Health

The continuing pandemic has prompted Herts County Council to prepare a winter health guide to be delivered to every home in November.

Following new guidance from the JCVI, the vaccine is being offered to people who had their second jab at least six months ago.

On Thursday October 21 the support group for people with lung conditions will be hosting its annual coffee and cake stall at South Mill Arts.

Eleven years ago Emma Vinyard was in an intensive care unit able to move only her eyelids after being stricken with Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Colin Jackson plus London 2012 swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo Olympians to officially open £22m centre in Stortford.

Over-50s, NHS and social care workers and younger people at risk in the Stortford area had been sent invitations to have their jabs in Harlow.

ITVET has made a potentially life-saving investment after buying and installing a defibrillator outside its head office in London Road.

Part of Lesley Calder's plan to get back to fitness includes taking part in the Shine Night Walk marathon in London.

The next big visual change for East Herts Council's £20m centre due to open this autumn will be installation of 'water confidence zone' equipment.

Decision to cease free parking follows end of Government funding to support hospitals which waived charges at start of Covid-19 pandemic.

Matthew Ibrahim, lead resuscitation practitioner at the Harlow NHS trust, presented to the Health Service Journal's Patient Safety Congress.

This Organ Donation Week (Sept 20-26) more than 7,000 people, including 71 in Hertfordshire, are predicted to be in need of a transplant.

West Essex CCG third worst and East & North Herts CCG eighth worst in England in terms of proportion of patients treated – around 3 out of 1,000.

Patients were triaged to ascertain if they could wait, go elsewhere or come back another day.

Keith Bassett was supported by Isabel Hospice before his death in 2011 after a two-year battle with prostate and secondary bone cancer.

The Government is consulting on its plans to continue to allow an average of 37 flights a night – between 11.30pm and 6am – until 2025.

Virtual Visiting taking place as Covid-19 restrictions remain at Herts and Essex, Princess Alexandra and St Margaret's hospitals.

Gemma Hughes battled with council after being told her nan would be discharged from hospital back to her flat with some care but none from 7pm-7am.

Suzanne Kingston, of Sawbridgeworth, says her 16-year-old daughter has made a great recovery after major surgery abroad.

Youngsters returning to secondaries as September starts will have to complete three lateral flow tests in their first week back.