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Children’s Mental Health Week: Expert reveals five tips to benefit your mental health

CHILDREN'S Mental Health Week begins on the 3rd February 2025 and it's all about highlighting the importance of mental health support from a young...

Concerns over Thurrock children’s “chronic inactivity”

CHILDREN in Thurrock are at risk of being “less intelligent” because of chronic inactivity, a GP has claimed reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Dr William...

Cancer info drop-in session will help explore and improve patient care

CANCER Nurse Specialists are helping raise awareness about the disease as part of World Cancer Day (February 4). The dedicated staff from Southend Hospital, part...

Award shortlisting showcases innovation and improving patient care

MID and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust’s Pathology team has been shortlisted for the Health Tech Team of the Year award at the HTN...

Local Hospices shortlisted for HSJ Partnership award

A GROUP of Essex hospices has been shortlisted for a top healthcare award for supporting people nearing the end of their lives to choose...

Funding for new maternity drug pilot could help save lives

A MATERNITY unit has received additional funding to launch a two-year pilot to help revolutionise care for birthing mothers, minimising blood loss during childbirth...

£600,000 Spotlight Radiotherapy Appeal target smashed

A £600,000 cancer appeal is celebrating reaching its fundraising target ahead of schedule, thanks to some amazing community support and a £100,000 legacy donation. The...

Stanford-le-Hope planning application rejected due to wall

A HOMEOWNER'S plans to build an "excessively" high wall and electric gate to the front of a bungalow has been refused by Thurrock Council...

Giving Thurrock patients a voice in mental health transformation

ESSEX Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) is leading the way in the transformation of mental health care, empowering patients and their families to...

Parents to receive day one right to neonatal care leave and pay

THOUSANDS of working families with babies in neonatal care will be entitled to additional time off as a day one right, the government has...

Hospital staff across the east of England ‘depressed and demoralised’ say unions

A SENIOR member of a nursing union has claimed hospital staff across the east were “depressed and demoralised” with many considering leaving the profession...

Slipper swap projects help over 1,000 residents prevent falls this winter

RESIDENTS are taking strides toward safer, more independent lives this winter thanks to NHS-approved slipper swap projects.   The slipper swap projects provide a practical solution...

EPUT’S 111 Mental Health Crisis Response Service supported more than 56,000 calls in 2024

MORE than 56,000 calls made to a crisis mental health phone line in 2024 received specialist support from Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust...

Groundbreaking procedure cuts waiting times for cancer diagnosis

SUSPECTED throat cancer patients are benefiting from faster diagnosis and earlier treatment thanks to a pioneering biopsy technique. This procedure at Southend Hospital, called transnasal...

NHS dentistry: Over ¼ million send a message to PM Keir Starmer

THE British Dental Association has said the Government must move at pace to honour pledges to save NHS dentistry, as a petition cosigned by...

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