by JoClark | Nov 4, 2020 | Dartford News, Health, NHS, Welfare
Dartford MP Gareth Johnson raised the issue of increased suicides rates amongst doctors with the Prime Minister yesterday. In the House of Commons, during the PM’s statement on the lockdown coming into force on Thursday, Gareth Johnson said: “Doctors are between two...
by JoClark | Sep 24, 2020 | Dartford News, Dartford Council, Health, NHS
Dartford MP Gareth Johnson has asked the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to increase the role of pharmacies and chemists to relieve pressure on the NHS. During the PM’s statement on Covid-19 to the House of Commons on Tuesday, Gareth Johnson said:...
by JoClark | Sep 19, 2020 | Dartford News, Dartford Council, Health, NHS, Welfare
The move to virtual appointments was the most significant change to health services during lockdown, according to more than 3,000 patients, members of the public and NHS staff across Kent and Medway.NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) engaged with...
by JoClark | Aug 18, 2020 | Children, Dartford News, Families, Health, NHS
Immunisation nurses are hoping crafty residents can help them to deliver the biggest ever flu immunisation campaign this autumn; with a request for fun scrubs to put children at ease when getting vaccinated.Laura Jones, Clinical Immunisation Manager at Kent Community...
by JoClark | Jul 25, 2020 | Dartford News, Health, NHS
Call for families to make and share their organ donation decision now the law has changed in England New figures published today by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) show that last year (2019/20) 1,580 people in the UK donated their organs after they died. In...
by JoClark | Jul 1, 2020 | Children, Dartford News, Families, Health, NHS
For Nicola Norris and her husband Lee, ellenor has been a lifeline in providing them with a whole range of services to help support and stimulate their six-year-old son, Jensen. Jensen Norris – a longed-for only child – was born in 2013 with the rare Sturge-Weber...
