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    New 0300 telephone numbers

    To improve our telephone systems at our Trust, services will gradually move to new telephone numbers starting with the prefix of 0300 443.

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    To improve our telephone systems at our Trust, services will gradually move to new telephone numbers starting with the prefix of 0300 443

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Regions first Nursing Cadets explore future careers
Regions first Nursing Cadets explore future careers

A scheme backed by the Prince of Wales, and run by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), is helping a group of young people at Basildon Hospital find out more about nursing as a potential career....

Award winner gives children in hospital ‘best possible experience’
Award winner gives children in hospital ‘best possible experience’

An inspiring healthcare professional has been recognised with a national award for passing on her 20 years of knowledge in helping children at Southend Hospital cope with their illnesses....

The Young Midwives of Essex
Next generation of midwives are stars of new TV show

A group of newly qualified and student midwives are looking to prove just how rewarding the career is by starring in a brand-new fly-on-the-wall TV series, set to air on UKTV’s free to air enter...

Scooter challenge raises cash in nan’s memory
Scooter challenge raises cash in nan’s memory

A six-year-old boy has raised a ‘wheely’ great £150 for a local hospital charity by taking on a 15-mile scooter challenge in memory of his nan. ...

National award for VR project helping patients with learning disabilities
National award for VR project helping patients with learning disabilities

A project that helps patients with learning disabilities or autism to feel more at ease in hospital has won a prestigious national award....

Vulnerable people urged to seek help if they get COVID
Vulnerable people urged to seek help if they get COVID

A hospital service that offers COVID treatments and advice is encouraging people to find out what support is available to them if they fall ill this winter....

Health researchers on a winning streak
Health researchers on a winning streak

Clinical researchers carrying out vital work to improve patient care at hospitals in mid and south Essex have won a number of prestigious awards....

Jamie Andrews (left) stands outside The Place in Pitsea. He is joined by local councillors and Katie Arnold (right)
Pitsea on path to deliver essential healthcare after building handover

Pitsea’s Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) is a step closer as Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust take ownership of The Place, Pitsea, and the neighbouring library ready to start construct...

Improving lives by helping pregnant people quit smoking
Improving lives by helping pregnant people quit smoking

October is Stoptober and new figures show that specialist hospital stop smoking teams have successfully reduced the number of women and birthing people who smoke, improving both their lives and those ...

Hospital pharmacy robots speed up medicines for patients
Hospital pharmacy robots speed up medicines for patients

Medication can now be given to patients much faster at Basildon Hospital thanks to new advanced robots....