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Around ten lives saved every day from lung cancer in east of England

AROUND 3,500 lives are saved from lung cancer in the East of England every year, according to new analysis from Cancer Research UK. That’s...

Staff shortlisted for Nursing Times Workforce Awards

ESSEX Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) has been shortlisted for three awards in this year’s Nursing Times Workforce Awards. The event, which celebrates excellence...

Orsett Golf Club Vets raise vital funds for Thurrock & Brentwood MIND

ORSETT Golf Clubs Veterans Association have spent the last year raising money for the local mental health charity, Thurrock & Brentwood MIND. Through various events,...

Scooter challenge raises cash in nan’s memory

A SIX-year-old boy has raised a ‘wheely’ great £150 for a local hospital charity by taking on a 15-mile scooter challenge in memory of...

Health researchers on a winning streak

CLINICAL researchers carrying out vital work to improve patient care at hospitals in mid and south Essex have won a number of prestigious awards. Staff...

Risk of “failing the future” if children and young people don’t get the care they need, CQC warns

THE Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over...

Dignitaries support mid and south Essex NHS vaccination bus campaign

HELPING residents to get vaccinated and prepared for winter, NHS Mid and South Essex brought a community vaccination bus to mid and south Essex....

Disposable vapes to be banned from June

THE sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales from June next year, the government has confirmed. Ministers in England said the...

Cabinet Member for Health and Well-being asks to meet the Secretary of State for Health to discuss the challenges

COUNCILLOR Mark Hooper, Cabinet Member for Health and Well-being, has written to Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to request...

Thurrock Mind to host Mental Elf Run

JOIN Thurrock and Brentwood Mind as they host their first ever 2.5k/5k family fun run this Festive Season to help fund vital mental health...

Urgent winter health warning as expert warns ‘Legionella isn’t just a summer fling’

AMID rising concern about the globally increasing risk of Legionella, leading Legionella rapid testing expert Hydrosense is reminding Brits that – despite a common...

NHS called to explain ‘appalling’ lack of GPs in Thurrock

THURROCK councillors have called on the NHS to explain an “appalling” lack of GPs in the borough. Following news the borough has the most patients...

Thurrock Council cabinet approves protection for care leavers

THURROCK Council has rubber-stamped a policy of protecting children in care are not stigmatised as they set out on their own reports the Local...

Hospital emergency department described as “war zone”

A PATIENT has described Southend A&E as a “warzone” as overstretched staff “cover the gaps” while hospital bosses battle a financial black hole reports...

Unemployed could get weight loss jabs to return to work

PROPOSALS to give weight loss jabs to unemployed people living with obesity could be "very important" for our economy and health, the prime minister...

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