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Dying Matters Awareness Week, which runs from Monday 8  - Sunday 14 May, is about encouraging everyone to talk about what is – for many – one of the most difficult, challenging and personal things in life: death, dying and grief.

International Day of the Midwife is celebrated annually on 5 May, providing the opportunity to honour the work of midwives, and promote awareness of the crucial care that they, maternity support workers and student midwives provide.

The world-renowned Essex Cardiothoracic Centre at Basildon Hospital has scored a blinder by featuring in a high-profile video being screened across all channels showing Premier League games - including Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime.

Balmoral Ward, at Southend Hospital, is taking its Royal connection very seriously in the run up to the Coronation of King Charles III.

This Heart Failure Awareness Week, which runs from 1-7 May, local clinicians are shouting about the symptoms and the need for early identification to support better outcomes for patients.

Patients with cancer can recover much more quickly after local surgeons used pioneering robotic equipment to treat certain conditions for the first time.

Money raised by Orsett Golf Club is set to improve the lives of urology patients at Southend Hospital thanks to an £11,500 donation.

An 84-year-old woman is going to great lengths to say thank you to staff at Southend Hospital, by abseiling 154 feet down its tower block.

 

Two hospital teams, including one which has introduced a new system which makes it easier for patients to request and receive their medical records, have reached the final of a prestigious national awards.

People are being urged to support their local hospitals and to help keep patients safe by only coming to A&E departments if they need life-saving care during the junior doctors’ strike.