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What's your experience of healthcare for your child?
Mid & South Essex Integrated Care Board (the NHS body which plans and funds most NHS services in the area) wants to hear from parents and carers about their experiences of using health services. How easy was it to access services? Was the information you needed available and understandable? By sharing your experiences you can help make services better for others. It should only take 10 minutes.
Mar 9
Protect Young Hearing
Today is World Hearing Day, a global campaign to raise awareness about hearing loss and the importance of ear and hearing care. Around 90 million children and young people aged 0–19 worldwide are affected by hearing loss. Many causes such as earwax build-up, untreated ear infections, or vaccine-preventable illnesses could be avoided or significantly reduced if detected and treated early. However, many children live with undiagnosed hearing loss for long periods of time. When
Mar 3
Spotting the Signs: Sepsis in Children
The NHS in Mid and South Essex has shared the following advice about recognising and treating sepsis in children and babies.
Nov 21, 2024
Changes to neonatal care
Mid & South Essex Hospitals Trust, which run services at Southend Hospital, want to make permanent changes to the neonatal care unit in...
Apr 9, 2024
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
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 11, 2022
Mid & South Essex Foundation Trust News, Children to get more joined-up services
Children and their families will benefit from more joined-up healthcare now that community services at The Lighthouse Children’s...
Mar 25, 2022
A new provider for services at the Lighthouse Child Development Centre in Southend
Mid and South Essex Health & Care Partnership share news regarding a new provider for services at the Lighthouse Child Development Centre...
Dec 2, 2021
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