THIS month, students from Graham James Primary School helped to add some much-needed greenery to the front garden of the new Corringham Integrated Medical Centre (IMC) building.
MPs have criticised ministers for stalling on plans to make it easier to change gender reports the Daily Mail.
HEALTH: Help is on hand for those feeling under the weather this winter
BOOSTER jabs will be offered to everyone over 18 in England from this week, the PM has announced, as he declared an “Omicron emergency” reports the BBC.
THE birth rate in Thurrock has dipped by seven per cent, it has been revealed.
GPS in England can defer some of the services they provide to patients to allow them to deliver Covid booster jabs instead, NHS chiefs have said. reports the BBC. Practices can postpone minor surgery and routine health checks for over-75s and new patients until 31 March. It comes after the PM said all adults in England would […]
MOVING frail elderly patients and stroke victims away from south Essex Hospitals and to specialised units across the county could leave them isolated and vulnerable, councillors fear.
THE government has pledged more than £23 million to end HIV infections in England by 2030, as the armed forces begin removing long-standing barriers to people living with HIV from serving in the military reports Sky News.
“THIS means that all visitors over 12 years old, unless medically exempt, must wear a face covering when entering the building, while walking through the centre and when inside each of the retailers.
ALL adults will be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccine in the coming months after the Government’s scientific advisers called for the rollout to be sped up to stop a deadly wave of the Omicron variant hitting the UK reports The Independent.
HEALTH Secretary Sajid Javid has said face masks will be compulsory in shops and on public transport in England from Tuesday in response to the new Omicron variant.
LEATHERLAND Lodge are honoured to receive the Mayor’s Certificate of Recognition from the Mayor of Thurrock, Councillor Sue Shinnick. The award was presented to Kerry Cooper, Home Manager.
AMATEUR boxing is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and earlier onset of dementia, according to a study carried out by Cardiff University.
A RECORD number of people spent more than half a day in Essex A&Es waiting for a ward bed to free up last month.
MORE pre-bookable and walk-in Covid vaccine appointment slots are being made available in Essex this coming weekend. This follows the latest announcement that 40 – 49 year olds can now receive a Covid booster jab, six months after their second dose. 16 and 17 year olds can also now receive a second dose 12 weeks after their first dose.
DESPITE recent upbeat news about the maternity unit at Basildon Hospital, the trust that runs it and hospitals in Southend and Chelmsford says the region continues to suffer from a shortage of midwives reports the LDRS.
.TO mark World Prematurity Day tomorrow a Thurrock family has shared the story of a toddler’s fight for life after he was born 15 weeks prematurely.
EXPERIENCED health and care leader Anthony McKeever has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer designate for the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. The Health Bill currently going through Parliament will see the creation of a statutory Integrated Care Board (ICB) for mid and south Essex, along with 41 other similar organisations across England, […]
rates among women aged 45 to 54 — the most common age to be experiencing menopause and perimenopause — have risen 6% in the last 20 years, defying a trend for falling rates among older women[1], reveals research by Menopause Experts Group.
A CONSULTATION on a wide range of public health issues has been slammed as “horrendously bad” by a Thurrock councillor.
FUTURE cancer patients in Essex could get their diagnosis more quickly thanks to a new test which could help detect more than 50 types of cancer being trialled at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
FRONTLINE NHS staff in England will have to be fully vaccinated against Covid, the health secretary has announced reports the BBC.
THURROCK is in the bottom third of areas in the country for Covid-19 cases, the borough’s director of public health has revealed.
E living in England will be able to book their coronavirus booster jabs a month in advance under government plans to speed up their rollout.