Dunmow Broadcast | Health https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/health/ Dunmow Broadcast Health en-gb Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:15:27 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:15:27 +0000 https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo Dunmow Broadcast | Health https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/health/ Homeless people aged 16 and over offered free NHS flu jabs this winter https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26713634.free-nhs-flu-jabs-offered-homeless-people-winter/?ref=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:18:37 +0000 a3356c105befbbb1d2b592b19b1c86e3 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Dunmow carer shortlisted for award after helping stroke survivor stand at wedding https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26713236.great-dunmow-carer-shortlisted-essex-care-award/?ref=rss Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:17:17 +0000 1c3f32a8a94cdd3ecbc2d046319700ce Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Essex orthodontic funding to help young people get faster access to braces https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26699442.essex-dental-funding-help-treat-500-young-people/?ref=rss Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 fa910739c829d1dd078d56e2cbdc005e Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Joe Swash speaks on diagnosis that has left him 'struggling more' as he gets older https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26688701.joe-swash-says-struggling-adhd-diagnosis/?ref=rss Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:01:00 +0000 e6f49c3bf4409ca03d95fdbc1dcc8787 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith 'Heroic' nurse's final act after devastating MS battle could bring hope to others https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26688986.essex-nurses-heroic-final-act-devastating-ms-battle/?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000 2a4c82103ea9efdca5efe3f80d1243db claudia.bradley@newsquest.co.uk | Claudia Bradley Smoking rates in Essex fall to record low of 9.2 per cent https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26689230.essex-smoking-rates-fall-record-low-9-2-per-cent/?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:01:08 +0000 522c6455685994271af99fe2754788c8 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Cancer patient felt ‘world had abandoned him’ after 18 months without support https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26659430.halstead-man-speaks-cancer-left-paralysed/?ref=rss Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000 aeecbedbdab35089396abcc18ce2a5ad Halle.Groves@newsquest.co.uk | Halle Groves Incredible tale of two brothers donating stem cells to patients 13 years apart https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26679755.two-brothers-donate-stem-cells-patients-need/?ref=rss Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000 4a3d80b7cced28ef451644bca6add960 Freya Bird The former Debenhams stores transformed in Essex – and two still standing empty https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26676863.happened-essexs-former-debenhams-stores/?ref=rss Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 7a01549118eae8e50eeb5656ebe51370 jessica.day-parker@newsquest.co.uk | Jessica Day-Parker URGENT warning to Essex shoppers as popular food product recalled over glass fears https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26676040.arla-protein-puddings-recalled-glass-fears-essex/?ref=rss Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:59:01 +0000 23cd0541c66b75ef306a7f9a3283ef29 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith NHS to get £4.45 million to help tackle violence against women in Essex https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26671352.essex-domestic-abuse-survivors-get-faster-nhs-support/?ref=rss Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000 4cde4d3643ff1863339edd7bd96647dd ben.shahrabi@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Shahrabi Essex community transport survey extended as council seeks residents’ views https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26671557.essex-community-transport-survey-deadline-extended/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:24:40 +0000 662fab2c6e41725637c7e89d55b1ee03 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Essex consultant who removed ovaries without consent BANNED from seeing women alone https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26670547.southend-hospital-consultant-banned-seeing-women-alone/?ref=rss Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:52:21 +0000 c0e39d858dfa14c33bb1d1abc31005f3 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith I'm taking on a skydive for my grandad after his six-year dementia battle https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26663702.taking-leap-dementia-uk-memory-grandad/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0100 7d8c8fe46f89fe8e5f70028878c5279f Halle.Groves@newsquest.co.uk | Halle Groves Cancer survivor dedicates emotional poem to hospital surgeon at Essex hospital https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26662162.cancer-survivor-dedicates-poem-surgeon-essex-hospital/?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0100 4bc7f20334abbd998de93d9e2e9cf40f sophie.england@newsquest.co.uk | Sophie England Essex mum urges government to fund air ambulance after death of daughter, 18 https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26649272.essex-mum-urges-government-fund-air-ambulance-amid-tragedy/?