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Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System It can feel a lonely place if your child has special educational needs or disabilities but help and support is available if and when you need it.   Your Local Offer Information about support services and local opportunities for children and young people with SEND can be … Continue reading Supporting your Child’s Special Educational Needs

Greenwoods and Kingsway GP Surgeries (When closed, please call 111 ) Saturday 27 August 2022 –  ClosedSunday 28 August 2022 - ClosedMonday 29 August 2022 – Closed  Village Pharmacy  Saturday 27 August 2022 –  9am - 1pmSunday 28 August 2022 - ClosedMonday 29 August 2022 – Closed Govani Chemist  Saturday 27 August 2022 –  9am - 5pmSunday … Continue reading Bank Holiday Opening Times for GP’s, Pharmacies and Dentists

Content originally from  Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System Mental health is something we need to talk about more than ever, especially as we start to recognise the impact of COVID-19, on all of us. Children have missed out on so much over the last couple of years, including education and socialising with friends.  Here are some of the ways … Continue reading How to Help Your Child’s Mental Health

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System Loneliness and social isolation affect’s people of any age, young and old, and can be triggered by many different events in someone’s life. People can also feel lonely because of the feeling of being misunderstood, or singled out by life events, a health condition or … Continue reading Overcoming Loneliness and Social Isolation

On Sunday 14 August: COVID INFECTIONS HAVE PEAKED BUT REMAIN VERY SERIOUS. IT’S AWFUL TO HAVE IT. PLEASE GET VACCINATED; appointments and walk-ins aren’t busy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests SWF had 640* Covid cases. Deaths and hospitalisations are falling but are still high. Hospitals treating Covid patients can’t treat others waiting long … Continue reading An Update from Us 14.08.2022

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board We are currently engaging on how we harmonise our services following our establishment as the new Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board this summer and we would like to ask for your views. Background; There were previously five Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in mid and … Continue reading Service Harmonisation – We need your views

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System To recap on the previous emails, we’ve shared information about the importance of making change as easy as possible and thinking about how your environment can influence positive habits. In this email, we want to talk about the importance of celebrating success.  Whatever change you are trying … Continue reading The Importance of Celebrated Success

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System We spend a third of our life sleeping, but the quality of your sleep can matter, as we’ve all had times when we find it hard to fall asleep, or we wake in the night leaving us feeling tired and unable to cope the way … Continue reading Mental Health Matters: Sleep and Insomnia

Content originally from Mid and North East Essex Mind Welcome to the summer edition of our newsletter that showcases all the work being delivered by Mid & North East Essex Mind.Last month we experienced the hottest temperatures that the UK has ever recorded. I know this impacted on us all very differently, but I hope you … Continue reading Summer news from #YourLocalMind

Content originally from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System Asthma is a common lung condition that causes occasional breathing difficulties. It affects people of all ages and often starts in childhood. There’s currently no cure, but there are simple treatments and most people with asthma can live normal lives. It’s important if your child has been … Continue reading Helping to Support Children with Asthma