Councillor's concerns over surgery move from Southend

5:31pm Tuesday 15th July 2008

A COUNCILLOR has urged caution over a decision to move some specialised head and neck operations from Southend to Chelmsford.

	It’s just plain sailing with my pacemaker
	1:41am Fri 11 Jul 08
	LESLEY Iles enjoys skiing, sailing and has even run the London Marathon - all with the world's oldest pacemaker.

Call for tougher testing of medics

4:02am Thursday 10th July 2008

CALLS have been made for medical staff to undergo more stringent testing for potentially life-threatening diseases such as HIV, TB and hepatitis C - following an Echo probe.

	Lock in your pupils during lunchtimes
	7:58pm Tue 8 Jul 08
	IT'S a familiar sight in south Essex. Pass any fish and chip shop or takeaway near a school at lunchtime and you're bound to see youngsters tucking into their lunch.
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	NHS at 60: Linen League met to sew and mend
	7:57pm Tue 8 Jul 08
	MILESTONES in the history of Southend Hospital.

NHS at 60: What the future holds

7:54pm Tuesday 8th July 2008

SINCE its creation by Aneurin Bevan 60 years ago, the NHS has cared for tens of millions of people and saved many hundreds of thousands of lives.

	NHS at 60: Hospital open day is a tonic
	7:48pm Tue 8 Jul 08
	A TRIP to the local hospital was just the tonic for hundreds of visitors who flocked to an open day at Basildon Hospital to mark the 60th anniversary of the NHS.
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	NHS at 60: Former nurse recalls recalls life on the wards
	7:42pm Tue 8 Jul 08
	PERSONAL sacrifice and professional pride sum up the nursing career of Derek Read.

	NHS at 60: Caring nurse Derek's call of duty
	7:25pm Tue 8 Jul 08
	IN 1957 Essex appointed its first male district nurse - Derek Read.
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	NHS at 60: What I learnt is relevant today
	7:16pm Tue 8 Jul 08
	PATRICIA Rock gives an insight into the early days of the NHS.

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