Health

Phlebotomy services are being relocated so Gibberd Ward can be used as a temporary urgent treatment centre while improvement work is carried out.

“This measure will prevent people from getting the flu/other respiratory viruses and from passing them on to others.”

East of England service moved to its highest alert level on New Year’s Eve after receiving over 39,000 calls between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

UK Health Security Agency issues amber cold weather health alerts for next seven days amid yellow snow and ice warning from Met Office.

OBE for former police and crime commissioner David Lloyd and CBE for county council’s head of adult care services, Chris Badger.

He said pressure on behalf of St Clare Hospice paid off as Wes Streeting announced “the biggest investment in a generation for hospices”.

Last-minute funding lifeline fails to save pool and gym at school from closure after Government grant was withdrawn.

Ossie Ardiles, Gary Mabbutt and Ledley King visited the Harlow hospital to thank staff for their work and delivered gifts from Tottenham Hotspur.

The campaign aims to embed support, safety and respect for an environment free from abuse, including verbal, physical and racist taunts.

Hospitals dealing with 350% rise in numbers admitted with flu plus rapidly increasingly levels of Covid, vomiting bugs and respiratory illnesses.

Stansted’s Peacock Surgery trialled a new triage system that proved an ‘eye-opener’ for doctors listening to reception calls as they were answered.

Michael Meredith said: “The CDC will enhance patient experience by enabling our patients to be seen more quickly and closer to their homes.”

MP Chris Vince, whose Harlow constituency includes several Uttlesford villages, secured a House of Commons debate about the pelvic mesh scandal.

The county had 66 cases between January 1 and September 16 this year – Essex reported 18.

St Clare is £15,000 short of the £80,000 it needs to support patients with life-limiting conditions and their families over the festive season.

Sapphire, a three-and-a-half-year-old girl, is just one of the tots whose lives have been transformed by the support of Grove’s nursery.

Compassionate nurse Katie Beall works at Princess Alexandra Hospital’s adult assessment unit and lives in Dane End.

The award acknowledges the hub’s dedication to ensuring a smoother journey for people with dementia and their families.

Malcolm White said that although the school was hopeful of a positive outcome, as things stand the pool is still scheduled to close on December 23.

Head of chaplaincy Rev Dr Christian Okeke said: “The service is a time to give special thanks and celebrate our local hospital and community.”