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New service improves diagnoses waits for cancer patients

MARCH is prostate cancer awareness month and a service for patients with urological cancers - including prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer and testicular...

Celebrating Mother’s Day as a foster carer

MOTHER'S Day is a time for celebration, reflection, and gratitude. But for foster carers, it can also be a delicate balance of making the...

Spotting HIV and hepatitis early will save lives

ADULT patients coming in for Emergency Department treatment needing blood tests are now automatically being screened for bloodborne viruses like hepatitis B and C,...

Thurrock ward launches crafting afternoons for patients and families

A MENTAL health ward for older people has started crafting afternoons for patients and their loved ones to have fun and learn something new. Staff at...

AI helping NHS staff be more skilled and flexible

AN app using AI with behavioural science has been successfully piloted at Essex hospitals and is now set to be expanded across the NHS. Called...

People with long-term conditions should have BMI check every year say health experts

PEOPLE with long-term conditions such as COPD, diabetes and heart disease should have their BMI checked and recorded ‘at least once a year’, NICE...

Midwife and doctor win national maternity award for dedicated care

A MIDWIFE and a doctor working at Southend Hospital’s maternity unit have won a national award for the exceptional kindness they gave to a...

People caught in ‘damaging cycle’ of re-admittance to mental health services due to lack of suitable community support

MANY people with mental health needs are not getting the care they need, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlighted in a report published today,...

Letter to Editor: Concerns over ear wax services

Dear Editor, AS an audiologist, I am deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis in ear wax services in England. Shockingly, more than eight million people...

 Fearless teen’s abseil in thanks for 14 years of ‘incredible’ hospital care

A 14-year-old boy with a condition, so rare, that specialists have not found another person in the world with the same diagnosis, is taking...

Game on: local students help manage local NHS budget

THE NHS in Essex has partnered with local students to develop interactive games that help the public understand the complexities of healthcare budget decisions....

More schools to be asked to supervise toothbrushing

SCHOOL and nursery staff in the most deprived areas of England will be asked to supervise young children while they brush their teeth, under...

Endometriosis UK responds to Government response to the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Committee’s

ENDOMETRIOSIS UK responds to Government response to the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Committee's inquiry into "women’s reproductive health conditions". “Endometriosis UK is...

Event: Supporting Black families navigating Autism

EVENT: Supporting Black families navigating Autism. Full details below.

Health bosses warns of potential second norovirus wave

THE latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data shows norovirus cases continue to rise across the country, with laboratory reports at the highest levels...

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