18th-24th May is Mental Health Awareness Week and this year’s theme is KINDNESS #kindnessmatters But what does kindness really mean? Collins English Dictionary: Kindness is the quality of being gentle, caring, helpful. Mark Rowland, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation which hosts the annual event, was initially going to adopt the theme of sleep
New initiative provides free COVID-19 immune support supplementation packages to frontline NHS staff As with PPE and testing, it is essential that frontline health workers have all the support available to help them cope with the onslaught of COVID-19. But while this article relates to a new initiative launched to help NHS frontline staff, it
Long-term friends Purdy Rubin, an NHS Nurse, and Charlotte Figg, a horticulturist, have launched a new company: Purdy & Figg Purdy & Figg’s star product is a delightful and highly effective hand sanitiser spray. Unlike traditional hand sanitiser products that tend to be sticky and dehydrating, Purdy & Figg has created a quick-drying spray formula
Modern parenting increasingly focuses on keeping children safe online With each year that passes, our lives become more dependent on technology and its seemingly limitless capabilities. As adults, we’ve learnt how to navigate online spaces safely and cautiously – but what about our children? To shed some light on the situation, leading internet security provider,
Healthy Life Essex is proud to be a Fund Ambassador supporting the Southend Emergency Fund. As a Fund Ambassador, our role is to promote the fund through our networks and social media platforms which, naturally, we are more than happy to do. If you have Southend-based networks through which you can share the information, please
Is relying on the ‘launderette of mum and dad’ making our children less independent? When does the role of a parent change? At what point do the roles and responsibilities alter so that your children are in charge of everything about their day-to-day lives? A good sign might be ‘when they’re doing their own laundry’.
How is Essex Coping with the Coronavirus Lockdown? Essex has one of the highest rates of coronavirus infection outside of London, largely because so many people in Essex travel to London for work; it is currently the third-worst affected local authority in England. With thousands of people in full isolation, including all over 70s,
How do you know if you’re eligible for the Motability Scheme? Eligibility for the Motability Scheme is dependent upon receiving a higher or enhanced rate mobility allowance. Historically, a fairly high percentage of people receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) also received the higher rate mobility allowance. However, for all adults born after 1948, DLA has
The following poster provides information to help keep you and your family safe from coronavirus and generally help stop the virus spreading. Please do not underestimate the importance of basic hygiene such as hand washing in battling the coronavirus. Keep updated via the Public Health England Blog which is continually updated as new information becomes
How has disability motoring advanced? In the UK today, around 20% of the population are registered disabled, with just under half of that figure wheelchair-bound. The journeys that we make each and every day are simply not possible for some of those people without assistance from someone else but fortunately, developments in disability motoring are