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If you need quick advice for a sore throat, skin issue or stomach bug, your local pharmacy can help with expert treatment and advice – usually without an appointment. It’s fast, friendly and often quicker than seeing your GP.  Why use Pharmacy First?  Pharmacies aren’t just for prescriptions – they’re your fast track to expert … Continue reading Visit your Pharmacy First for expert care and advice

Following careful review of all feedback and the evidence presented, on 17 July 2025 NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSE ICB) approved the following: Summary of key decisions:   Community outpatient and ambulatory care services at St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon will remain for up to five years while local NHS works to develop … Continue reading Decision re community health services & St Peter’s future

Following careful review of all feedback and the evidence presented, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has today, 17 July 2025, approved the following: Summary of key decisions:   Community outpatient and ambulatory care services at St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon will remain for up to five years while local NHS works to develop a new … Continue reading Decision taken on local community hospital beds and services

The first death in the UK from measles for over a decade, in Liverpool, has sent shockwaves around the country. Despite recent warnings the dangerous decline in MMR vaccination rates continues. Several seriously ill children are in Merseyside hospitals according to large-scale media reports. Public health experts fear a potential outbreak could “spread like wildfire” … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

Launched by Government 3 July 2025 The Launch of the 10 Year Health Plan for England sets out steps to make the NHS fit for the future. We hope it will work. The three ‘shifts’ are: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from treatment to prevention. These are welcome. Delivering as much … Continue reading 10 Year Health Plan for England

Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSE ICB) is reviewing how endoscopy services are delivered in the community to make sure they are meeting the needs of local people. If you’ve had a procedure such as a colonoscopy, gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy or polypectomy in a community clinic - rather than at one of our main hospital sites in Basildon, … Continue reading Share your experience of community endoscopy services

We’re preparing for this year’s NHS Mid and South Essex children’s flu vaccination campaign, and we’re reaching out to ask for your support. We know from your feedback that trusted voices and real-life stories make a real difference when it comes to decisions about vaccination. That’s why we’re looking for local parents and carers who would be happy … Continue reading Could you help us encourage more families to protect their children this winter?

In this fortnightly email series, Dr Taz Syed, a local GP in Essex, will be taking us through the many different ways patients can access help and healthcare services across mid and south Essex.   Read the article here

While many of us revel in the hot summer sunshine, others are at risk of developing heat-related complications such as sunstroke and heatstroke. In this blog post we will outline how heat affects the body and look at some of the reasons why you could be at higher risk of becoming unwell in hot weather. How … Continue reading Why some people suffer more than others during heatwaves

Independent academic report into “Accessibility to Healthcare Services in South Woodham Ferrers (SWF), the Dengie & Maldon” published by SWF Health & Social Care Group Read the full report at accessibility-to-healthcare-services-report-swf-hscg-warwick-medical-school-vf.pdf Details of the challenges of accessibility from places in the area to get to the three local acute hospital services are in Appendix 7 … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group