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Information just released shows that ambulance handover times at Southend Hospital’s emergency department have improved by 300 per cent in four months.

A key challenge for discharging patients from hospital before 3pm is the provision of medication for them to take home from the pharmacy.

The next generation of pharmacists are among the first to use cutting-edge technology as they prepare for work in local hospitals.

The world-renowned Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) has received £2.3 million in national funding to support increasing the numbers of patients it can see.

A new major fundraising campaign to buy state-of-the-art radiotherapy equipment for treating cancer patients across mid and south Essex was launched on Thursday 23 February.

A team based at the world-renowned Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) at Basildon Hospital, have been recognised by an official body for the high-quality care they provide to patients.   

New and more effective machines are set to improve cancer care for patients after Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust successfully secured £3.7 million to support cancer services.

A nurse has been recognised for her pioneering ways to make patients’ stays in hospital more comfortable.

A Consultant Cardiologist at Southend Hospital has been given an award for the excellent care he gave to a heart failure patient.  

Braintree will be the second area in mid and south Essex to receive a Community Diagnostic Centre, which will be placed on the Braintree Community Hospital site.