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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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Baby unit staff charity challenge for World Prematurity Day
Baby unit staff charity challenge for World Prematurity Day

More than 50 dedicated staff from Broomfield Hospital’s Neonatal unit are stepping up to a 100km challenge to help buy more equipment and improve care for its youngest and most vulnerable patien...

Baby unit recognised for ‘passionate’ parent support
Baby unit recognised for ‘passionate’ parent support

A national charity has given Broomfield Hospital’s Neonatal unit (NNU) a gold award for its excellent standards of care for families of premature or sick babies....

National award for excellent end of life patient care
National award for excellent end of life patient care

A hospital ward has received a national award in recognition of the exceptional end of life nursing care it delivers for patients and support for their families....

Helping keep transplant patients running
Helping keep transplant patients running

A liver transplant patient is celebrating a major milestone in his recovery journey, after winning a bronze medal in the British Transplant Games....

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....