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Content originally from Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust  Charlotte Williams, Chief Strategy and Improvement Officer, with the Innovation FellowsHealth innovations to improve patient livesNew ideas are set to help enhance patient care thanks to a group of specially selected people working with our Trust.More than 20 innovators have been chosen to join the … Continue reading An update from our hospitals

Below is the hyperlink to the new Secretary of State for Health & Social Care's policy paper 'Our Plan for patients' published on Friday 22 September 2022. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/our-plan-for-patients/our-plan-for-patients

Content originally from East of England Ambulance Service The NHS is currently facing incredibly high demand and we are working very closely with hospitals to improve care for our patients. We have put in place new hospital ambulance liaison officers at hospitals to speed up handovers and new systems to pre-alert hospitals about the sickest patients, and direct non-urgent patients to other services where appropriate. … Continue reading East of England Ambulance Service under extreme pressure

On Sunday 2 October: INEVITABLE WINTER RISE IN COVID INFECTIONS & HOSPITALISATIONS HAS STARTED. IT’S AWFUL FOR THOSE WHO CATCH IT. PLEASE GET VACCINATED. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests SWF had 246* Covid cases. 2m people (3.1% of our population) have long Covid. Recent good news included: £500m funding to help hospitals discharge … Continue reading An Update from Us 02.10.2022

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II     21 April 1926 to 8 September 2022     Rest In Peace On Sunday 25 September: INEVITABLE WINTER RISE IN COVID INFECTIONS & HOSPITALISATIONS HAS STARTED? IT’S STILL AWFUL FOR THOSE WHO CATCH IT. PLEASE GET VACCINATED. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests SWF had 228* Covid cases. 2m people (3.1% … Continue reading An Update from Us 25.09.2022

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II     21 April 1926 to 8 September 2022     Rest In Peace On Sunday 18 September: COVID INFECTIONS CONTINUE TO FALL BUT IT’S STILL AWFUL FOR THOSE WHO CATCH IT. PLEASE GET VACCINATED. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests SWF had 228* Covid cases. Deaths and hospitalisations are falling but remain … Continue reading An Update from Us 18.09.22

Content originally from Healthwatch Essex Healthwatch Essex visits BrightlingseaOur Brightlingsea Beach DayOn Friday 26th August we hosted a fun-filled day at Brightlingsea beach huts, playing basketball and hook a duck while providing photo opportunities and merchandise giveaways. Stakeholders, trustees, volunteers and the public all joined in the fun.Members of the public kindly shared their healthcare … Continue reading Healthwatch Essex visits Brightlingsea for engagement event and more

Greenwoods and Kingsway GP Surgeries (When closed, please call 111 ) Monday 19 September - Closed Govani Chemist  Monday 19 September - Open from 08:30 - 10:30 only Village Pharmacy  Monday 19 September - Closed

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II     21 April 1926 to 8 September 2022     Rest In Peace On Sunday 11 September: With the suspension of some Government business this article contains the latest available published data. COVID INFECTIONS CONTINUE TO FALL BUT IT’S STILL AWFUL FOR THOSE WHO CATCH IT. PLEASE GET VACCINATED. The Office for National … Continue reading An Update from Us 11.09.2022

It is vital to emphasise that people must have been invited by NHS before they can book an appointment. GPs will offer appointments at the vaccination clinics they run and eligible groups will also be able to book appointments at vaccination centres and from other providers. Please don’t ask for appointments until you have been invited. Due to the huge number of people being offered this booster programme it will be delivered in groups so please be patient and await an invitation.