31
Oct 13
Prescription Medicines Frustration
For the last eight years I have been a patient of a Neurologist owing to severe Migraine. My...
waggybum
about Prosthetics
29
May 14
Part 3 of My Story 29th May 2014 (see below for Parts 1 & 2) Here we are again new socket...
Needadoctor
of Harlow about GP Surgery
21
Feb 12
At my regular GP's office, I used to make appointments with whatever GP was available at the...
Bumblebee
of West Essex about Princess Alexandra Hospital
14
Sep 11
Why can it take so long for patients to be discharged from hospital? Over the last few months, my...
Woodford
of West Essex about GP Surgery
11
Nov 13
"Blood pressure drugs that are taken by millions of Britons could raise the risk of potentially...
Epping Christian
of Epping about Dying Matters
22
May 11
I am a practicing and devout Catholic and I think that the NHS should never assist people to die....
Anon
of West Essex about End of Life Care
06
Jun 13
My Mum had angina - and then it got really bad. I was looking after her and I did that until she...
Concerned with...
of West Essex about Specialist Nurses
12
Jul 11
I write to express my concern about the possibility of the Specialist Nurses within West Essex...
Anxious Mum
of West Essex about Surgery
30
Oct 13
First class service today in day surgery unit, all staff extremely friendly and professional. I was...
White Rabbit
of West Essex about Basildon
19
Apr 11
Why, oh why am I chasing my own tail like the White Rabbit, trying to co-ordinate all the various...
Excited First Timer
of West Essex about Maternity
05
Feb 13
I was really excited/nervous to be pregnant for the first time - all new things to experience some...
A Nurse
of West Essex about Dying Matters
07
Jun 13
Mrs J was an 89 year old lady who had moved from her home to live with her daughter. Mrs J had...
Maisie
of Harlow about Princess Alexandra Hospital
17
Jan 13
My husband has been an in patient several times in the last few years having had to have...
about Dying Matters
12
Jun 14
SinglePoint is a palliative and end of life care service which works alongside other services you...
Confused.com
of West Essex about Harlow Hospital
23
Sep 11
Pardon me if I am wrong but isn't it patients that make the NHS and isn't it patients that are...
Normie
of West Essex about Prescriptions
12
Sep 12
The Limes Medical Centre have put into place a procedure to save money on prescription drugs. My...
Patient
of West Essex about Princess Alexandra Hospital
03
Mar 11
This is an old story, but one I will never forget. My mother was in PAH in 2003 with a fractured...
night patient
of Colchester about GP Surgery
11
Nov 13
I have heard that the GP surgeries will soon have to open later in the evenings and at the...
Clapham Bus
of West Essex about MS Care
17
Jan 12
I have an acquaintance with M.S and they have asked me what I know about any research. They have...
Wood ford
of West Essex about Prostate
12
May 12
Not so much PSA result choices but Urine retention with prostate constricture! Why wasn't I advised...
Bumblebee
of West Essex about Blood Transfusions
11
Dec 11
Please can the process for organising blood transfusions be improved? My dad has terminal cancer...
Dickielex
of Hereford about Cancer Care
10
Jul 14
"My partner has myeloma and is a patient at the Herefordshire County Hospital. In the course of her...
Grumpy
of West Essex about Prostate
25
Jun 11
Just over two years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and following all the usual procedures...
in my 90’s
of West Essex about Dying Matters
07
Jun 13
I am in my 90's and I very much want to talk about dying and the end of my life - but my family...
Vera
of West Essex
06
Jun 11
I was visiting Harlow and met with staff on your stand raising dying matters awareness. It was very...
Happy Mummy
of Bishops Stortford about Princess Alexandra Hospital
23
Mar 11
I have two sons - one aged six, and one 16 months, both born at Princess Alexandra Hospital,...
Magenta
of Colchester about Colchester General
17
Jan 13
First - a big 'UP' to Children's A&E and Children's ward in Colchester General - both...
Old Fashioned Service
of West Essex about Princess Alexandra Hospital
17
Nov 12
Visiting Clinics - My wife & I are around 80 years old. We regularly have to visit day clinics....
Still Waiting
of West Essex about Broomfield Hospital
10
Oct 12
I was discharged the first week in July from Broomfield Hospital with the promise of a follow up...
Patient Force
of West Essex about GP Surgery
23
May 11
I would just like to say that the receptionist staff and the dispensary staff at the Great Eastern...
Tojeok
about Cancer Care
11
Jul 14
I'm a cancer nurse - With the best will in the world we can only do so much within the time...
New Mummy
of West Essex about Princess Alexandra Hospital
23
Jun 11
I delivered my son by C-section at PAH. Everyone was great at the antenatal ward at PAH and the...
Shirley
of West Essex about A+E
09
Mar 12
Does anyone think the same as me when PCT's say they have no money.... Is it because genuine...
Got-the-T-shirt
of South-West Essex
17
Nov 12
Do any GP practices in South-west Essex do still home visits ? An elderly friend of mine, with...
