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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

On Sunday 31 July: COVID INFECTIONS SEEM TO 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 800* Covid cases. Deaths continue to rise. Hospitals treating Covid patients can’t treat others waiting long times for other procedures. The Omicron … Continue reading An Update from Us 31.07.2022

On Sunday 24 July: COVID INFECTIONS CONTINUE RISING DANGEROUSLY & MORE SERIOUSLY. IT’S AWFUL. PLEASE GET VACCINATED; appointments and walk-ins aren’t busy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests SWF has 941* Covid cases. Deaths and infections continue to rise alarmingly. Hospitals treating Covid patients can’t treat others waiting long times for other procedures. The … Continue reading An Update from Us 24.07.2022

Content originally from  Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System Looking after yours and your child’s teeth is one of the most important things you can do to ensure you keep your mouth and gums healthy. In theory, tooth care should be quite simple - don’t allow babies or children to have sugary things too … Continue reading How to Look After Your Child’s Teeth

The latest CQC report shows that welcome progress is being made. Many thanks for the efforts you are making. When do you expect that EEAST will achieve the CQC rating 'Good' and when is your target to become 'Outstanding'? We are pleased that we have moved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement in this inspection round … Continue reading Questions asked by SWF H&SCG of the latest East of England Ambulance Service Public Board Meeting

Are you visually impaired? Essex Sight is starting a new service at South Woodham Ferrers Library, Trinity Row, CM3 5JU to provide help and support for anyone affected by sight loss.Information on eye conditions, registration, benefits, social activities, audio books, and more.  Low vision aids for demonstration.Wednesday 17th August 2022 and third Wednesday of month … Continue reading Essex Sight services

On Sunday 17 July: COVID INFECTIONS RISING FASTER & MORE SERIOUSLY. IT’S AWFUL. PLEASE GET VACCINATED; appointments and walk-ins aren’t busy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests SWF has 842* Covid cases.   The ONS sees infections continuing to rise quickly in England and across the UK. New Omicron variants BA.4 & BA.5 are … Continue reading An Update from Us 17.07.22

The SWF Health & Social Care Group Public meeting was held via Zoom on 14 July 2022 at 6:30pm. Andrew Pike, Chief Operating Officer, Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs our three local acute hospitals at Broomfield, Basildon & Southend, was the Keynote Speaker and told us about the present situation in … Continue reading The SWF Health & Social Care Group Public Meeting & AGM 2022

Feelings of anxiety and worry can become overwhelming, or out of proportion and can affect your daily life, causing distress and holding you back from doing the things you want to do.   The good news is there are lots of things you can try to help you cope.

For decades, vaccinations have protected our children and young people from potentially serious diseases, including measles, flu, meningitis and mumps. Now the COVID-19 vaccine is available to protect children from illness.