Health

EXTRA and modernised breast screening rooms have opened in the breast units across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, offering a calmer and more welcoming environment for patients, and means they will be seen more quickly.

ANY hope that Thurrock will get the promised four state-of the art health centres have been dashed as it is confirmed there is no cash to build them all.

RESIDENTS and staff at an Essex care home are celebrating after one of its care assistants was recognised at this year's Essex Care Sector Awards.

A 48-hour strike by senior hospital doctors in England has got under way, with NHS bosses warning of severe disruption reports the BBC.

DISPOSABLE vapes cause litter problems, are a fire hazard and appeal too strongly to children, according to local councils in England and Wales reports...

ULEZ signage will be banned from Essex County Council-owned land when Sadiq Khan’s planned expansion of the scheme rolls out to the county’s borders next month reports the Local Democracy Reporter.

THE NHS in mid and south Essex will be working hard to keep people safe during the planned strikes, while delivering the best care possible. The next planned industrial action is from junior doctors, with strikes planned from Thursday 13 July to Tuesday 18 July 2023.

ALL secondary school pupils in England will be offered a free flu vaccine from September for the 2023/24 season, the government has confirmed.

A SCHEME that helps residents to start work and gain skills in healthcare has won a national award following its nomination by local Members of Parliament.

SEVENTY FIVE years on from the foundation of the NHS, our national health and care system continues to innovate and transform to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities. The NHS in mid and south Essex has, today (5 July 2023), published a five-year plan for local health and care services.  

THURROCK is to play host to one of seven new gambling addiction clinics will open this summer.

ONE of their staff members will be joining NHS staff and their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh for a special service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the NHS 75th birthday.

TRACY Reed credits the NHS for the life-changing opportunities it has provided her over the last 42 years.

FALLS are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide but do not have to happen, that’s according to a leading accident prevention charity, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Falls are the most common cause of death in the over 65s and cost the NHS £2 billion and over four million bed days every year, and 37.2 million falls are severe enough to require medical attention each year.

THERE will be a major expansion in training places for health staff in England, under a “historic” 15-year plan to fill NHS staffing shortages...