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Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System We spend a third of our life sleeping, but the quality of your sleep can matter, as we’ve all had times when we find it hard to fall asleep, or we wake in the night leaving us feeling tired and unable to cope the way … Continue reading Mental Health Matters: Sleep and Insomnia

Content originally from Mid and North East Essex Mind Welcome to the summer edition of our newsletter that showcases all the work being delivered by Mid & North East Essex Mind.Last month we experienced the hottest temperatures that the UK has ever recorded. I know this impacted on us all very differently, but I hope you … Continue reading Summer news from #YourLocalMind

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System Asthma is a common lung condition that causes occasional breathing difficulties. It affects people of all ages and often starts in childhood. There’s currently no cure, but there are simple treatments and most people with asthma can live normal lives. It’s important if your child has been … Continue reading Helping to Support Children with Asthma

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System. Hello again. In the last email we spoke about the importance of making any change that you want to make to your life as easy as possible. In this email, I will be discussing the role our environment plays in developing healthy habits.    When you … Continue reading Our Environment’s Role in Developing Healthy Habits

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System. Most people feel stressed sometimes for any number of reasons. But you shouldn't feel stressed most or all the time and it shouldn't be affecting your life.  Stress is the body's reaction to feeling threatened or under pressure. It's very common, can motivate us to achieve … Continue reading Mental Health Matters: Stress and Burnout

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System. Accidents happen. It’s part of growing up. Children need constant monitoring when they are tiny and learning about the world around them. In this email we take a look at some handy tips on how to spot dangers and prevent accidents that can sometimes have tragic … Continue reading How to Prevent Childhood Accidents

On Sunday 7 August: COVID INFECTIONS HAVE PEAKED BUT REMAIN VERY SERIOUS. IT’S AWFUL. PLEASE GET VACCINATED; appointments and walk-ins aren’t busy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests SWF has 640* Covid cases. Deaths continue to rise. Hospitals treating Covid patients can’t treat others waiting long times for other procedures. The Omicron variants BA.4 … Continue reading An Update from Us 07.08.2022

Content originally from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Acting Chief Executive Hannah CoffeyWelcome from Hannah CoffeyI am delighted to have stepped into the role of Acting Chief Executive at such an exciting and important time for our organisation. I know you’ll join me in thanking Clare Panniker for everything she has done for … Continue reading An update from our Hospitals

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System. Have you ever signed up for a gym membership and then never found the time to go? Or perhaps tried to give up alcohol for Dry January and tried to avoid chocolate biscuits for Lent? While all great intentions, I think we all know, what really … Continue reading Health and wellbeing matters with Dr Pete Scolding

Content originally from  Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System. We all feel sad or low from time to time. Life is often challenging. Experiences, circumstances and events can sometimes cause us to feel low.   There can be many different triggers such as: bereavement, a relationship with a partner breaking down, a change of circumstances, pregnancy … Continue reading Mental Health Matters: Low Mood and Depression