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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 27, 2022


Worried about the cost of living?
We know that many local people are worried about the cost of living situation at the moment. Warm homes and food on the table all play a...
Oct 18, 2022


Think you need to go to A&E? Learn how NHS 111 can help you
The NHS wants to make it easier and safer for patients to get the right treatment when they need it, without waiting a long time to be...
Sep 12, 2022
Southend Borough Council news - Health clinics resume walk-in service for children
Parents and carers can once again take advantage of walk-in health clinics for children at Family Centres across Southend from September....
Aug 12, 2022


New Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System launched to meet local health and care needs
On 1 July 2022, the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System was launched. This replaces the five Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)...
Jul 21, 2022


999 BSL is now live!
From 17 June 2022, people needing urgent emergency support across the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) will be able to...
Jun 20, 2022


999 British Sign Language is now live!
From 17 June 2022, people needing urgent emergency support across the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) will be able to...
Jun 20, 2022


How does the NHS work and how is it changing?
Big changes are taking place across the health and care system in England. The Kings Fund have produced an animation in conjunction C F...
Jun 16, 2022


The NHS in Southend has launched Lung Health Checks
The NHS in Southend has launched Lung Health Checks to help diagnose lung cancer earlier and save more lives. The Targeted Lung Health...
May 10, 2022


Non-emergency Patient Transport Service for Mid and South Essex
In October '21 the five NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in mid and south Essex announced the provider of a new seamless patient...
Apr 14, 2022
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