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Basildon Hospital is to get an impressive redesign of its front entrance, offering visitors and staff more facilities and a brighter welcome.

This will include a Costa Coffee, M&S Simply Food and WHSmith, which will deliver the first onsite Post Office in an Essex hospital.

Breast screening is an essential tool in the fight against breast cancer, and now – during Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a mobile breast screening unit is calling Lakeside Shopping Centre its home for the next year and a half.

New machines that help stop hair loss are making a life-changing difference for chemotherapy patients.

Five Paxman scalp cooling cap machines have been bought for Southend Hospital, after several generous charity legacy donations hit the £60,000 fundraising target.

A machine that will help improve the lives of patients who have had surgery and then need physiotherapy has been given to Broomfield Hospital.

The leg press machine, which costs £3,295, works the lower body of a patient with the option of adjusting weights to match their strength. It was donated by The Friends of Broomfield.

Keyhole surgery equipment which will help speed up procedures and reduce pain and discomfort for patients, has been donated to Broomfield Hospital.

The £23,000 worth of equipment, known as AirSeal, was bought with money raised by Chelmer Bridge Rotary Club, and helps stop air from getting trapped in parts of a patient’s body after having a keyhole procedure.

The finalists for an award ceremony celebrating the hard work of local NHS staff have been announced.

The Shine Awards is the brand new staff awards ceremony for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, and celebrates the great work of staff across all areas of the Trust, both on the frontline and those behind the scenes.

The daughter of a recovering Covid patient is fundraising to supply new iPads for patients who cannot see their family.

 A girl who couldn’t walk for two years has taken her first steps with the help of some magical unicorn leg casts 

An organ donor has been called a hero after saving more than four lives, including newborn babies.

Over 150 fundraisers were dotted across Southend seafront at the weekend, happy to stroll, strut and scoot their way along the route, whilst helping raise money for a Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ward or department of their choice.