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Letter to Editor: The crisis over staff shortages in NHS

Dear Editor, YOUR readers will be aware of the well-documented pressures currently being experienced in health services both locally and nationally.   Our members, providing frontline nursing...

Covid self-isolation in England being cut to five full days

THE self-isolation period for people who test positive for Covid-19 is being cut to five full days in England, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said. reports the BBC.

Next cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate

NEXT has cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff who must self-isolate because of Covid exposure and in some cases for workers who test positive, the BBC has learned. 

Government teams with charity Scope on Disabled Persons Passenger Charter

THE government has joined with disability charity Scope to develop a new Disabled Persons Passenger Charter for bus, coach, taxi, private hire vehicle and rail.

Essex Vax Van initiative a finalist for the 2022 HSJ Partnership Awards

FOLLOWING the intense and in-depth judging process, Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership is delighted to announce that an initiative to maximise the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations across Essex, is a Finalist for ‘Most impactful project addressing healthcare inequalities’

UK government urges all pregnant women to get immediate Covid jab

THE UK government is warning that almost all pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid symptoms were unvaccinated in one analysis over several months...

Free NHS prescriptions for over-60s may be axed from April

THE era of free NHS prescriptions for all over-60s looks set to end this April.

Grays schoolboy Mikail is an inspiration

AN INSPIRATIONAL schoolboy from Grays has been honoured as part of a special awards show celebrating the courage of children diagnosed with cancer.

Domestic abuse victims to have more time to report offences

VICTIMS of domestic abuse are to be given more time to report assaults under amendments being added to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, the Government has announced.

Covid-19: Even more opportunities to get boosted

EVEN more appointments available this weekend to help boost your immunity in 2022 – at Thurrock Health Centre, Grays. Even more walk-in Covid vaccine appointment...

Covid: Workplaces told to plan for absences of up to 25%

MINISTERS have been tasked with developing “robust contingency plans” for workplace absences, as the government warned rising cases could see up to a quarter of staff off work. reports the BBC.

Covid: Pupils to wear masks in class to tackle Omicron

FACE masks are to be worn in secondary classrooms in England’s schools to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant, the government has announced.

Pharmacies step up fight to offer more coronavirus jabs for booster programme

LOCAL chemists are stepping up their pleas to carry out more coronavirus jabs and ease pressure on the NHS. 

Prostate screening could be ready in five years

SCREENING for prostate cancer could be possible in the next five years, according to one of the UK’s leading experts reports the BBC.

Coping at Christmas: It can be tough but there’s alway someone to talk to

COPING at Christmas: It can be tough but there’s alway someone to talk to

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