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Patients arriving at hospital by ambulance are set to be seen more quickly thanks to the introduction of an Ambulance Handover Unit at the Southend Hospital site.

Three faith and belief tree sculptures have been put up in the entrances and close to the multi faith prayer rooms at the three hospital sites in Basildon, Broomfield and Southend.

Patients are reaping the rewards after local cardiologists carried out their 500^th procedure to treat those suffering from heart problems.

We are aware that there was an issue with levels of nitrous oxide – the gas used by birthing people to help with pain relief during labour – in the air at our maternity unit at Basildon Hospital. 

A campaign has been launched at hospitals across mid and south Essex during National Recycle Week (17-23 October) to help make it easier to return no longer used walking aids, such as crutches, walking sticks and walking frames.

A project that has helped get more patients home quicker and saved almost 16,000 bed days in Essex hospitals has now been shortlisted for a national award.

A garden, which is a safe and welcoming sanctuary for families who have lost their babies, has opened for the first time at Broomfield Hospital as part of Babyloss Awareness Week (9-15 October).

Patients, families and staff are getting the best possible support thanks to two nurses, in two very different departments at Southend Hospital, who have been recognised for the compassion they give.

A new, advanced machine that delivers radiotherapy treatment is helping improve cancer care to patients at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Projects that are helping to improve health outcomes for residents living in mid and south Essex have been successful in winning and being highly commended across four categories for a national innovation award.