CK
of West Essex
14
Jun 12
I recently had a MS relapsed and went to see an emergency doctor as my MS is extremely new to me....
Flower
of West Essex about Princess Alexandra Hospital
19
Jan 11
“Even though I showed interest in a home birth from the first antenatal appointment, I had to be...
2nd time Mum
of West Essex about Midwifery
03
Feb 11
My first baby was born at 42 weeks, two weeks late. When i got pregnant again my antenatal teacher...
Mum-of-twins
of West Essex about Rosie
28
Jan 11
“I thought the Dunmow midwives were great. They were very helpful before the babies came, but...
ex Prostate Sufferer
of West Essex about Princess Alexandra Hospital
16
Oct 10
My experience starts way back five years ago. I was having trouble lying on my right side and...
BellaGemma
of West Essex about Chiropody
17
Feb 13
What has happened to our chiropody service? It is all but defunct and has been decimated so that it...
Tearful
of West Essex about Dying Matters
18
May 12
I miss her so much but realise that you all helped me through the last part of her life. However I...
the Truth
of West Essex about Dying Matters
30
May 11
My mother-in-law was starved to death in hospital (not in Essex) aged 87 after major surgery. She...
Withanks
of West Essex about Research
21
Dec 10
I have had cause to use the medical services several times recently so when after a major operation...
Newmum
of West Essex about Midwifery
17
Jan 11
I have just had the 'perfect' birth in Cambridge at the Rosie and am now back in the system for...
Claire
of West Essex about Midwifery
26
Jan 11
“I am 30 weeks pregnant and I would just like to say how pleased with the care and support I have...
Poppy
of West Essex about GP Surgery
18
Dec 12
I recently read a newsletter distributed by a local research network and a study caught my eye. The...
Pixie
of Harlow about Princess Alexandra Hospital
04
Feb 11
Before having my little lady the community midwives were great. I did manage to see every member of...
Mobile blogger
of Harlow about Princess Alexandra Hospital
30
Jun 11
I have recently given birth to my beautiful daughter. With a few complications while pregnant we...
Grateful Relative
of Harlow about Dying Matters
12
Feb 12
My father recently died at home and this was only achieved by the help and support of the nursing...
Doris
of West Essex about Waltham Abbey
28
Apr 12
Are the doctors who work at keyhealth Waltham Abbey really as efficient as they should be? An...
Jim
of West Essex about Research
19
Dec 10
I have been sent information about taking part in research but by the time I get round to...
Member of the public
of West Essex about Arthur Rank Hospice
18
May 11
I have heard that there is a two week limit to people's time in the Arthur Rank Hospice, - what...
Nicnaks
of West Essex about Midwifery
28
Feb 11
I read up a lot for my 2nd birth, I wanted it to be at home without intervention. Because of the...
Unhappy Service User
of West Essex about GP Surgery
22
Jun 11
I called my GP surgery this morning to request an appointment with a GP or Practice nurse for...
Anon
of West Essex
22
Jun 11
I find it difficult to talk with my family, the district nurse I have talked to me and helped me...
Citizen
of West Essex about Euthanasia
29
May 11
I believe in euthanasia- it's shocking that assistance with dying is not available legally in this...
First Timer
of West Essex about Maternity
27
Aug 11
I had a brilliantly quick and speedy labour, considering this was my first baby. My waters went at...
Walden woman
of Saffron Walden about Dying Matters
29
May 11
People don't know how they will react to death and dying until it happens to them. And everyone...
Needadoctor
of Harlow about St Alexandra
09
Feb 12
I was bleeding uncontrollably for 6 weeks - period gone wrong. No one should be bleeding for 6...
Little Miss Chatterbox
of West Essex about Midwifery
23
Jan 11
“I have found my community midwives to be quite difficult to track down when i need advice. They...
Threedummys
of South-West Essex
20
Oct 12
One friday evening i had to call out the district nurse to change a blocked catheter for my wife....
W.Essex Individual
of West Essex about Dying Matters
07
May 11
My friend was in her thirties when she was dying of cancer. During that time she said that no one...
Windy
of West Essex about Dying Matters
23
Feb 12
I recently attended a group to help me with my breathing difficulties. A lady came to speak to us...
Threedummys
of West Essex about Prostate
12
Jun 11
Early this year I had my annual PSA check which showed a small increase. my GP said all was fine...
Mum of 2
of Bishops Stortford about Maternity
18
Jul 11
I am expecting my third baby. I have had my 1st two at Harlow hospital and the care was great. I...
Anon
of West Essex
06
Jun 11
My mother in law had a book and she wrote everything down. From all her financial affairs to what...
Saffron
of West Essex about Dying Matters
07
May 11
My friend was dying with cancer and wasn't really prepared to talk about anything - but she was...
First Time Mum
of West Essex about Midwifery
17
Jan 11
Great Midwife support.... Although I have seen a different midwife at every appointment, this does...
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