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Burns and plastics patients at Broomfield Hospital enjoyed a host of specially designed activities as part of a sports day to help in their recovery and movement.

Last night (Monday 31 July), BBC’s The One Show (BBC One, weekdays, 7pm) featured actress Michelle Collins visiting dermatologists at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust to see how they are helping spot skin cancer more quickly by using tele-dermatology.

A new pharmacy has opened at Basildon Hospital, providing a seven-day service to patients in a larger, modern, and more welcoming unit.

A happy workforce is linked to good patient care. Listening to our staff and colleagues is key to improving staff experience.

Extra and modernised breast screening rooms have opened in the breast units across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, offering a calmer and more welcoming environment for patients, and means they will be seen more quickly.

A new surgical day unit will be built on the Southend Hospital site, following agreement for NHS funding.

Canvey Island Primary Care Centre has opened after renovation, with the Centre providing outpatient care, phlebotomy and X-ray services to the local community.

A Training Hospital of the Year award has been given to a department at Broomfield Hospital in recognition for its outstanding performance in training future consultants.

Young people with learning disabilities or autism celebrated finishing their hospital internships with a graduation ceremony, with several already having secured jobs.

Women and babies are benefitting from a new £11,000 wireless machine that helps monitor both their health in real-time during labour.