THE annual National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) measured staffing levels at neonatal units across the country for the first time. It found that just 64% of shifts are numerically staffed according to national guidelines[1]. And only 44% of all nursing shifts have sufficient specialist staff to care for the babies present.
WITH fears that Brexit will bring social unrest, climate change will result in environmental disasters and cyber-attacks capable of crippling entire towns, health authorities in Essex are reviewing their emergency response plans.
PATRICIA has been volunteering at the BHF's Felixstowe shop since her son Matthew started nursery. 17 years later and her son has now been volunteering alongside her for the past five years, seeking to make a positive difference and gain work experience.
SELF Care Week, which runs from 18November to 24 November, provides messages about how people can stay well, including recognising early triggers and symptoms of illness and taking action to prevent them getting worse.
THE week encourages people be tested for HIV, particularly those from the most at-risk groups, including men who have sex with men (MSM) and black African men and women.
SMOKERS across Thurrock are being urged to admit to their GP that they smoke or risk missing out on vital lung checks which could catch early signs of cancer.
AWARD-winning Bluebird Care Thurrock & Castle Point is supporting National Cholesterol Month; an initiative by Heart UK which aims to increase awareness of cholesterol and raise funds to help the fight against cholesterol.
THURROCK could soon get a new school for children with special educational needs after planning officers recommended that a new school in Grays is granted planning permission.
THURROCK CVS (Community Voluntary Services) were over the moon to win the Active in the Workplace award at the Thurrock Sports and Activity Awards 2019 with Impulse Leisure last week.
AWARD-winning homecare provider, Bluebird Care Thurrock and Castle Point is supporting this year's World Arthritis Day which takes place on the 12th October 2019. World Arthritis Day is an international awareness raising day, headed up by The European League Against Rheumatism.
