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Kind-hearted volunteers, who dedicate their time and effort to help patients and hospital staff across Southend Hospital, have marked Volunteers’ Week with a celebratory afternoon tea.

Tails were wagging with joy as The High Sheriff of Essex visited Broomfield Hospital during Volunteers’ Week to celebrate the amazing work of Essex Therapy Dogs. 

A specialised clinic room has been renamed in honour of a consultant who worked in obstetrics and gynaecology at Basildon Hospital for over 30 years.

A Basildon teenager has donated a treasured childhood trike to her local hospital, in a heartfelt gesture honouring both her own cancer journey and the memory of her late great‑nanny.

Cutting waiting times from months to days is making a real difference for hundreds of Essex heart patients, and now the healthcare specialist behind it has been shortlisted for a national award.

A pioneering Burns Bus is continuing to give life‑changing care across Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and London for hundreds of patients, after securing funding for a second year.

Digital innovation that’s saving up to five days of waiting for Essex cancer patients has been highly commended at a national awards event.

Today is Clinical Trials Day (Wednesday 20 May), which is an opportunity to put a spotlight on research trials helping to improve care and make a difference to patients across Southend, Basildon and Broomfield hospitals.

Construction of the brand‑new Pitsea Community Diagnostic Centre has reached an exciting milestone, as the installation of the modular buildings gets underway. 

Over 50 brave fundraisers took on Southend Hospital’s tower block over the weekend, raising an expected £25,000 to support local hospitals.