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Know Your Numbers Week – the perfect time to check your blood pressure

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AS we get ready to mark national ‘Know your Numbers Week’ (2 to 8 September), the NHS in Hertfordshire and west Essex is urging...
Health

Work on new children’s hospital set to begin

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WORK on a new children’s hospital for the East of England could begin in 2026 after plans were signed off by the government reports...
Health

Nurse struck off after safeguarding concern raised

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A NURSE has agreed to be removed from the nursing register following allegations of poor record keeping and failure to safeguard a vulnerable child...
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NHS 111 offers new mental health service

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PEOPLE in crisis with mental health problems can now access services through NHS 111, giving them another way to get urgent help.  It makes the...
Health

Family Ambassadors support hundreds of families

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FAMILY Ambassadors are using their personal experiences to ensure parents and carers are supported and have a voice in their child’s hospital care. They work...
Health

Generous donation to help breast cancer unit

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A LOVING husband has donated £10,000 to the Breast Cancer Unit at Southend Hospital, in gratitude for the outstanding care his wife received. Benfleet resident...
Business

Family run care home group highlights sustainability efforts and sets ambitious goals for a greener future

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A FAMILY-run care home group has announced its sustainability goals and green initiatives for the future – highlighting its dedication to making a positive...
Health

GPs at ‘breaking point’ say they must cap appointments – but could it harm patients?

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GPs in England have launched a work-to-rule action in a dispute with the government over what they say is a lack of funding. It...
Health

Mayor joins in tribute to pharmacist who has given 40 years of service to community

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THURROCK'S mayor, Cllr Kairen Raper, was part of a celebration today (Tuesday, 13 August) which marked a pharmacist's 40 years of service to the...
Health

Order your repeat prescriptions before the bank holiday weekend

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THE NHS in mid and south Essex is reminding people to order their repeat prescriptions in plenty of time before the bank holiday weekend. On...
Charity

Blind people at risk from overgrown foliage, says group

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BLIND and partially sighted people are at risk of being injured and have had to walk in the road due to overgrown foliage, a...
Health

Emergency Department expansion at Southend Hospital begins

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AN £8.5million expansion of Southend Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) has now started. The installation of a steel frame extension shows just how big the new...
Education

More than 80% of carers need additional financial support

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RESEARCH by charity Carers First reveals that 81% of carers cited that they needed additional financial support, for example, through the benefit system. Brian Myciuk,...
Health

Hospital Olympics is going for gold for patients

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IT may not exactly be the Paris Olympics, but a hospital is hosting its very own Games for patients. Taking place over nine days at...
Health

More than 100 come forward for mental health Lampard Inquiry

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MORE than 100 people have come forward to take part in an investigation into the deaths of mental health patients, an inquiry has said...
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