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Hospitals are ‘switched on’ to environmentally friendly improvements after they were awarded £9.2m to help reduce energy use.

An employment programme is celebrating its first successes in helping people find jobs in the NHS.

A breast surgeon has revealed what life is like behind the mask, after cameras followed her at work and home, for a new national television documentary. 

A resident doctor at the world‑renowned Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) has earned national recognition for his presentation on heart muscle disease.

A grateful former burns patient has donated a brand-new PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and games to Broomfield Hospital’s Children’s Burns ward, inspired by the amazing care he received.

This week (9-15 February) is National Apprenticeship Week and over 350 apprentices are working in various roles across our local hospitals. 

Three hospital porters from Southend Hospital are finalists in a national awards scheme, shining a light on the vital part they play in patient care.

Every day hundreds of dedicated staff support patients at Southend Hospital’s cancer centre. 

World Cancer Day is on 4 February, and over the last 11 years members of the Prittlewell and District Angling Society (PADAS) have reeled in tens of thousands of pounds for Southend Hospital.

Sickle cell disease patients are benefiting from a new transfusion service, which helps keep symptoms under control and means they no longer need to travel to London for their care.