Health

Dr Rachel Joyce’s job is to deliver an improved, integrated health and care system for 1.5 million residents.

As many as 2,000 samples a day are received in the PAHT chemistry section alone and almost as many in haematology.

Lifelong pals who went to school together in Stortford are running six marathons in five days to raise money for life-changing treatment

At Hockerill junction, the figure is now 41.8 micrograms, with air pollution in Stansted Road now below the target at 39.6 micrograms.

From today (March 20) Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) will carry blood supplies on board its helicopters and rapid response vehicles.

CHIPS was established 25 years ago to provide fully accessible playschemes and social opportunities for children aged 3 to 19

She fights a debilitating illness and is unable to eat or drink, but that has not stopped Katie Callaghan from cheering up sick kids and teens.

East Herts Council has signed up to the initiative, which sends a text or email alert straight to a mobile phone

Delirium - or acute confusional state - affects 10% of all patients admitted to hospital at some stage.

The current facilities at Hamstel Road in Harlow are ageing and no longer fit for purpose.

A Bishop’s Stortford teenager and his grateful parents have thanked the three heroes who saved his life

A determined team at a Bishop’s Stortford pub have been amassing donations to help homeless women cope with their periods.

UNISON has written to trust chief executive Lance McCarthy, giving the board ten days to withdraw from market testing.

What would you do if the person next to you collapsed and stopped breathing? Did you know you are their best hope of survival?

Carol Croft, a retired English teacher who worked at the Sawbridgeworth secondary for more than 30 years, was diagnosed in 2013.

Members will be considering the best option for a new hospital to replace the current facilities at Hamstel Road in Harlow.

In March Stort Physio will charge the same fee as in 1999 when the euro was created, the Millennium Dome opened and average house price was £73,500

They are urging the government to finance a new hospital to replace the ageing infrastructure of Princess Alexandra Hospital in Hamstel Road, Harlow.

The creators and their families joined civic representatives and hospital staff to celebrate the community project and collaboration.

Hockerill student Harrison Grose didn't want to wake his mother so called 999 himself – but fell unconscious before the ambulance got there