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World Autism Acceptance Week in Thurrock

IT IS World Autism Acceptance Week! Here are some services that offer support for the Thurrock community.

RSPCA urges litter-pickers to be on the alert for discarded vapes 

KEEP Britain Tidy’s annual litter-pick is now underway amidst reports from the UK and overseas of vapes being mistaken by animals for food and being ingested and even dying from them.

New CEO of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust appointed

MATTHEW Hopkins has been appointed as Chief Executive of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Chair of the Trust, Nigel Beverley said: “It was an extremely competitive recruitment process, and I am delighted that the Trust is attracting so much talent.

Vision for future of General Practice specialty training unveiled by Health Education England

A VISION for the future of general practice specialty training has today been revealed by Health Education England (HEE). It outlines ways to reform the...

UK health expert raises alarm at vaping ‘epidemic’ among teenagers

ONE of the UK’s leading respiratory doctors has raised the alarm about the exploding popularity of vaping among teenagers, saying that without urgent regulation a generation could end up with long-term addictions and lung damage reports The Guardian.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: IT glitch fixed

AN IT glitch - which meant some letters sent electronically to GPs from local hospitals were never received – has been fixed.

Coronavirus is still with us: vulnerable to be offered spring jab 

ALTHOUGH COVID-19 infections at last seems to be reducing, local doctors, nurses and clinicians are warning it is still alive and kicking and the most vulnerable people remain at risk.   

Essex toddler dons his cape for variety, the Children’s Charity

ARLO, who will be two in June, will be donning his superhero cape at the Superhero Tri to raise money for Variety, the Children's Charity.

How to reduce the risk of at least 16 cancers, stroke, COPD and dementia 

AS March 8th marks 'No Smoking Day,' health officials throughout mid and south Essex are urging smokers to never give up on giving up. From reducing the risk of at least 16 cancers, stroke, COPD & dementia, a smoker's health improves from the moment of quitting.

Half of dentists have cut back NHS work, with more to follow as crisis mounts

THE exodus of dentists from the NHS is continuing at a pace, but going unseen in official figures, according to new survey evidence from the British Dental Association. 

Mothers denied gas and air in labour say their births were traumatic

WHEN Leigh Milner gave birth to her baby boy last month she was expecting “all the pain relief” but ended up with just paracetamol and describes her labour as absolutely unbearable reports The BBC.

GO Outdoors doubles its pledge, raising £217,012 for mental health charity

OUTDOOR retailer, GO Outdoors, has raised over £200,000 in funds for Mind, the mental health charity, through its winter hat campaign - #HatsOnForMind.  

Local feedback delivers new ‘Pharmacy on Wheels’ scheme

A KEY challenge for discharging patients from hospital before 3pm is the provision of medication for them to take home from the pharmacy. 

NSPCC call for more powers to curb on-line harms against children

OVER four fifths (81%) in the East of England want senior tech managers to be appointed and held legally responsible for stopping children being harmed by social media, new polling reveals.

Some ambulance callers to be told go elsewhere

A NEW way of screening ambulance calls is to be introduced across England in an effort to improve response times.

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