Local News from Havering, Barking, Dagenham & Redbridge
People from Essex who saved lives through the gift of organ donation have been posthumously honoured at a moving award ceremony. They received the Order of St John Award for Organ Donation, run in conjunction with NHS Blood and Transplant, which was given to their families and loved ones on their behalf. Hundreds of families …
118 people in Essex are facing Christmas on the waiting list for an organ transplant. They join more than 6,000 people across the UK, including over 180 children, awaiting a life-saving gift*. Families in Essex are being urged to share their organ donation decision this festive season, so that their loved ones know what they …
A Lifesaving Gift On Christmas Lists of 118 People Locally. Read More »
Listen to our Community News Bulletin Roundup for November 2019; This month’s local stories included: Blood Test Department at BHRUT to strike over shift patterns. Two Teenagers stabbed at Barking Station. Police looking for missing 83 year old male. Goodmayes Shisha Bar owner fined for smoking indoors. Two Redbridge men arrested for littering, after handing …
GPs in Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge (BHR) are encouraging people to have a free HIV test to ensure everyone living with the condition can receive the right support to stay healthy. People with advanced HIV or AIDS as they are more likely to have a weakened immune system – meaning they are at …
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People in Redbridge are being invited to “know your pulse rate” as part of a drive to reduce strokes in the borough. Local GPs, led by Dr Shabana Ali, set up a stall outside Marks and Spencer in South Woodford on Tuesday (19 November), where they taught them how to measure their pulse rate to …
People in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge are being urged to take simple steps to stay fit and healthy this winter – with a reminder that caring for yourself can also help the NHS. Looking after your own health at home or visiting your local pharmacy for help and advice could save you time …
Listen to our Community News Bulletin Roundup for October 2019; This month’s local stories included: First person arrested for breach of Public Space Protection Order in Redbridge. South Ockendon Stop & Search following local crime wave. Gatwick Flyer enters administration. New water fountain at Higham’s Park Station. Dartford Crossing Toll Charges To Become Permeant. First …
Listen to our Community News Bulletins for September 2019; This months local stories included: Former Romford Trader Thomas Skinner to star in the 15th Season of TV show The Apprentice. Ilford Shooting Leaves two males in critical condition Romford Man jailed for £3.5 Million scam selling illicit fuel £50,000 of goods sized by Barking & …
Last Thursday (12th September) saw more than 100 people attend the first ever Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR) conference in north east London (NEL). The LeDeR programme, delivered by the NHS, is designed to help health and social care services learn from reviewing the deaths of people with learning disabilities. The focus is to reduce …
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It’s a delightful sight – babies and toddlers talking, laughing, singing, accepting cuddles and even playing with the older residents of Howard Lodge in Brentwood. This is the latest in a series of special sessions organised by the home and the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service (ECFWS). Children and their parents who use the …