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Closer to home life-saving heart scan is good news for patients
The introduction of a new diagnostic service, which can detect a rare and potentially life-threatening heart condition, now means patients across mid and south Essex no longer have to travel to London...
Navy veteran making waves in the NHS marches with pride this Remembrance Day
A dedicated hospital member of staff is marching at the Cenotaph this Remembrance Day, which is her second year of doing so, something she’s incredibly proud of....
Trust’s response to CQC report
Following the Care Quality Commission’s Well Led report, we are bringing in new ways of working after they rated our leadership as inadequate....
Hospital supports Nursing Cadets as they explore future careers
A programme backed by the King, and run by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), has helped a group of young people at Basildon Hospital find out more about nursing as a potential career....
New Acute Kidney Unit is approved for Basildon Hospital
A brand-new acute kidney care unit is coming to Basildon Hospital – and will provide state of the art renal facilities for people with kidney problems across south Essex....
Celebrating 50 years of play in hospitals
Children’s wards across mid and south Essex marked a special milestone last week as staff, patients and families celebrated 50 years of play in healthcare....
Helpful postnatal video offers lifeline for new parents
A new video has been launched to support parents as they begin their journey into parenthood offering clear, accessible guidance from birth and in early baby care. ...
Our first Community Diagnostic Centre officially opens, thousands of patients already benefiting
Thurrock’s brand-new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) was officially opened last week, marking a major step forward in delivering faster, more accessible healthcare for local residents....
Pioneering pain treatment is helping patients transform their lives
This week was Global Pain Awareness Day (October 15) and Essex patients who have lived with long-term back pain are now seeing life-changing improvements in mobility and wellbeing, thanks to an innova...
“I owe them everything!” Fast-track cardiac arrest care saves man’s life after airport collapse
Thursday 16 October is Restart a Heart Day, and a man whose heart was restarted after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest at London Stansted Airport is now recovering well, thanks to action from bystand...