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What is menopause and what are the signs?
With more than thirty recognised symptoms of menopause and growing awareness of the impact on day-to-day life, knowing what to look out...
Oct 17, 2023


What help can you get to pay for your prescriptions?
Most adults in England have to pay for their prescriptions. Some items are always free, such as contraceptives; however, most incur a...
Oct 10, 2023


Winter Vaccination Advice from Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS)
news update from the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System Over 65s and other vulnerable adults are advised to look out...
Sep 8, 2023


Know Your Numbers Week - make the time, ease your pressure...
We would like to share the Mid and South East Essex Integrated Care System's news release about the importance of blood pressure...
Sep 5, 2023


NHS to roll out flu vaccines for children from September 2023
School aged children will be able to get the flu vaccine at school or at community clinics, and those with long term health conditions...
Sep 4, 2023


We've moved offices
We transferred our service on the 29th of August 2023 to new offices based in Elmsleigh Drive, Leigh-on-Sea. (We are on the first floor...
Aug 29, 2023


Southend SEND Partnership Newsletter
The newsletter is from the SEND Partnership, made up of organisations and services who provide support in Southend for children with...
May 2, 2023


Elderly relative? Worried about them having a fall?
Falling as we get older is quite common and although most falls don't cause serious injury, they can really dent confidence, causing...
Mar 28, 2023


Women eligible for lower HRT prescription costs from 1 April
In a long-awaited move, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that HRT costs will be capped at around £20 a year...
Mar 7, 2023


Worried about prescription charges?
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has today (13 February 2023) released the results of a survey showing that pharmacists say the...
Feb 13, 2023


Pathology services in mid and south Essex
Phlebotomy, blood tests, and other pathology services Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is working to select a future supplier to...
Feb 13, 2023


Need help and support, perhaps after being discharged in hospital ?
How to access help at home from your local community hubs If you, or someone you know needs help and support to access essentials like...
Feb 6, 2023


Southend People Scrutiny Committee information and meeting dates.
Southend City Councillors meet in public to look at how services for local residents are provided and how they could be improved - these...
Jan 30, 2023


Southend Health and Wellbeing Board information and calendar dates.
The Health & Wellbeing Board is the place where the Council, the NHS, the voluntary and community sector and other partners come together...
Jan 30, 2023


Mid & South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) meetings
Click the link below to find more information about meetings of the Integrated Care Board. Meetings are held in public, so that you can...
Jan 30, 2023


The Lighthouse Child Development Centre keeping you informed.
EPUT took over the management of children's services at The Lighthouse Child Development Centre in Southend from Mid and South Essex NHS...
Jan 30, 2023


Please contact a primary care clinician when reducing your meds for things like anxiety & depression
You can access general information from a local GP by clicking this link
Jan 19, 2023
Strep A and scarlet fever. What should I look out for?
Given some worrying recent media reports around a rise in strep A infections, Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System want to make...
Dec 13, 2022


Children’s Health Matters
We know it’s worrying when your child is unwell. The ICS (Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System) Children's Health Matters campaign...
Nov 15, 2022


Five things to consider when choosing a care home
Step one - Make sure you have considered all your options Moving into a care home not only involves changing where you live but it could...
Oct 26, 2022
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