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Medication can now be given to patients much faster at Basildon Hospital thanks to new advanced robots.

Patients in mid and south Essex with cancer and liver conditions are among those to benefit from new research equipment and facilities, thanks to a £900,000 grant from a national research body.

Events are being held at hospitals in mid and south Essex to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October), and to share the support available for bereaved families. 

A hospital ward has been given a dramatic makeover to make it warm, welcoming, safer, and more accessible for its patients.

People who have been diagnosed with cancer are now able to access a free pre-habilitation service.

Over 150 dedicated fundraisers gathered along Southend seafront on Sunday 22 September to take part in the annual Walk for Wards to support their local hospital.

Local health and political leaders visited a new Ophthalmology Diagnostic Hub in South Woodham Ferrers today and saw the future for eye tests.

Patients receiving kidney care in south Essex hospitals are being helped in new ways with dedicated psychological support.  

A project that is helping hospitals to reduce waste and improve recycling has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.

A service that ensures quicker treatment for patients with irregular heart rhythms has been shortlisted for a national award.