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Content originally from UK Research and Innovation 1 August 2024 Professor Cathie Sudlow OBE will lead the Adolescent Health Study (AHS) to understand the biological and societal influences that shape health and wellbeing. A groundbreaking new longitudinal population study and data platform will offer an unparalleled opportunity to understand health and developmental trajectories from puberty … Continue reading New study explores health of 100,000 adolescents over 10 years

Content originally from Mid Essex Recovery College

The Chelmer Valley Park and Ride will return to Broomfield Hospital on Thursday 1 August. It will run every half-hour from 6:30am to 8:00pm, Monday to Friday. Very welcome story is at https://www.essex.gov.uk/news/2024/park-and-ride-returns-broomfield-hospital .

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System Non-emergency patient transport is an important service for those who cannot attend hospital, outpatient appointments, community clinics or get home after a hospital admission by any other means. NHS-funded transport does not cover journeys to GPs, dentists, pharmacies and opticians.  How do I know if … Continue reading Patient transport criteria

Content originally from GOV.UK The sun is shining and most of us will be happy to see the arrival of warmer and drier weather after the wet and cool summer we have had so far. This week’s higher temperatures have triggered a yellow Heat-Health Alert, issued for England by the Met Office and UKHSA. While … Continue reading How Heat-Health Alerts contribute to keeping the vulnerable safe this summer

Content originally from Care Quality Commission Our response to the interim findings of the Dash review into our operational effectiveness Dr Penelope Dash has published the interim findings of her review of our operational effectiveness. This interim report gives a high-level summary of Dr Dash's early findings. It has been published to help shape the … Continue reading Care Quality Commission Newsletter

Content origianlly from GOV.UK As our world becomes increasingly interconnected and the climate changes, the UK faces challenges that we might associate with more exotic destinations. One such challenge is the potential introduction of invasive mosquito species, particularly the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus). This small but formidable insect is causing concern among public health officials … Continue reading How you can help us resist the tiger mosquito’s conquest of Europe

SWF Health & Social Care Group’s 2024 AGM and public meeting will be held virtually from 1830-2030 on the evening of Thursday 29 August; details nearer then. Nominations for the offices of Chair, Task Force Chair, Minutes Secretary and Committee Members must be sent to our Administrator by email or voicemail by 15 August 2024 to swfhealthsocial@outlook.com or 01245 322079.

The Health Secretary is reviewing the “broken” NHS. He’s talking urgently with English Junior Doctors to settle that dispute. He’s taking emergency measures to start to make the health and care services regulator CQC fit for purpose.  With Blood Stocks at ‘critically low levels’ there are urgent appeals for people with O-type blood to donate, … Continue reading An update from SWF Health & Social Care Group

Content originally from NHS Mid and South Essex We need your help now more than ever to keep providing lifesaving blood to the NHS. We’ve issued an amber alert to hospitals restricting the use of O positive and O negative blood, as those blood groups are currently under the most pressure. You can help in different ways … Continue reading Urgent blood donor appeal