Coronavirus

The Essex and Southend Contact Tracing Service is one of the first local systems launched by any authority areas in the country. However, both Essex and Southend’s public health chiefs have warned vigilance is still needed.

As Essex moves into Tier 2 for COVID-19, SWF Health & Social Care Group continues to work collaboratively with the Town’s GPs and Pharmacists.

Three dogs found to be unsuitable as guide dogs for the blind have become the latest recruits for a trial to see whether dogs can detect coronavirus.

Six new projects worth a total of £2 million will give a much-needed boost in support for research investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health.

Essex County Council, with the support of partners and MPs, has applied to the Secretary of State for Health for the local alert level for coronavirus to be raised from the ‘Medium’ to the ‘High’ level.

Essex is currently on Tier 1 MEDIUM alert levels, but Essex County Council will be asking the government and Secretary of State to go on Tier 2 HIGH alert levels in order to reduce the rising rates of Coronovirus in the county. The number of cases needs to be reduced in order to help ease … Continue reading Essex may go to COVID High level

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Flu vaccine supplies and why you might need to wait for your vaccine.

Public Health England, the Department of Health and Social Care, and NHS England and Improvement have launched this year's flu vaccination campaign to promote the flu programme 2020 to 2021. They are calling on all eligible people to get the flu vaccine.