All households in the Brentwood and Ongar constituency should have received a delivery of my Brentwood and Ongar Matters newsletter during the month of August.
While most of us are complaining that the summer holiday weather is looking more like a wet Autumn half term, and the August evenings drawing in, those involved in the planning of health and social care service are already looking ahead to the winter.
Every year there is a strain placed on our hosp
Dentistry remains a priority for the NHS and I am very pleased Primary Care and Community Care Team at NHS England are doing all they can to address the challenges facing the service at the moment.
I receive a small but regular number of emails from constituents who are frustrated they cannot acces
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Health Board have been in touch to remind us all to prepare for the Easter bank holiday weekend (April 7 – 10) immediately followed by a four day junior doctors’ strike (April 11 – 15), which will affect local services.
Everyone is being urged to check their medic
Just over half (51%) of those living in Brentwood and Ongar constituents are women, which means there are several thousand constituents who are experiencing symptoms of, or have gone through, the menopause.
In the first year of the Government’s Women’s Health Strategy, an issue which
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board have issued update advice to help people avoid falls, fractures and hospital stays.
During the 12 months to June 2022, more than 3,800 people aged 50 and over in mid and south Essex were admitted into hospital for fractures after suffering a fall,
COVID-19 infections are reducing, but local doctors, nurses and clinicians are warning it is still alive and kicking, with the most vulnerable people remain at risk.
Consequently, NHS Mid and South Essex have been in touch to confirm a spring vaccination will be offered to those eligible from 17 Ap
Anyone experiencing a mental health emergency is to benefit from more tailored emergency care and support in the community through specialised mental health ambulances, more crisis services, and improved health-based places of safety.
An £150 million nationwide investment up to 2024/25 will better
