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1 in 6 people live with a neurological condition ranging from headaches and other relatively common issues, to more serious ones such as MS, MND, strokes, brain injury or tumours and epilepsy.  The Neurological Alliance is the leading coalition of over 90 charities working to transform quality of life for people with neurological conditions. It is hoping … Continue reading Neurological Alliance is currently running their #MyNeuroSurvey

Content originally from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Work to build the Braintree Community Diagnostic Centre has started. The centre is being built on the St Michael’s Hospital site. Once complete, the centre will offer X-rays, CT and MRI scans, blood tests and much more. Read more

Content originally from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust A new state-of-the-art Ophthalmology Diagnostic Hub has opened at Tylers Ride in South Woodham Ferrers. The opening of the new eye clinic means that patients now spend less time in the clinic and need fewer in-person appointments, which has led to a more efficient and … Continue reading New diagnostic clinic speeding up eye care

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Dear Kingsway Surgery patients, we would like to offer our sincere apologies for the queue lengths at our covid and flu vaccination clinic on Saturday 5th October 2024. Sadly, one of our vaccinators did not arrive which meant we could only start the clinic with 4 teams working; thankfully Dr Krish stepped up to help and … Continue reading Apology from Kingsway re Saturday 5th October vaccination clinic problems

The New Hospital Programme review’s terms of reference have been published at: New Hospital Programme review: terms of reference - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . This review includes the future of Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje3wjwk3kko “Health secretary 'committed' to new hospital”. Baroness Lampard’s public inquiry into more than 2,000 mental health related deaths at NHS-run children … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

An extremely busy last few weeks. Bit more space for this article to include more items and more about them: Mid & South Essex (MSE) Integrated Care Partnership pilots an innovative new programme to improve access to NHS dental services which has started well. Hoping to be able to publish the report about this soon; … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care

Content originally from NHS Mid and South Essex With the right support, quitting is easier than you think. Visit our website for information on local support to help you quit smoking.

An extremely busy fortnight. What to include? Mid & South Essex (MSE) Integrated Care Partnership pilots an innovative new programme to improve access to NHS dental services which has started well.   MSE Integrated Care Board (ICB)’s new Chief Executive reiterates commitment that patient and public communications and engagement remain top priorities. Our suggestion to … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

Do you or someone you know suffer with high blood pressure? We have two opportunities available to support the work of our partners at the Community Collaborative.  For the first opportunity my colleague Candice Robinson would like you to provide your experience of living with high blood pressure to help us improve the health and care … Continue reading Are you over 40 years old, have high blood pressure and live in mid and south Essex?