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Public invited to attend May NHS Board meeting

Our plans for developing and improving your local health services are one of the subjects that will be discussed at the board meeting of West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG) on Thursday 30 May 2013. 

Starting at 09.30am – 12.30pm (approx) the meeting will be held at the  Conference Room, Harlow Health Resource Centre, Leisurezone, Harlow, CM20 3LHT.

 

23 May 2013
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Remembrance Event held at St Margaret’s Hospital

As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week, a remembrance event was held at St Margaret’s Hospital on Weds 15 May 2013.     

17 May 2013
Health and social care to be joined-up by 2018

The Department of Health today (14 May) unveiled new plans showing a commitment to making co-ordinated health and social care a priority...

14 May 2013
Health and social care to be joined-up by 2018

The Department of Health today (14 May) unveiled new plans showing a commitment to making co-ordinated health and social care a priority with the government and key players working together to ensure that the patient is always put first.

The aim is to put an end to people being passed around the health and social care system as a result of uncoordinated services.

More can be found on the Department of Health web site

14 May 2013
Alabama students visit West Essex to see best practice

West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) welcomed a group of visiting postgraduate health management students from Alabama, USA this month.

30 April 2013
Staying healthy over the Bank Holiday weekend

LOCAL health chiefs are appealing for people to help them ensure health services run efficiently over the May bank holiday weekend by planning ahead and choosing the correct route for treatment should it be needed.

29 April 2013
The NHS Commissioning Board will now be called 'NHS England'

The thinking behind the name change is:

27 March 2013
Keeping well over the Easter period

NHS West Essex is encouraging everyone to be aware of health services available over the Easter period, choosing the right service can save you time.

25 March 2013
Get on board the health bus

During the week March 18-22 NHS West Essex's health bus is calling at a stop near you. 

14 March 2013
Public invited to attend NHS Board meeting

The performance of its services and the integrated plan which details healthcare plans in west Essex for the next 4 years are just some of the subjects to be discussed at the board meeting of West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG) on Thursday 28 March.

14 March 2013
Have your say on health matters

THE public in Uttlesford are being urged to grasp the opportunity to help shape health services as the running of the local NHS prepares to change. 

11 March 2013
Choose well. is A&E the right place for you to be seen? Choosing the right service could save you time

The latest figures from Princess Alexandra Hospital show that in January almost a 1000 patients who turned up to be treated at A&E ended up being directed elsewhere.

07 March 2013
Specialist teams can help keep people with long-term conditions out of hospital

THE NHS in west Essex is urging people with long-term conditions to take advantage of the specialist teams available to them to reduce the 18,530 emergency hospital admissions they experienced last year. 

05 March 2013
New NHS leader given green light

NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group authorised

21 February 2013
Snow us your NHS Hero

WHO is your NHS Hero? Who do you know who has gone the extra mile or ‘ploughed through’ to provide exceptional care this winter? Don’t let your chance to say thank you drift away! 

31 January 2013
Choose the right NHS service this Christmas break

As you know there are a number of illnesses that children are more likely to pick up over winter.  As a parent or guardian it can frighten us, particularly if it’s symptoms we’ve not seen before.  The first thing is to keep calm!  The right NHS services are everywhere.  

20 December 2012
Beware the winter vomiting bug

PEOPLE are being urged to maintain high levels of cleanliness to help prevent one of the festive season’s least welcome visitors putting a dampener on celebrations. 

19 December 2012
Choosing the right NHS services this Christmas break...

As you know there are a number of illnesses that children are more likely to pick up over winter.  As a parent or guardian it can frighten us, particularly if it’s symptoms we’ve not seen before.  The first thing is to keep calm!  The right NHS services are everywhere.  

19 December 2012
People heeding flu jab advice

PEOPLE across north Essex appear to be heeding advice to protect themselves and their families from flu this year. 

18 December 2012
Health staff developing new phone service

CLINICAL and operational staff working in health and social care in north Essex will be attending two demonstration events this month in preparation for the local introduction of the new NHS 111 telephone information service. 

06 December 2012
Surviving the Festive Season

WITH the festive period fast approaching and the prospect of winter’s chilly blast throwing its worst at us, here is some useful advice and information from West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group on how to stay healthy and, should you require treatment, where to go to get it.

05 December 2012
Health chiefs’ antibiotics warning

A LOCAL pharmaceutical advisor has echoed the warning of the country’s Chief Medical Officer about the over-use of antibiotics following a significant rise in their use this year across west Essex. 

30 November 2012
Flu roadshows: coming to a venue near you!

LOCAL people can find out exactly why it is so important to be vaccinated against flu in the next few weeks. 

30 November 2012
Message in a Bottle

A POTENTIALLY life-saving scheme is set to be expanded in Harlow thanks to the Harlow Lions and West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group, the organisation taking over the running of the local NHS.

26 November 2012
Public Invited to Health Board

The group which is taking over the running of health services in NHS west Essex is inviting the public to attend its monthly board meeting

14 November 2012
Public invited to health board meeting

THE group which is taking over the running of NHS services across west Essex is inviting the public to attend its monthly board meetings.

12 October 2012
Whooping cough vaccinations available to pregnant women

Following a rise in the number if whooping cough cases in young babies vaccinations are being offered to pregnant women in north Essex. 

03 October 2012
Health boss urges people to book their flu jab

PEOPLE across north Essex at greatest risk from flu were today urged to protect themselves and their families, as this year’s flu vaccination campaign was launched.

21 September 2012
Health meeting heralds exciting new era in west Essex

MEMBERS of the public will be able to witness the ‘changing of the guard’ heralding an exciting new chapter in the NHS at the annual general meeting of NHS West Essex on Tuesday September 11. 

08 September 2012
Local residents invited to help shape west Essex health services

The GP-led West Essex NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has issued an open invitation to allresidents of Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford to get involved in plans for local health services. A programme of open meetings is being set up with the local councils to discuss changes to services for older people and emergency and urgent care services

07 September 2012
Take the Sting out of Insect Bites

STAFF at walk-in centres and minor injury units across north Essex have been stung into offering advice to the influx of people attending with insect bites. 

22 August 2012
August Bank Holiday Health Advice

Be prepared and enjoy a healthy bank holiday weekend

21 August 2012
Whooping cough warning for parents

PARENTS are being urged to make sure their children have received their whooping cough vaccinations following what is believed to be the biggest national outbreak in 20 years which has already claimed five lives.

09 July 2012
BMA Industrial Action on 21 June 2012

It is business as usual tomorrow in the NHS in north Essex

21 June 2012
Public invited to health board meetings

THE group which from next year will be running NHS services across west Essex is inviting the public to attend its monthly board meetings.

01 June 2012
Local NHS to re-invest savings into treatment

BY working more efficiently, the NHS across north Essex hopes to save £223.6 million during the next three years, money which will be re-invested into improving care and treatment for local people.

29 May 2012