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a2b93c6af4a060f9991cacba26482897 grace.capel@newsquest.co.uk | Grace Capel Essex air ambulance teaches 1,300 holidaymakers lifesaving CPR skills https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26651063.essex-air-ambulance-teaches-1-300-holidaymakers-cpr-skills/?ref=rss Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0100 b0612cf9b807e9840c26d4a7795e1436 sophie.england@newsquest.co.uk | Sophie England Doctor suspended over ‘sexually motivated’ patient messages faces new hearing https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26637241.suspended-doctor-faces-tribunal-review-patient-messages/?ref=rss Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0100 bd9938020a9eeb67d667aba570ab0609 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust recognised for veteran support https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26629037.essex-nhs-trust-re-accredited-support-veterans/?ref=rss Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100 9870f4c6f708793470a9de7245ef6677 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Essex Trading Standards issues 'do not consume' salmonella warning over product https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26630102.not-eat-eggs-stamped-ukraine-salmonella-found/?ref=rss Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:03:11 +0100 27dd1324a2edb2448c93065a1b8b56bf matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Essex mental health deaths must stop as Lampard Inquiry continues, says campaigner https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26620766.melanie-leahys-lampard-inquiry-plea-mental-health-deaths/?ref=rss Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0100 db13265a264a5454c93f0b23d26443b3 ben.shahrabi@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Shahrabi Essex adults with long-term health conditions urged to get flu jab https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26615646.essex-adults-health-conditions-urged-get-flu-jab/?ref=rss Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100 632935a3a166d2b2d25f8aa43a7daa39 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak NHS and council failed our mum who took her own life, say grieving daughters https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26470959.maldon-district-council-nhs-failed-mum-died/?ref=rss Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0100 783e2ebbe17f81caaef6722da4692a15 ben.shahrabi@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Shahrabi Woman, 86, suffered ‘neglect and emotional harm’ before death at Essex hospital https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26620834.woman-86-neglected-broomfield-hospital-death/?ref=rss Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:39:46 +0100 1c44601639202d2f78852adcac7ce294 Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter Families demand action as inquiry examines controversial patient surveillance system https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26605265.lampard-inquiry-examine-whether-oxevision-use-stop/?ref=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:01:00 +0100 c8dd449c409d24d1f23866edf75030be matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Teenager proves college wrong and secures dream job working in care https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26595095.witham-teen-secures-dream-job-proves-college-wrong/?ref=rss Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0100 d0645097fa81de716b9682031bd93ee2 claudia.bradley@newsquest.co.uk | Claudia Bradley Essex paramedic wins top award for transforming end-of-life care https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26591463.essex-paramedic-wins-top-award-end-of-life-care/?ref=rss Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0100 0e4b65b2637de6b509106df0c9d28698 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Essex young people invited to learn CPR at Restart A Heart Live https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26581215.essex-young-people-can-learn-lifesaving-restart-heart/?ref=rss Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100 1aeaef0b0cbbe504b135528ac983fb0f Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Essex libraries record 30,000 blood pressure checks in first year of service https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26575775.essex-libraries-mark-one-year-blood-pressure-service/?ref=rss Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:49:49 +0100 4272e5e6b6cb1f6397c418915ca7e746 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Falls lead to over 40 hospital admissions every day in Essex https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26569276.40-admitted-essex-hospitals-daily-falls/?ref=rss Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:49:57 +0100 36c106e4df9e680c3b4b3e5fd69dc21c Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Youngster celebrates 6th birthday amid clinical trial to save her sight https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26563213.brave-girl-celebrates-birthday-amid-battling-rare-disease/?ref=rss Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100 a515dc3181150b46e6d5785bf67b6223 claudia.bradley@newsquest.co.uk | Claudia Bradley Essex nursing home issued warning after CQC finds safety concerns https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26563791.essex-nursing-home-told-still-requires-improvement-cqc/?ref=rss Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0100 343fef48038e9814d629bb09b5e1c6a7 matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Make Food Fairer campaign to improve access to healthy choices in Essex https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26562793.essex-campaign-explores-barriers-healthier-food-choices/?ref=rss Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:13:35 +0100 