IN Essex there are around 500 new cases of heart failure diagnosed a year, with a further 600 cases that remain undetected. This Heart Failure Awareness Week, which runs from 1-7 May, local clinicians are shouting about the symptoms and the need for early identification to support better outcomes for patients.
THE second Men’s Health Check event was held at Impulse Leisure’s Civic Hall, Grays, on Thursday 23rd February. Organised by CHAPS, the men’s health charity, 209 men took advantage of the checks and screening offered.
TWO hospital teams, including one which has introduced a new system which makes it easier for patients to request and receive their medical records, have reached the final of a prestigious national awards.
IF you’re in an abusive relationship and need to talk to someone about what’s happening, then come along to the Help Hub in Lakeside, Thurrock, on Tuesday 25 April at 10am to 2pm.
LEADING UK mental health charity SANE has joined the longstanding campaign calling for a statutory public inquiry into 2,000+ deaths of patients of Essex Mental Health Services. The deaths occurred between 2000 and 2020 and all those who died were either patients under Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT) or had been discharged within three months of their death.
EATING a healthy low carbohydrate diet to lose weight and keep it off sounds great, but with the ever-rising cost of fresh nutritious foods, it can seem a difficult and sometimes expensive option.
THEIR new survey revealed that nearly four in ten (38%) people can’t name a single symptom of bowel cancer. The disease is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer, but nearly three quarters of people (71%) aren’t aware of this fact.
THE British Dental Association has slammed moves to increase NHS dental chargesduring the cost-of-living crisis, accusing Ministers of prioritising lowering their own cash contributions to the service over tackling tangible barriers to access for those with both higher needs and lower incomes.
