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Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System There is currently a Level 3 Amber heat health warning in place for the East of England.While most of us welcome the sunshine and warmer weather, it is important to remember, the various health problems hot weather can bring that might affect you or your family.Visit our website for top tips … Continue reading Heatwave advice

UK Research and Innovation Two years on from the discovery of the first treatment for COVID-19 we tell the story of how it has saved millions of lives around the globe. We look at the study that found it, and what that means for future diseases. The trial that saved lives Two years on: the … Continue reading Tackling Covid-19

As we emerge from the worst of Covid we’re faced by terrible problems with our local NHS and welfare services. What do we need and want from our hospitals and GPs? Our virtual Public Meeting and AGM is your opportunity to hear what’s going on and have your say about it all. Andrew Pike, Chief … Continue reading Public meeting and AGM

On Sunday 3 July: What do we want for health & social care now and in the next year and onwards? Not what we’ve got? What do you want to do about this? SWF Health & Social Care Group has done a lot during the pandemic; what do you want from it now? Our AGM … Continue reading An Update from Us 03.07.2022

Since the onset of the pandemic scientists and researchers, aided and supported by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and DHSC, have mobilised to create surveillance systems that have infinitely improved our understanding of COVID-19. This blog looks at some of those systems.

Content originally from Rail Advent Passengers using South Woodham Ferrers railway station can now refill their water bottles free of charge following the installation of a new water fountain. The fountain was funded by the Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership and the Mister Gees Foundation, which is a charity that provides funding for … Continue reading Passengers get free water refills at Essex railway station

On Sunday 26 June: Will we have to discuss plans for lockdown in winter 2022 at our AGM on 14 July? BEWARE! COVID INFECTIONS CONTINUE INCREASING. IT’S STILL AWFUL TO HAVE BADLY. PLEASE GET VACCINATED; appointments and walk-ins aren’t busy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests SWF has 400* Covid cases.   The ONS … Continue reading An Update from Us 27.06.2022

Share you experiences of care if you are deaf or hard of hearing and have your say on how provision for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities is inspected.

Content originally from Office for National Statistics Today, we have published findings from projects which used Coronavirus Infection Survey data in innovative ways. Dr Nazrul Islam of the University of Oxford found those in the most deprived areas of the UK were disproportionately affected in terms of employment outcomes, the risk of and outcomes of … Continue reading COVID-19 impact fell hardest on most deprived

Content originally from GOV.UK The Government’s Living with COVID-19 plan set out how the UK would transition from managing COVID-19 as an emergency response to living with the virus, whilst ensuring we retain the resilience and contingency capabilities to deal with the uncertainty around the future path of the pandemic. This transition is underpinned by the success … Continue reading The COVID-19 Dashboard Moves to Weekly Updates