6dbb986d88faa201a615d7ceaf04201c Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Care home launches new safety policy after resident choked to death https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26557968.colchester-care-home-pledge-resident-chokes-death/?ref=rss Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0100 9c2eb889a04dfe166a17e34e5b16c5ef mason.lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey Essex parents urged to vaccinate children for flu and other winter illnesses https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26548147.essex-parents-urged-get-children-flu-vaccinations/?ref=rss Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:03 +0100 fe684ef35dd09f6a11d9e793250e19c6 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Concerns raised over blood testing after woman dies at Essex hospital https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26545682.blood-testing-concerns-death-colchester-hospital/?ref=rss Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:08:10 +0100 8caac50b153a021d76fe485fe8c3152d mason.lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey GP appointments rise in Essex for third month in a row https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26543671.essex-gp-appointments-rise-1-200-july/?ref=rss Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:19:09 +0100 48dcdaecd5a547cd9f47c23becd2450b Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Former TOWIE star calls for ‘kill switch’ to remove abusive content instantly https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26540572.georgia-harrison-calls-kill-switch-online-abuse/?ref=rss Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:45:59 +0100 ea7c65527295bce19e22087f8eeccf73 Mason.Lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey Essex and Herts Air Ambulance launches 24-hour paramedic service https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26517799.essex-herts-air-ambulance-launches-24-hour-paramedics/?ref=rss Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0142518eb21f07bc1c6fcf81b69b3080 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Man's death at Essex hospital sparks warning for medical procedure https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26524820.mans-death-broomfield-hospital-sparks-nhs-warning/?ref=rss Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:11:25 +0100 79cbf5c731da2490fca024f03ce0cd18 Mason.Lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey NHS to launch free home HPV test in Essex to prevent cervical cancer https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26504868.nhs-launch-free-hpv-test-cervical-cancer-essex/?ref=rss Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0100 d97bdff64c80d737693d3622cc71d5a9 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak NHS trust appoints interim chair after predecessor called 'inspirational' https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26504727.new-boss-appointed-essex-partnership-university-nhs-trust/?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0100 a2f7672e9804104c58967443b3e24e50 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Essex addiction clinic boss says kids 'skipping meals' to scroll social media https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26498048.children-skipping-meals-part-social-media-addiction/?ref=rss Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0100 e411c7e6e420d13ca88b91dacc80bc21 ben.mccarthy@newsquest.co.uk | Ben McCarthy Specsavers Great Dunmow highlights importance of children's eye tests https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26486142.specsavers-great-dunmow-speaks-children-eye-health/?ref=rss Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:55:21 +0100 f23341505e772dcc54164e4415296261 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak TOWIE star opens up on personal health issue and pleas with PM for help https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26485205.towies-bobby-norris-asks-pms-help-health-issue/?ref=rss Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0100 e9b541b6aac6152db01b6dcc061cb48b matthew.benton-smith@newsquest.co.uk | Matthew Benton-Smith Essex residents urged to order repeat prescriptions before bank holiday https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26475127.nhs-essex-offers-bank-holiday-advice-repeat-prescriptions/?ref=rss Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0100 85eca9076572a08761b68d6d70a3a27e Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak What's on your mind? How to get support from Mind services https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26454994.mind-west-essex-get-services/?ref=rss Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0100 62afe7ecdd2c469be28e4828192f3228 Andrew Brookes, Mind in West Essex Sensory boxes help young people in Essex with mental health https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26459575.mental-health-sensory-boxes-help-young-people-essex/?ref=rss Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:22:37 +0100 60d9373bf8fed62bd5b7ee41044aa663 Anne.Suslak@newsquest.co.uk | Anne Suslak Fresh heat health alert for Essex begins today as highs of 36C forecast https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26452562.amber-heat-health-alert-issued-essex-amid-36c-forecasts/?ref=rss Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0100 4922d6a15240a7516aea6b006bfcb5b4 Mason.Lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey Fresh heat health alert issued for Essex as sweltering temps to hit the county https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/26445095.yellow-heat-health-alert-essex-temperatures-soar/?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0100 ea7121188609ba89aecef52f81915a90 Mason.Lewsey@newsquest.co.uk | Mason Lewsey