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Pride in Practice continues delivering success across Thurrock

IN partnership with the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System, the Pride in Practice scheme continues in mid and south Essex with 25...

New Fully funded training available for careers in health and social care

FULLY-funded training to those looking for an exciting and fulfilling career. From working with those who have learning disabilities and providing essential mental health support, through to supported community living opportunities. 

Health: A free day for people with learning disabilities

HEALTH: A free day for people with learning disabilities. Full details below.

Charity warns that an estimated four in five people who have the more advanced form of fatty liver disease in the East of England...

IT is estimated that four in five people in the East of England who have NASH, the more advanced form of fatty liver disease, have not been diagnosed.1

No more free vapes for kids as government launches crackdown

A LOOPHOLE that allows the vaping industry to give free samples of vapes to children in England is set to be closed under new plans announced by the Prime Minister today to clamp down on youth vaping.

Head of mental health and wellbeing service for military veterans takes on gruelling charity challenge

THE head of Op COURAGE Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service hopes to march 54 miles in less than 24 hours along the Cairngorm...

How do you start a conversation with someone about a difficult subject?

AS part of National Conversation Week, Dr Roberta DeRossi, a consultant clinical psychologist and head of our adult community psychological services in mid Essex, shares some things to think about.

Have your say on how local NHS partners will work to improve the health of residents in mid and south Essex

THE NHS in mid and south Essex is asking for the public's views to support the development of its plans for the next five years.  

Preventing avoidable deaths plan at level ‘never seen in decades’

A FOCUS on preventing avoidable deaths from cardiovascular disease, obesity and smoking across parts of Essex will be at a level never seen in 30 years, health chiefs say reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Thurrock Labour candidate expresses concern over mental health waiting lists

JEN Craft, Labour's candidate for Thurrock, has released data showing the huge numbers of local people stuck on mental health waiting lists, as calls grow for the Government to address their failed handling of mental health services across the country.

It’s OK to feel lost is message in colourful and thought-provoking statement at busy junction in Chadwell

KIRSTY Langston, 24, and Brittany Abbott-Trangmar, 23, have been friends since they met at Stifford Clays primary school in 2008.

Old-school Garage night to raise the roof and funds for cancer-equipment appeal

A GARAGE music event is putting the ‘spotlight’ on helping fundraise £600,000 to buy state-of-the-art radiotherapy equipment to improve the lives of patients at...

Supporting people with grief and loss this Dying Matters week

Supporting people with grief and loss this Dying Matters week This Dying Matters Awareness Week (8th – 14th May) St. Luke's Hospice is encouraging our community to talk...

GP plan asks more patients to use pharmacies

MORE people will be able to access health services without needing to see a GP under a plan launched by officials in England reports...

Thurrock is England’s obesity capital with over 75% classified obese

NEW research has revealed the top 10 English areas with the highest prevalence of obese people and Thurrock features in first place with 73.5% of residents classified as overweight or obese.

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