Chadwell St Mary. You just have to go into Dr Ambikapathy's surgery near the Linford Road to feel the positive culture and attitude towards improving health in the borough.
ZUMBA classes are springing up all over Thurrock. Lola Adeyoye has classes in Chadwell, Grays and Chafford Hundred. The dance classes merge a number of dance styles from Bangra to Samba to give the members an all-round work-out.
TROUBLED South West Essex PCT has announced merger plans with NHS South West Essex as part of its plans to make savings. NHS South West Essex wants to save £52m, which would include reducing staff to 2008 levels.
An ageing population but is there a need for more care homes in the borough? Residents in South Ockendon clearly think not as they protest against an application in Mollands Lane.
NHS South West Essex’s Expert Patients Programme (EPP) will be holding a Looking After Me course at St Lukes House, Lampits Hill, Corringham, starting on Tuesday, 19th October.
As well as fulfilling the statutory function of publicly approving the accounts, the AGM is an opportunity to look back at NHS South West Essex’s successes, acknowledge areas for improvement and hear about the primary care trust’s key objectives.
