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A mum from Thurrock made a special promise to her dying daughter after she was unable to donate her kidney to save her child, because she wasn’t a match. 

A group of young musicians have helped raise hundreds of pounds for a children’s ward at a hospital, thanks to their compassionate act.

Over 150 fundraisers gathered along Southend seafront at the weekend to raise money for a Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust ward or department of their choice.

This week is Organ Donation Week (September 18-24) and according to the NHS Blood and Transplant Service, more than 7,000 people in the UK are currently waiting for an organ transplant.

A teenager from Stanford-le-Hope is walking tall after completing a 100-mile walk, raising over £600 to say thanks to Southend Hospital for the care they gave his mum during her cancer treatment.

A team of nurses who support earlier discharge from hospital for those having heart issues have celebrated after helping their 500^th patient.

Cancer patients are set to benefit from the very latest in robot-assisted surgery after the arrival of a second machine at Southend Hospital.

Step this way to join over 150 people taking part in the annual Walk For Wards fundraising event for Mid and South Essex Hospitals Charity, in support of Southend, Basildon and Broomfield hospitals.

A programme that prepares new and internationally educated nurses to work in hospital has won national recognition.

Extraordinary standards of care and support to new parents, particularly with breastfeeding, have been recognised at Broomfield Hospital by UNICEF.