Polio found in east London sewage samples
by Julia Gregory – Local democracy reporter Parents are being urged to get their children fully vaccinated against polio after
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Patients’ rights being eroded in Redbridge claim
Patients’ choice between telephone or face-to-face GP appointments has been “eroded completely” in Redbridge, the borough’s health watchdog has warned.
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Health changes leave county with England’s ‘most complex NHS arrangements’
Essex County Council will have to deal with the most complex set of NHS arrangements in the country – meaning
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Broomfield Hospital team recognised with award
Staff who have helped the sickest hospital patients, by training colleagues in resuscitation and basic life support skills, have been
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Morning booking rush for GPs must change to tackle ‘unprecedented’ demand
Health directors have admitted that the 8am phone rush has to change if GP demand is met in the face
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New outpatients building opens at Southend Hospital
A new two-storey outpatients building has opened its doors at Southend Hospital, helping to speed up care. The new area
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Chelmsford surgery that deteriorated irreparably during COVID lockdowns may go to temporary site
Health services may be run out of a temporary building to replace a Chelmsford surgery facing permanent closure because of
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Bang the drum for Heart Failure Awareness Week
Specialist hospital staff are making people more aware of the symptoms of heart failure. As part of European Heart Failure
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NHS in £28m spending spree to hire more health and care workers in Waltham Forest
Less than one in ten of the population of Waltham Forest account for three quarters of its hospital admissions, due
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COVID cases in Essex almost doubling every week but death rates in decline
COVID cases are currently almost doubling every week in Essex, but health chiefs have said hospital ICU and death rates
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