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Letter to Editor: Supporting Deaf Aware at Christmas

Dear Sir/Madam, CHRISTMAS is a time when families and friends look forward to getting together, but for the 1 in 5 adults with hearing loss,...

Initiative to better support thousands of local people with frailty and dementia wins national award

HEALTH and care staff across mid and south Essex are celebrating today as transformational work to better identify and help people with frailty and...

Cervical cancer will be eliminated by 2040, the NHS in England is promising

CERVICAL cancer will be eliminated by 2040, the NHS in England is promising. NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard will say later that with improved rates...

Radical health ideas will help deliver tomorrow’s care to patients today

A NEW ideas group are set to help improve patient care and staff experience thanks to the announcement of this year's Innovation Fellowship at...

NHS launches latest report on prescribing costs

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has released a report on ‘Prescribing Costs in Hospitals and the Community for England in 2022-23’. The total cost to...

ROSPA expresses concerns over trampoline accidents

THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has raised concerns after a high level of incidents at UK-based trampoline parks has resulted in...

Athletic Club United have become the first club in the world to issue tree planting fines, after teaming up with Play It Green.

Athletic Club United have become the first club in the world to issue tree planting fines, after teaming up with Play It Green.  In a...

Essex Police résponse over new nitrous oxide legislation

FROM WEDNESDAY, it is illegal to possess nitrous oxide for the purpose of getting high and is now classified as a Class C drug...

Growing number of families seek justice ahead of Essex Mental Health Statutory Inquiry

THE announcement of the statutory public inquiry into deaths in the former North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, the former South Essex Partnership...

Improvement to ambulance waiting times

THERE has been a 50 per cent increase in the number of incidents attended by ambulances due to an improvement in handing over times...

£110 million funding approved to improve patient care

HOSPITALS across mid and south Essex are receiving a welcome £110 million boost to help improve facilities across all three acute hospitals The long-awaited funding...

Today is Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Abuse Day

TODAY is Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Abuse Day. Mankind is asking all agencies who offer support to male victims to publicise the help...

Inspirational speakers shared their stories about how they are using their experience of health services to improve patient care

INSPIRATIONAL speakers shared their stories about how they are using their experience of health services to improve patient care. More than 100 people attended our...

New NHS report shows increase in HRT prescriptions

MANY people go through the menopause every year, experiencing symptoms such as low mood, anxiety, hot flushes and difficulty sleeping. Some symptoms can be...

Transformational cancer team wins national award

A PROJECT that helps cancer patients prepare for their surgery has won a national award. The team from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust...

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