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Patients going to Basildon Hospital's Emergency Department will be seen and treated more quickly thanks to a multi-million-pound investment. 

Local people are one step closer to benefiting from faster access to tests and scans following the formal handover of the new Braintree Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).

A Health Play Specialist has shown how play can help children feel safer and cope during difficult times.

A digital innovation that makes it easier for women and families to access maternity information, support and advice online has been announced as a finalist in a national award.

A team of volunteers from Beaverbrooks Lakeside has helped make family accommodation at Basildon Hospital sparkle ahead of its reopening next month.

An idea that sparked at a kitchen table has earned national recognition for a Basildon Hospital midwife.

A consultant from Basildon University Hospital has been recognised for his exceptional contribution in the field of radiology.

A group is celebrating two years of supporting people with a blood cancer diagnosis with a bang – or should that be a banger – as they are hosting a fundraising barbecue.

A new service at Southend Hospital is helping kidney patients start home dialysis sooner and avoid surgery, shortening recovery times and giving them more independence.

A major new appeal to raise £250,000 for patients receiving life-changing care at the St Andrew's Centre in Broomfield Hospital has been launched.